Evening star., 1927-05-08
Many Civil W a r
Battles We're Fought
On Former r Land
OF Lord Culpeper
Washington S Home.
District Was Scene
of Great Pre-Rev-
olution War With
Indian Tribes.

Vienna, June II. 1S61.-Brig. Gen.
Robert Schenk and 2I0 men had lelt
Washington for the purpose of guard
ing the railroad bridge at Vienna.
Just before reaching the town their
train was fired on by n masked bat
terry. The troops were taken from the
cars and deployed in the woods on
both sides of the track. They found,
however. that the battery was sup
ported by q regiment of infantry and
withdrew for about S miles along the
railroad. Eight of SchenlI's men were
killed.
Fairfax Station, July II. 1S61.-Two
brigades of McDowelps army. adVanc-
ing toward Manassas. encountered the
enemy behind barricades at Fairfax
Station. They charged and captured
the barricades. Reinforcements for
the Northern troops reached Fairfax
Station in the afternoon and drove out
the Confederates. A great quantity of
stores was captured.
Lewinsville. near Tysons Crossroads,
September 10 and IL, 1S61.-A body
of Confederate cavalry, coming from
the direction of Falls Church. was
caught in an ambush by detachments
of the 10th New York and 5th WiscOn-
sin Regiments, commanded by Capt.
David Ireland, and forced to retreat,
with four killed. The next day Col.
Isaac Stevens and a force of approxi-
mated 1900 men, who had made a
reconnaissance from the direction of
Chain Bridge, were attacked by enemy
skirmishers near Lewinsville just as
they were about to return. Stevens
continued to retire in good order, and
after few miles was able to turn his
artillery on the Confederates, who
withdrew with four dead. Two of the
Federal soldiers were killed and three
wounded.
Fairfax Court House, November IS.
1S61.-A reconnoitering detachment of
the Saith New York Infantry was at
tackled by a company of cavalry COM
manded by Fitzhugh Lee and driven
back. A few minutes later reinforce
mentS came up and the attack was
repulsed. The Confederates carried
away three dead in a farm wagon.
Rear Guard Attacked.
Vienna. November 26, 1S61.-Capt
Charles Bell and 100 men of the 3rd
Pennsylvania Cavalry was sent on a
reconnaissance through Vienna to
Hunters Hill. His rear guard was
attacked just after passing the viii
lage, and he retired in a panic.
Fairfax Court House, November 81.
n
Cavalry making a reconnaissance
toward Fairfax from Falls Church
We're attacked from a line of rifle pits
run diagonally across the road and
retired in disorder.
Dranesville, near Herndon, Decem-
ber 20, 1S61.-Battery A of the 1st
Pennsylvania Artillery and detach-
ment of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry
under Brig. Gen. Z. o. c. Ord were
FrNrsC Carrir
stopped to rest. They were attacked
by four regiments of Confederate In
fantry. Ord deployed his men and
made a stubborn resistance for three
hours. when he ordered an advance.
The COnfederates were driven back
at the point of the bayonet and pur-
sued for four or five miles The
Southerners, under the command of
Gen. j. Z. B. Stuart, lost 43 killed and
las wounded. The Federal forces lost
z killed and 81 wounded.
Bull Run Bridge. August %, 1862
Brig. Gen. George W. Taylor and two
Ohio regiments were attacked by the
Confederates at this point and suf.
fered loss of 433 men. Taylor was
wounded and his force was panic
stricken. but the Confederates failed
to cut off their retreat to Fairfax
Station.
Chantilly, September 1, 1S62.-After
the battle of Manassas, August 80.
Pope and the defeated Union Army
fell back on Centerville, where he
Divouacked with about $1,000 men.
Lee, determined to press his victory.
sent Stonewall Jacksons corps. fol.
lowed by Longstreet's, across Bull
Kun. Jackson's orders We're to cut
OF the Union Army by getting in
thelr rear at Fairfax Court House. The
maneuver was discovered at 3 am.
py a Federal accommodating force un-
der Brig. Gen. Isaac Stevens. Stevens.
leading his troops in person, attacked.
He fell, fatally wounded. with the
colors of his regiment in his hands.
zen: PhlI kearney coming to the aid
or stevens also was killed The fight
ragged for an hour, when Jackson was
attacked In front and6orced to retreat.
Stuart's Advance DELAYED.
Chantilly, December 20, 1S62-Cen
j. r. B. Stuart, on a raid toward
Fairfax Court House, was held up for
a time by 500 men of the 1st New
Jersey Cavalry.
Annandale. October 90, 1S6s-Mos.
oy s men and detachment of Union
artlllery clashed near Little River
Turnpike. The Federals lost ona
killed and three captured.
Dranesville, February %. 1S64-A.
of the I'd Massachusetts
ana the 10th New York Cavalry. 15O
men under command of Can't. I
Reed, was attacked by 200 of Mos
oy men and made a panic-stricken
retreat Ten were killed, Including
Reed, wounded and 20 captured
Annandale, August "a. 1s64-aIos.
'traggiers from Kilpatricks command
N
'uerlllas. Two killed their guards
md escaped
Annandale, August "a. 1S64-Mose.
'ys raiders appeared at am. ana
tttacked the Stockade held by the
oth Michigan and 10th New York
1avalry. The Confederates trained
wo pieces of artillery on the .stockada
lnd demanded its surrender. There
vas no answer. A hundred men then
'harged the stockade but were re-
'ulsed: Ihree times Mosby sent
q as OIL truce asking surrender. The
nlrd time Capt. Mickles, the Federal
commander, informed the messenger
nat another flag of truce would he
Ired on About an hour later Moshv
etreated
Anhandaie, October IS. 1884
IosDy men clashed with a detach
ieht OF Union cavalry and captured
ne captain and seven soldiers.
DrdhesVllle, March IS, 1854 de-
ichment of the 18th New York Cav.
iry' under Col. Henry S. Gansevoort,
ncountered a small party of Confed.
rate cavalry and routed them with
ne loss of one man.
Annandale, near Falls Church. De.
emper 2, 1S61-The 45th New York
nIantry Regiment was attacked by
OO confederate cavalry at a harri.
ade between Annandale and Alex
ndria. The enemy captured the
lckets but finally were driven back.