page_title: Aquia Creek
hierarchical_section_title: Aquia Creek
caption_attribution_description: English: Aquia Creek Landing in Union control in February 1863. This position swapped hands between the two armies during 1861-1862 until the Union established a logistical supply point here for the Army of the Potomac.
context_page_description: Aquia Creek is a 27.6-mile-long tributary of the tidal segment of the Potomac River and is located in northern Virginia. The creek's headwaters lie in southeastern Fauquier County, and it empties into the Potomac at Brent Point in Stafford County, 45 miles south of Washington, D.C.
context_section_description: Aquia Creek ( /ɑːˈkwaɪə/) is a 27.6-mile-long (44.4 km) tributary of the tidal segment of the Potomac River and is located in northern Virginia. The creek's headwaters lie in southeastern Fauquier County, and it empties into the Potomac at Brent Point in Stafford County, 45 miles (72 km) south of Washington, D.C.
caption: Aquia Creek Landing in Union control in February 1863. This position swapped hands between the two armies during 1861 and 1862, until the Union established a logistical supply point here for the Army of the Potomac.
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