Saturday, July 6, 2013

June 21, 1863---The Battle of Upperville, Virginia



JUNE 21, 1863: 

The Battle of Upperville, Virginia. 


Determined to break Jeb Stuart’s cavalry, Union forces engage in this follow-up to the Battle of Aldie and the Battle of Middleburg. Although his men were tired from having fought two previous battles within the past five days plus constant skirmishing, Stuart was able to defend his position along Goose Creek and make a tactical retreat through Upperville to Ashby’s Gap. The fighting was furious. He succeeded in his strategic goal of diverting the enemy from gaining intelligence on Robert E. Lee’s movements; at that very time, Lee’s army was crossing into Union territory. However, Stuart made a serious blunder when he chose to make a circuit of the Union Army rather than link up with Lee directly. This choice was to have a profound impact on the Confederacy.

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