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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4UL_dalton-reservoir_Catlett-VA.html
Dedicated to the memory ofMelvin DaltonMaster SergeantU.S. Marine CorpsMay 1, 1915 - June 22, 1949The original Vice Chairman of the Stream Committee of theMarine Corps Schools Rod & Gun ClubHe was instrumental in improving the fishing facilities a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BG_neavils-ordinary_Catlett-VA.html
Near here stood George Neavil's Ordinary, built at an early date and existing as late as 1792. George Washington and George William Fairfax on their way to the Shenandoah Valley stopped here in 1748.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BF_stuarts-bivouac_Catlett-VA.html
Reconnoitering on 13 Oct. 1863, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart found himself and two cavalry brigades cut off from the Army of Northern Virginia by the Union II Corps. The Confederates concealed themselves all night just north of here in a ravine only ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16D_catletts-station_Catlett-VA.html
Second Manassas Campaign
August 22, 1862, was a day of surprises in Fauquier County, most of which were provided by Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and his 1,500 cavalrymen. Their target was the lightly guarded Union supply depot here at Catlett…
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In 1687, King James II granted 30,000 acres of land here as a sanctuary for Roman Catholics to George Brent, of Stafford County, and London residents Robert Bristow, Richard Foote, and Nicholas Hayward. Brent established a fortified outpost the ne…
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The Eighteenth Century Mill was operated by George Neavil. It was still in use in 1932, and was restored in 1962 by the Antiquarian Society as a memorial to the early settlers of Fauquier County.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTG_mosbys-raid-at-catletts-station_Catlett-VA.html
To halt the flow of supplies to Union forces on the Orange & Alexandria R.R., Maj. John S. Mosby, C.S.A., destroyed a train near here on 30 May 1863. Removing a rail to stop the train, Mosby's Rangers disabled the engine with a recently acquired h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTE_stuart-and-mosby_Catlett-VA.html
Here on the evening of August 22, 1862, General J. E. B. Stuart raided General Pope's headquarters. Unable to burn the railroad bridge because of a heavy thunderstorm, Stuart withdrew his troops as well as 300 Federal prisoners and Pope's dispatch…