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Dranesville, a Troubled Town: Part 2

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Ryan Quint

Part One Can Be Found Here. The white men of Virginia went to the polls on a warm May 23, 1861 to vote on the secession referendum passed a month earlier by a delegates’ convention. By the time the ballots … Continue reading →

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Dranesville: A Troubled Town, Part 1

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Ryan Quint

The 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry rode into Dranesville just past 5 a.m. on November 27, 1861, two hours before sunrise. Having left their camps not far from Langley, Virginia the previous night, the Pennsylvanians split up and swept into the … Continue reading →

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“Boys, That Flag Must Come Down!” Part 2 of a series

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Meg Groeling

Weep, weep Columbia! Death, with traitorous hand, Has slain a Hero, quenched a manly flame; Cast heartfelt sorrow o’er a throbbing land, And carved, for future years to read, a name On the grand alter of our Country’s fame. The … Continue reading →

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James Jackson: The Original Virginia Flagger Part 1 in a series

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Meg Groeling

Shout, shout his deed of glory. Tell it in song and story; Tell it where soldiers brave Rush fearless to their grave: Tell it–a magic spell In that great deed shall dwell.   Many think that raising the Confederate flag … Continue reading →

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