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Battles of Falling Waters
“A splendid falls”
During the Civil War, the strateg...
Battle of Falling Waters
Crockett-Porterfield House
On the morning of July 2,...
Battle of Falling Waters
Stuart’s Surprise
Here at Stumpy’s Hollow on the mor...
Battle of Falling Waters
Harper’s 5th Virginia Infantry
On the mornin...
Results for Battle of Falling Waters
Battles of Falling Waters
“A splendid falls”
During the Civil War, the strategically important Valley Turnpike crossed the stream just above the small waterfall here. Two battles were fought nearby. The first occurred on July 2, 1861, half a mile south on the Porterfield Farm. ...
Battle of Falling Waters
Crockett-Porterfield House
On the morning of July 2, 1861, Federal troops under Gen. Robert Patterson crossed the Potomac River from Maryland and marched toward Martinsburg. Confederate Col. Thomas J. Jackson’s command marched from Camp Stephens, four miles north of town, to ...
Battle of Falling Waters
Stuart’s Surprise
Here at Stumpy’s Hollow on the morning of July 2, 1861, Confederate Lt. Col. J.E.B. Stuart captured a Union infantry company almost single-handedly. The Federals – Co. I, 15th Pennsylvania Volunteers – were acting as skirmishers in advance of ...
Battle of Falling Waters
Harper’s 5th Virginia Infantry
On the morning of July 2, 1861, Federal troops under Gen. Robert Patterson crossed the Potomac River from Maryland and marched toward Martinsburg. Confederate Col. Thomas J. Jackson’s command marched from Camp Stephens, four miles north ...