Middleburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
1st Maine Cavalry Monument
Photographed by Mike McKeown, July 5, 2024
1. 1st Maine Cavalry Marker
1st Maine Cavalry
who fought to victory
at the Battles of
Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville
June 17, 19, 21 1863
And to the memory of those who fell in
the service of our country
Col. Calvin S. Douty • Capt. George Summat • Capt. George Kimball • Lt. Mark Neville • Lt. Ephraim Taylor • Sgt. Daniel Hall • Sgt. Washington Hurd • Sgt. Charles Putnam • Sgt. Benjamin Hawks • Sgt. David Bryant, Jr. • Sgt. Justin Swett • Cpl. John Neal • Cpl. Charles Johnson • George W. Simpson • Charles B. Decker • James A. Hurd • John Trefethen
Erected 2019 by 1st Maine Cavalry Co. Rennactment Group.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 58.027′ N, 77° 45.769′ W. Monument is in Middleburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It can be reached from Little River Turnpike (U.S. 50) west of Zulla Road (Virginia Route 709), on the left when traveling west. Located in the Battle of Middleburg | Mt. Defiance Historic Park. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 35945
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Regionally, this memorial monument 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 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 walking distance of this marker: The Prussian Warrior Heros Von Borcke Goes Down (a few steps from this marker); The Battle Begins: Fighting East and Southeast of Mt. Defiance (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mount Defiance (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mount Defiance (within shouting distance of this marker); Horse Artillery at Mt. Defiance (within shouting distance of this marker); Mt. Defiance, the Turnpike, and Middleburg
Another marker is no longer nearby. Mount Defiance (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Battle of Middleburg | Mt. Defiance Historic Park. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (Submitted on July 6, 2024.)
2. Saving History Saturday: First Maine Cavalry Honored at Middleburg. Emerging Civil War (June 29, 2019) (Submitted on July 6, 2024.)
3. Remembering the Sacrifices of the 1st Maine. LoudounNow (June 24, 2019) (Submitted on July 6, 2024.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2024, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 5, 2024, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on October 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
