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23 Δεκ 2022 · The hotel achieved fame in the Civil War as the headquarters for Confederate General Wade Hampton during several skirmishes with Union troops in the area. Union forces were able to fire upon Occoquan from an elevated camp across the river on the Fairfax side and succeeded in destroying the Janney’s cotton mill.
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Format: Drawings--American--1860-1870. Collections: Civil War.
[Bloody fight at Occoquan, Va.] Summary Union soldiers firing into a house occupied by Confederate soldiers. Contributor Names Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist Created / Published
Occoquan, which grew around a mill constructed in 1755, was the site of an important river crossing for troops during the Civil War, as the principal road between Alexandria and Fredericksburg passed through the town. From this point a pontoon bridge stretched across the Occoquan River in June 1863.
Date: 1901. 1 drawing on olive paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 18.0 x 25.9 cm. (sheet). | Union soldiers firing into a house occupied by Confederate soldiers.
1 Μαρ 2022 · The best Civil War battlefields and other sites in Virginia. Our favorites? Stratford Hall to see the personal history of the Lee family, and Manassas battlefield park for stunning scenery. 1. Manassas Battllefield
Near here on the Occoquan River was Selecman’s Ford, a rocky, narrow river crossing used by both sides during the Civil War. (A historical marker located near Lake Ridge in Prince William County, Virginia.)
