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Image: Massachusetts Monument at the Battle of Aldie site, Loudoun County, VA

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Description: TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 17, 1863; AT THE SITE OF THE STONE WALL ALONG THE BLIND CURVE WHERE THE 1ST MASSACHUSETTS WAS DECIMATED, A MONUMENT ERECTED BY THE SURVIVORS STANDS TO HONOR THE SERVICE DURING THE BATTLE. CALVARY UNDER BRIG GENERAL JUDSON KILPATRICK ENCOUNTERED TROOPS UNDER COLONEL THOMAS MUMFORD. THE BATTLE LASTED FOR 4 HOURS BEFORE MUMFORD’S TROOPS WERE FORCED TO WITHDRAW RESULTING IN A UNION VICTORY.
Title: Massachusetts Monument at the Battle of Aldie site, Loudoun County, VA
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