Battle of Aldie

Battle of Aldie
Part of the American Civil War

Cavalry fight near Aldie, Va., by Edwin Forbes
DateJune 17, 1863 (1863-06-17)
Location38°58′57″N 77°39′32″W / 38.9826°N 77.6588°W / 38.9826; -77.6588
Result Inconclusive[1]
Belligerents
 United States (Union)  CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Judson Kilpatrick Thomas T. Munford
Units involved
2nd and 4th New York Cavalry
6th Ohio Cavalry
1st Massachusetts Cavalry
1st Maine Cavalry
1st Rhode Island Cavalry
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Virginia Cavalry
Strength
2,000 1,500
Casualties and losses
305 110–119
Battle of Aldie is located in Virginia
Battle of Aldie
Location of the battle in Virginia

The Battle of Aldie took place on June 17, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.

Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry screened Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate infantry as it marched north in the Shenandoah Valley behind the sheltering Blue Ridge Mountains. The pursuing Union cavalry of Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick's brigade, in the advance of Brig. Gen. David McMurtrie Gregg's division, encountered Col. Thomas T. Munford's troopers near the village of Aldie, resulting in four hours of stubborn fighting. Both sides made mounted assaults by regiments and squadrons. Kilpatrick was reinforced in the afternoon, and Munford finally withdrew toward Middleburg.

  1. ^ NPS Archived May 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine