Historical Events of the Mosby 43rd Virginia Battalion, 1863-1865 from Truro Church in Fairfax to Atoka – Part 1.
Tour takes the visitor through parts of Mosby’s Confederacy beginning at Truro Church in Fairfax where Mosby made a daring capture behind Federal lines of a Union General, Edwin Stoughton. The tour continues west along Route 50 making stops at Jermantown, Fair Oaks Memorial, Cub Run, Pleasant Valley Church, Lenah, Mt. Zion Church, Aldie Mill, Dover, Middleburg and ends in Atoka. Approximately 25 miles, 10 stops Written by Horace Mewborn, author of 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry – Mosby’s Command. CD format only - Order Form | Store Page
Historical Events of the Mosby 43rd Virginia Battalion, 1863-1865 from Truro Church in Fairfax to Atoka-Part 2.
This second tour into Mosby’s Confederacy begins at Rector’s Crossroads (Atoka today) and follows Rt. 50 into Clarke County ending at Snickers Gap on Rt. 7. The tour includes the fight at Mt. Carmel Church, west of Ashby’s Gap, the surrender negotiations at Millwood, and the Berryville Wagon Train Raid. The tour is approximately 1hour and 30 minutes long. -Order Form | Store Page
Prelude to Gettysburg.
When General Robert E. Lee moved north up the Shenandoah Valley toward Gettysburg, he ordered Jeb Stuart to screen the Confederate advance from Federal troops east of the Blue Ridge. On a hot, dusty day in June of 1863, Federal horsemen collided with Stuart's pickets at Aldie and began five days of fierce cavalry actions moving west through Middleburg and culminating in the Battle of Upperville, where 10,000 troops were engaged. Approximately 20 miles. 10 stops. Written and narrated by Robert O’Neill. Introduction by Willard Scott. CD format only – small map included -Order Form | Store Page
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In the Wake of Antietam – McClellan’s advance into Virginia, October – November 1862.
Sandwiched between the great battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg, three smaller, seemingly-insignificant engagements took place at Philomont, Unison and Upperville. The tour takes the listener from Lovettsville in Loudoun County to Rectortown in Fauquier County while traveling through some of the most scenic countryside of the Mosby Heritage Area. Approximately 25 miles. 10 stops. Written by Horace Mewborn. Narrated by Robert O’Neill. Introduction by Willard Scott. CD format only -Order Form | Store Page