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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WGV_first-clash-on-loudoun-soil-historical_Leesburg-VA.html
You are standing within the foundation of a shed used for a bunkhouse early in the war. In the spring and summer of 1861, twenty-one men of Capt. William W. Mead's Loudoun Cavalry (Co. K, 6th Virginia Cavalry) were posted here. The lane behind you…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U0C_bushrod-lynn-historical_Round-Hill-VA.html
Bushrod Lynn was born in Loudoun County in 1842 and lived here at East Lynn. From 1891 to 1897, Lynn served as superintendent of the Virginia Penitentiary. During a period characterized by harsh prison conditions, Lynn instituted prison reforms th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RBX_battle-of-balls-bluff_Leesburg-VA.html
Just to the east, 1,700 Union troops crossed the Potomac River and clashed with 1,700 Confederates on 21 Oct. 1861. The previous evening, a Union reconnaissance patrol had mistaken a row of trees for Confederate tents. Brig. Gen. Charles Stone ord…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PQQ_john-w-mobberly_Purcellville-VA.html
During the war, this valley southeast of the Federal base at Harpers Ferry between the Blue Ridge and Short Hill was known as "Between the Hills." The much-feared Confederate partisan leader Pvt. ("Captain") John W. Mobberly roamed here from 1863 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P9C_lovettsville-in-the-civil-war_Lovettsville-VA.html
After Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from northern Virginia in March 1862 to defend Richmond, neither Confederate nor Union force occupied Loudoun County permanently. Both armies, however, often passed through. The Confedera…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P6P_saving-the-declaration-of-independence-the-war-of-1812_Leesburg-VA.html
(Front):Saving the Declaration of IndependenceOn 22 Aug. 1814, two days before British forces entered Washington, Sec. of State James Monroe ordered government records, including the Declaration of Independence, removed to Virginia for safekeeping…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LUH_8th-virginia-volunteer-infantry-regiment_Leesburg-VA.html
This monument is dedicated to the brave men of the 8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized into State Service May 8th, 1861 in Leesburg under the command of Colonel Eppa Hunton. These co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LUF_clinton-hatcher_Leesburg-VA.html
Clinton Hatcher,1840 - 1861Co. F. 8th Va. Regt.C.S.A. fell BravelyDefending hisnative state.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KUQ_white-pump-drovers-tavern_Purcellville-VA.html
The stone farmhouse just east on Colchester Road operated as a tavern in the late 1790s. By 1800, it was known as the White Pump Drovers Tavern. Drovers moved animals such as sheep, cattle, and hogs along roadways to markets. Colchester was the Fa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G8B_fighting-for-freedom_Leesburg-VA.html
Four African American Civil War veterans are buried in this cemetery: James Gaskins (39th U.S. Colored Infantry), Joseph Waters (5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry), William Taylor (1st U.S. Colored Infantry), and John W. Langford (U.S. Navy). The …
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