Loudoun Heights Clash
N 39° 18.988 W 077° 43.019
18S E 265765 N 4355416
A sign telling about a Civil Clash that took place near here.
Waymark Code: WME6NH
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2012
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Loudoun Heights Clash
Union Maj. Herny A. Cole's 1st Maryland Cavalry was camped here on Loudoun Heights on 10 Jan. 1864 when Confederate Maj. John S. Mosby and Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Stringfellow attacked before dawn with about 100 mounted Partisan Rangers. In the darkness, Mosby mistook Stringfellow's detachment for Federals and they exchanged fire. Cole's troopers rallied, shooting at the Rangers, the only men on horseback. After heavy fighting the Rangers retreated toward Hillsboro. Mosby's losses were one captured, three wounded, and eight killed, including Capts, William Thomas Turner and William R. Smith, two of Mosby's most trusted officers.
Marker Number: T-25
Marker Title: Loudoun Heights Clash
Marker Location: West of State Route 671
County or Independent City: Loudoun County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 2006
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