- Joined
- Oct 17, 2012
- Location
- Middle Tennessee
In June 1863, as General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army made its way north toward Pennsylvania, Union General Alfred Pleasonton sent cavalry probes through gaps in the Blue Ridge mountains to discover Lee's whereabouts and intentions. On June 21, one of Pleasonton's divisions under General David M. Gregg met Confederate cavalry just west of Middleburg, Virginia, near Ashby's Gap. Aided by infantry under Colonel Strong Vincent, Gregg's troopers pushed the Rebels back toward Upperville. The Confederates made a stand at Goose Creek Bridge, using the creek's steep banks as a natural defensive position. Amidst a hail of small arms and artillery fire, Vincent's men stormed the bridge, capturing it and a number of Confederate prisoners. The Yankees, however, were no closer to discovering Lee's intentions or the movement toward Gettysburg.
More: https://www.civilwar.org/give/save-battlefields/save-upperville
More: https://www.civilwar.org/give/save-battlefields/save-upperville