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Civil War Trails sign at entrance to Lewinsville Park
Photographer: Ronald J. Baumgarten, Jr.
Taken: June 21, 2012
Caption: Civil War Trails sign at entrance to Lewinsville Park
Additional Description: On September 11, 1861, a reconnaissance force under Col. Isaac Stevens proceeded down the road to the left, towards Lewinsville. Around two in the afternoon, recall was sounded. As the Union troops prepared for the return to camp, a much smaller Confederate force under Col. Jeb Stuart attacked from the area around today's Lewinsville Park
Submitted: June 22, 2012, by Ronald J. Baumgarten, Jr. of McLean, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p208911
File Size: 2.172 Megabytes

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