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By Craig Swain, May 21, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Waterford Baptist Church Marker | | |
Inscription. At dawn on August 27, 1862, Captain E.V. White's 60-man company, nucleus of the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, attacked 28 men of Captain S.C. Means' Company of Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers (Union) encamped here in this church. After three hours of hard fighting the besieged Union forces surrendered and were paroled. In this engagement both the Union and Confederate forces were men from Loudoun County; and in this incident actual brothers were engaged on opposing sides.
Losses: Union: 1 killed, 1 mortally wounded, 8 wounded
Confederate: 1 killed, 1 mortally wounded, 6 wounded
This structure was so severely damaged that it was not until 1876 that the reorganized congregation was able to restore the building.
Loudoun County Historical Society, Waterford Foundation, Inc.
August 27, 1962
Erected 1962 by Loudoun County Historical Society and Waterford Foundation, Inc.
Location. 39° 11.179′ N, 77° 36.633′ W. Marker is in Waterford, Virginia, in Loudoun County. Marker is at the intersection of High Street (County Route 665) and Patrick Street, on the right when traveling south on High Street. Click for map. Located at the entrance to the church. Marker is in this post office area: Waterford VA 20197, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. | | | | 
By Craig Swain, May 21, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Waterford Baptist Church | | |
At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Waterford (a few steps from this marker); The Tin Shop (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Loudoun County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Waterford - An Old Mill Town (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Waterford Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); How it Works (approx. 0.4 miles away); Paeonian Springs Station (approx. 2.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Waterford.
Also see . . . Fight at the Baptist Church. (Submitted on May 21, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on May 21, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 201 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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