Battle of Aldie - Definition and Overview

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.

Source

• CWSAC Battle Summaries, National Park Service (http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/bycampgn.htm)