This weekend in Virginia, Confederate forces, led by Major General J.E.B. Stuart, engage the U.S. Sixth Army Corps near Frying Pan Baptist Church in the larger vicinity of Bull Run, site of two earlier major battles. The military activity is nothing new for the little church, which, due to the meeting house’s location on a…
Not all military activity ceases during these holidays. In northern Virginia today and the days following, the Frying Baptist Church, located near the Maryland state line in an area that is a hotbed of activity during the war years, finds itself in the midst of skirmishes. John S. Moseby, Confederate cavalry scout for General J.E.B.…
United States General George B. McClellan is still hunkered down outside of Richmond with 105,000 Union troops. Yet Southern sentiment is a bit more positive now, as the enemy’s momentum has stalled. Today, Confederate General Robert E. Lee, in command of the Army of Northern Virginia since June 1, displays the tactical boldness that will…