Vienna in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Cavalry Engagement near Hunter's Mill

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 14, 2012

1. Cavalry Engagement near Hunter's Mill Marker

Inscription. On 26 Nov. 1861, a 120-man detachment of Col. Robert Ransom Jr.'s 1st North Carolina Cavalry attacked 94 men of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry under Capt. Charles Bell. Ransom's men took Bell's detachment from the rear as the Pennsylvanians headed north on Lawyers Road out of Vienna. The panicked Union troops suffered significant losses in the two-mile long engagement, with one killed, six wounded, and 26 taken prisoner. Regarding his cavalry, recently appointed Confederate Brig. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart reported: "The result of this our first engagement with the enemy's cavalry is, I doubt not, highly satisfactory to the General-In-Chief."

Erected 2011 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number BW-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 26, 1861.

Location. 38° 54.57′ N, 77° 17.05′ W. Marker is in Vienna, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is at the intersection of Lawyers Road (County Route 673) and Kedge Drive, on the right when

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traveling north on Lawyers Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2105 Kedge Dr, Vienna VA 22181, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Vienna Star Fort (approx. ¾ mile away); Civil War Star Fort (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Salsbury Spring (approx. 0.8 miles away); Louise Archer, Champion for Education (approx. 0.8 miles away); Louise Reeves Archer, Principal, 1939-1948 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tracks into History (approx. one mile

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 14, 2012

2. Cavalry Engagement near Hunter's Mill Marker

away); Vienna Station (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vienna.

More about this marker. The marker is dated 2011 but was placed in April 2012.

Also see . . . November 26, 1861. - Skirmish near Vienna, Va. REPORTS
No.1-Capt. Charles A. Bell, Third Pennsylvania Cavalry
No.2-Col. Robert Ransom, Jr., First North Carolina Cavalry (Submitted on April 21, 2012.)

Looking southeast on Lawyers Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 14, 2012

3. Looking southeast on Lawyers Road

Looking down the modern road towards Vienna.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,185 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.