The American Civil War - Chronologically

June 29 and 30th, 1863 Cavalry Clash and Corps Movement Mount Airy, MD David Gen. David McM. Gregg's Cavalry Division...then Gen. John Sedgwick's whole  VI corps  vs. JEB Stuart's Cavalry  https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=201590 "Mount Airy Under the Barrels — Gettysburg Campaign — In 1839, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad extended its line through Mount Airy Cut, and a village soon developed here. During the Civil War, Co. K, 14th New Jersey Infantry, guarded the railroad and National Road at Mount Airy. Pine Grove Chapel, built in 1846 and first called Ridge Presbyterian Church, served as a barracks. When an old slave named Abaigail carried liquor from the Ridgeville hotel to sell to the soldiers, Capt. Jacob J. Janeway, the company commander, decided to make an example of her and the first soldier he caught buying liquor. He ordered the heads broken out of two barrels and the barrels placed over the heads of the two culprits, who were then marched up and down the track a...

June 29, 1863 Corbit's Charge Westminster, Maryland 1st Delaware Cavalry, Company C & D (less than 100 men), commanded by Maj. Napoleon B. Knight with Capt. Charles Corbit and Lt. Caleb Churchman; a detachment of the 150th NY Infantry already occupied as Provost Guard   vs. Gen J.E.B. Stuart's Cavalry  * Corbit leads charge against an unexpected cavalry intrusion through the city streets; his green troops over-run trying to defend Westminster; Corbit and Churchman captured, 2 killed; 2 Confederate officers killed, 10 wounded. * Stuart spent the night in Westminster, but was delayed bringing essential information to Lee at Gettysburg  Reprinted from here with pictures added:  https://carrollcountytourism.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CCT-CorbitsCharge.pdf “Old Commons” Now the campus of McDaniel College. For many years before the Civil War, the site for July 4th celebrations, picnics, and political rallies. Site of the camp of the 1st Delaware cavalry. It wa...

June 29, 1863 <was a busy day! It starts before dawn with a> Skirmish at Cooksville Cooksville, MD "Captain Duvall's Company" (Maryland Militia from the Eastern Shore) w/ a section of the 3rd PA Artillery commanded by Captain William D. Rank  vs. JEB Stuart's Cavalry  * Duvall retires against Stuart's 15,000 troops, but sends messengers to inform Gen. Meade of the army of  Stuart's flank movement https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=936 " Site of a skirmish between confederate cavalry commanded by General J.E.B. Stuart, and Maryland militia on June 29, 1863. The Confederates easily defeated their opposition and continued northwardly towards Hood’s Mill and Westminster." https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=251933 https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=937 Cooksville Saving the Guns — Gettysburg Campaign — When Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led his cavalry division north across the Potomac River into Maryland in June 1863, about 400 Federals and civilians were captured ...