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Buildings, above, keyed to numbers: 6.) Kitty's Kitchen, meeting spot of Union officers;
7.) Miskel's Farmhouse, site of skirmish where Union forces almost captured Mosby;
8.) Harrison House, 200 block N. King St., Lee's Headquarters during week before Antietam. On Sept. 5, 1862, Lee, Longstreet, Jackson and Stuart held a conference here; See also Union Cemetery, two blocks north of Harrison House. Despite its name, it is the final resting place of hundreds of Confederate dead. Also, the Leesburg United Methodist Church served as a hospital after the Battle of Ball's Bluff, for both Union and Confederate soldiers, as did many of the houses and buildings in Leesburg.
9.) Conrad's Ferry (now White's Ferry), still crossing after all these years;
10.) Waterford Baptist Church, site of a skirmish. Bullet holes visible in brick outer wall.
Of the three Confederate forts, all are on private land. The ramparts of the western most are clearly visible today.
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| At Waterford Baptist Church, White's Confederate Calvary attacked the Loudoun Rangers, the only official Northern unit from Virginia. |
 More On This Railroad in The Civil War |
| In The Civil War -- Eastern Half |
| This Railroad In The Civil War |
| More on The Western Half Of W&OD |
| Trestles and Arches -- Western Half |
| Train Stations -- Western Half |
| Parking Lots -- Western Half |
| Water Fountains -- Western Half |
Related Sites
Where do these guys buy their authentic-looking Civil War paraphenalia?
Village of Waterford During the Civil War.
The roster of the 43rd Virginia Cavalry, which was the official name of Mosby's Rangers.
Mosby's Confederacy, the area of northern Fauquier and southern Loudoun Counties.
Battle of Balls Bluff.
Mile Hill Skirmish, in Leesburg not far from the trail at Mile 34.6, and also in Movren Park, a destination in its own right.
Thirteen miles beyond the western terminus of the trail, Cool Spring Battlefield is worth a visit. It was a flanking battle during the raid on Washington in 1864.
Loudoun County, VA. studies the preservation of Civil War sites, from The Washington Post
Loudoun County Civil War Roundtable
Efforts to preserve Balls Bluff battlefield from The Washington Post
Fairfax County, VA. studies the preservation of Civil War sites. From The Washington Post
Springdale, a bed-and-breakfast in Lincoln, served briefly as a hospital during the war.
Confederates In The Attic when Civil War re-enacting goes too far.
Mosby Heritage Area
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