Battle of Middleburg

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The Battle of Middleburg was an American Civil War cavalry engagement in June 1863 in Loudoun County, Virginia, fought between Union and Confederate forces as part of the maneuvers leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Battle of Middleburg canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Middleburg cavalry action ⓘ
belligerent Confederacy ⓘ
Union ⓘ
campaign Robert E. Lee’s second invasion of the North ⓘ
combatant Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
commander Alfred Pleasonton ⓘ
David McMurtrie Gregg ⓘ
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick ⓘ
J. E. B. Stuart ⓘ
linked to: J.E.B. Stuart
commandStructure Union Cavalry Corps vs. Confederate Cavalry Corps ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date June 17–19, 1863 ⓘ
endDate 1863-06-19 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Upperville ⓘ
hasCasualties Union and Confederate forces suffered several hundred casualties combined ⓘ
hasPart actions near Goose Creek ⓘ
skirmishes along the Ashby’s Gap Turnpike ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War ⓘ
involves dismounted skirmishing ⓘ
mounted combat ⓘ
location Loudoun County, Virginia ⓘ
militaryUnit Army of the Potomac ⓘ
Confederate cavalry division under J. E. B. Stuart ⓘ
Union Cavalry Corps ⓘ
notableFeature series of cavalry engagements around Middleburg ⓘ
objective Confederate screening of Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Union attempt to locate Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
partOf Cavalry battles of the Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
place Middleburg, Virginia ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Aldie ⓘ
region Northern Virginia ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Aldie ⓘ
Battle of Brandy Station ⓘ
Battle of Upperville ⓘ
result Confederate tactical success ⓘ
Inconclusive ⓘ
startDate 1863-06-17 ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicContext screening operations before Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfWarfare cavalry engagement ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Gettysburg Campaign → majorEngagement → Battle of Middleburg ⓘ
Battle of Aldie → followedBy → Battle of Middleburg ⓘ
Battle of Upperville → precededBy → Battle of Middleburg ⓘ