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Battle of Aldie - Definition and Overview
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Cavalry fight near Aldie, Va.
Forbes, Edwin, artist.
Battle of Aldie
ConflictAmerican Civil War
DateJune 17, 1863
PlaceLoudoun County, Virginia
ResultInconclusive
Combatants
United States of America Confederate States of America
Commanders
H. Judson Kilpatrick Thomas T. Munford
Strength
Brigades Brigades
Casualties
250 total (US and CS) 250 total (US and CS)
Gettysburg Campaign
Brandy Station – Winchester II – Aldie – Middleburg – Upperville – Hanover – Gettysburg – Williamsport – Boonsboro – Manassas Gap


The Battle of Aldie took place on June 17, 1863 in Loudoun County, Virginia as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.

Stuart’s cavalry screened the Confederate infantry as it marched north behind the sheltering Blue Ridge. The pursuing Federals of Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick’s brigade, in the advance of Gregg’s division, encountered Col. Thomas Munford’s troopers near the village of Aldie, resulting in four hours of stubborn fighting. Both sides made mounted assaults by regiments and squadrons. Kilpatrick was reinforced in the afternoon, and Munford withdrew toward Middleburg.

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