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The Battle of Malvern Hill
Couch Defends the Union Right
Although the best know...
The Battle of Ox Hill
Aftermath: The Invasion of Maryland
The clash at O...
The Battle of Ox Hill
General Reno's Probe East of Ox Road
While General...
The Battle of Ox Hill
Kearny's Stump and the Monument Lot
The history of...
The Battle of Ox Hill
Kearny and Stevens Monuments
In July 1915, John an...
The Battle of Ox Hill
Boulders and Quartz Stone
The boulders and quartz ...
The Battle of Ox Hill
The Death of General Kearny
As a rainy darkness en...
The Battle of Ox Hill
Attack of General Birney’s Brigade
A courier...
The Battle of Ox Hill
The Battle of “Chantilly” (Ox Hill) — Th...
The Battle of Ox Hill
The Attack and Death of General Stevens
Acting to ...
Results for Battle Hill
The Battle of Malvern Hill
Couch Defends the Union Right
Although the best known fighting on July 1, 1862, occurred across the road to the west, half of the battlefield is situated here, in front of the West House. Union infantrymen of General Darius Couch’s division ...
The Battle of Ox Hill
Aftermath: The Invasion of Maryland
The clash at Ox Hill ended the Second Manassas Campaign. A small force of 6,000 Union soldiers had battled to a stalemate a much larger Confederate force of 17,000 of whom about 10,000 were engaged. ...
The Battle of Ox Hill
General Reno's Probe East of Ox Road
While General Stevens’ division attacked the Confederates on this side of Ox Road, part of General Jesse Reno’s division entered the woods east of the road to protect Stevens’ flank and probe the ...
The Battle of Ox Hill
Kearny's Stump and the Monument Lot
The history of this small granite monument, marked simply “Kearny’s Stump,” is a mystery. According to tradition, a tree stood here at the time of the Ox Hill battle that subsequently became known as ...
The Battle of Ox Hill
Kearny and Stevens Monuments
In July 1915, John and Mary Ballard deeded a 50x100-foot lot on their farm to six trustees, three from Virginia and three from New Jersey, General Kearny’s home state. The small lot was reserved for monuments ...
The Battle of Ox Hill
Boulders and Quartz Stone
The boulders and quartz stone beside this fence mark the location where Union General Isaac Stevens fell with the flag of the 79th New York “Highlanders” during the initial Union assault. Here, Stevens’ troops threw down ...
The Battle of Ox Hill
The Death of General Kearny
As a rainy darkness enveloped the battlefield, Major General Philip Kearny rode eastward to investigate the reported gap in the Union line. Reigning up in the pasture, Kearny became alarmed that Stevens’ division had abandoned ...
The Battle of Ox Hill
Attack of General Birney’s Brigade
A courier with an urgent request galloped up to 1st Division, III Corps commander Major General Philip Kearny on the Warrenton Turnpike. General Stevens’ division had intercepted Stonewall Jackson’s column on the Little River Turnpike ...
The Battle of Ox Hill
The Battle of “Chantilly” (Ox Hill) — Then & Now
This early 20th-century photograph of the “Chantilly” battlefield was published by Fairfax County in 1907. The photo was taken from a vantage point a short distance ahead and to the ...
The Battle of Ox Hill
The Attack and Death of General Stevens
Acting to protect Pope’s line of retreat along the Warrenton Turnpike, Brigadier General Isaac Stevens, commanding the 1st Division, IX Corps, seized the initiative and ordered an attack. With storm clouds threatening and ...
