165 YEARS AGO: Federal forces converge on an isolated Confederate unit at Leesburg, a Virginia town up the Potomac River from Washington. However, confusion over troop positions leads to conflicting orders that cause Federal confusion.
Tag: Charles P. Stone
The Rockville Expedition
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Federals led by Colonel Charles P. Stone seize Edwards’ and Conrad’s ferries on the Potomac River, which are the main approaches from Maryland to the strategic town of Leesburg, Va.
Make Yourself That Rallying Point
An officer is assigned to protect Washington from secessionists, and a controversial letter from Winfield Scott becomes public.
Hooker Reorganizes the Army of the Potomac
Joseph Hooker works to reorganize and revitalize the demoralized Federal Army of the Potomac.
The Ordeal of Charles P. Stone
Federal troops arrest General Charles P. Stone in the early morning hours after new “evidence” surfaces confirming Stone’s disloyalty to the Union.
They Want a Victim
The Radical-dominated Joint Committee seeks to put the blame of the Ball’s Bluff disaster on the shoulders of Charles P. Stone, for both military and political reasons.