Middleburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Bridled Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 23, 2022
1. Bridled Veterans Memorial
In memory of the one and one half million horses and mules of the Confederate and Union armies who were wounded or died from disease in the Civil War
Many perished within twenty miles of Middleburg in the Battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville in June 0f 1863
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Animals • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 38° 58.016′ N, 77° 44.346′ W. Marker is in Middleburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on The Plains Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 The Plains Rd, Middleburg VA 20117, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Middleburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Sergeant Henry Milton Seaton (approx. Ό mile away); Lt. Col. Leven Powell (approx. Ό mile away); The Red Fox Inn (approx. Ό mile away); Middleburg (approx. Ό mile away); Middleburg Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); To The Unknown Dead. (approx. half a mile away); Phase Two of the Battle: Fighting Along the Turnpike (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middleburg.
More about this marker. The memorial is on the grounds of the National
this page online
Also see . . . Civil War Horse Sculpture. Roadside America website entry (Submitted on October 7, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 23, 2022
2. Bridled Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 23, 2022
3. Bridled Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 23, 2022
4. Bridled Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 7, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
