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| To all the unknown Americans who fought and died for the ideals that this country was founded on... we give "A Last Salute". | ||
CommentsOx Hill is one of the saddest examples of the destruction of hallowed ground. I drive for a construction supply company and have contributed in a small way to this destruction.People think I'm nuts but I feel guilty every time I deliver to those wretched townhouses.
CommentsAs someone who has a long interest in Civil War history in Fairfax County, generally, and Chantilly/Ox Hill Battle, my complements on a superb job. This is one of the most excellent cw battle sites I have seen. dmh
CommentsI really enjoyed the site and as a university student I am finding as I get older, a real appreciation for the researcha nd study that goes in to a site like this. Thank You!
CommentsVery interesting info. Thanks for you continued effort.
CommentsEnjoyed your site. It's a shame Fairfax County let this gem of a battlefield go to the developers. What a waste !!! A few tax dollars more in place of hallowed history... Steve Fales
CommentsI have always been interested in the Civil War, & the Last Salute has truly touched my heart. Just two weeks before the battle at Ox Hill, my great, great grandmother lost her entire family in the Sioux up-rising in Minnesota. I wish I could find out more about what happened there. She did write a first-hand account, but, I'd like to know more...as always. I Salute the men who gave their lives, may they rest in peace. Thank you. Sincerely, Linda Burris
CommentsOne "Final Salute" I offer to those of you I never have known In giving your lives for your beliefs, a country emerged bright & new. My heart will always be grateful for the brave, names known and unknown. I wonder if we would have the freedom today, without the sacrifice of you. After your battle-scarred death, my wish is for you to rest in peace.
CommentsA fine tribute to these very brave souls. Lets hope they will finally be laid to rest in a veteran cemetery. LGO 17671 Viaduct,Copemish, MI 49625
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CommentsVery nice web site. I lost track of time while exploring your information.
Commentsi think it is ashame that all of our men,be they from the north or south were not put in national cemetries.My own kin and me included were from kentucky.my great grandfater fought for neither side, he was a bushwhacker,in other words all he wanted was to be left to farm his land.and he would shoot anyone who came on it.i remember my grandmother telling me how when she was born the yanks were after him,he rode throught to the house and a severant held her up in the window where she could be shown to him.he survived the war and later moved on to oaklahoma.but he kept comeing back to old kantuck.
CommentsOne of the greatest honors we can give these men is to rember and preserve the battlefields that they struggled on I have been to several major fields most are in part and there is only a few that are complete ,Its tragic that our historical lands are being sold for money and greed, it shows our lack of respect and honor to those men who fought and shed there blood for us not to preserve the memories of there gallant Deeds on hallowed ground.
CommentsI can never auctually experience what was felt in the individual soldier of the civil war, but it bears upon my mind what they must have sacrificed during this time. My ancestors fought for both the North and the South, so I have feelings for both sides. I enjoyed the site and cannot believe that people today would destroy an important part of our past.
CommentsGood quality photos and maps. congratulations.
CommentsWe enjoyed the WEB page and will keep checking to see it when it is finished. Thanks for presenting this dedication for everyone to read, see and enjoy.
CommentsI live in Woodbridge VA not far from Centreville. I thought your site was very well done and did pay a nice tribute to those who fell so long ago.
CommentsThanks for allowing me to visit. Very moving and thought provoking site. Excellent not only for its style and great amount of work placed in putting it together, but more so for its amazing content. More proof that Gallantry never dies, it rest in thousands of unmarked and little known graves. Thanks djh http://mindesign.net/Ninth_Corps http://mindesign.net/Ninth_Corps/45th_Pennsylvania_Volunteers/ http://mindesign.net/Ninth_Corps/F.M.Hills/index.html
CommentsGreat site. Very interesting site, fascinating information. I am from New Jersey but I have made many trips through Virginia going to West Virginia. Your site made me want to cry for the six bodies and the demolition of their resting place. It would seem to me that the government official would be more interested in preserving their history than in building townhouses and parking lots. I guess not. Virginia has really built up the last few years and I hate to see it happen. Those sacrified themselves for their country the least their country could do in their memory is sacrifice their profits and let them rest in peace. Thank you for sharing your dig with us and letting us know about these brave soldiers who fought for our way of life which we are still enjoying long after they have left this earth. God bless those boys and men, we should think of them and thank them everytime we enjoy one of our so called freedoms. North or South doesn't matter each person died for what they believed in.
CommentsI read about your website in a letter to the editor of the Washington Post. I just recently moved from a Centreville townhouse that backed up to a forested area containing two civil war trenches. Unfortunately those trenches will be turned over by builder's bulldozers over the next year. I took great pride in knowing that I had those trenches in my back yard. I am sorry the board of supervisors with their ignorance are allowing the destruction these areas by the developer's shovel. Thanks for capturing such a valuable piece of our nation's history.
CommentsExcellent site though I'd probably get rid of the frames! i've never heard this battle called anything but Chantilly before. It must be a local (or Confederate) thing. The great loss for the Union was, of course, the death of Kearney, who probably would have become army commander eventually and would have done a great job. Also I have visited Steven's grave in Newport, RI. I was seeking G.K. Warren's grave (Fifth Corps commander and longest serving corps commander in the east who was unjustlied relieved after a victory won by his troops at five Forks) presumed it would be the grandest in the graveyard. Steven's was and Warren's was in fact quite small and plain.
CommentsIt is sad and disheartening to see elected representatives and community leaders forsake our countries heritage and plow under the battlefields of the republic for buildings, parking lots and the glitter of gold.
CommentsGreat web site! I only live a few miles from the what remains of the battlefield. It is truly a shame more of it couldn't be saved.
CommentsI'm determined to make the Union victory more meaningful, effective and resolute. That's the only way to make the extension of the concepts of freedom, and liberty that the war created more real.
CommentsFANTASTIC DETAIL OF A BATTLE THAT I HAD ONLY HEARD THE NAME OF PRIOR TO VISITING THIS WEB SITE. HAVING GROWN UP IN VIENNA, VA., IT IS ALMOST LIKE HAVING THE BATTLE IN WHAT WAS MY OWN BACK YARD. WE NOW LIVE IN THE NORTHERN MOST PART OF CULPEPER COUNTY, AND THE CIVIL WAR BULLETS THAT HAVE BEEN DUG UP ON OUR FARM HERE SEEM EVEN MORE PERSONAL NOW. THIS SITE IS A GREAT, EASY TO READ AND COMPREHEND PIECE OF HISTORY.
CommentsI've been a Chantilly resident for 25+ years, & have often heard of the battle; but,until I visited your site I never knew just how desperately heroic it was. Although all of my family fought for the Confederacy, after reading about General Kearny's bravery I can honestly say that I am VERY proud to live on a street named for him. God bless all who died & suffered here. Also, I'm ashamed that my county government cares so little for the history that occured here as to allow greedy developers to plow over the bones of those who suffered so to make this country.
CommentsOx Hill material impressive, moving, and what's more, fast loading. I used to wait for the school bus in that area, on the S side of Rt. 50 near Fair Oaks Mall, in the 50's.
CommentsExcellent web site .... how unfortunant that the Ox Hill site could not have been preserved ! Right in our own backyard .... I live in Reston and cross the site daily.
CommentsIt doesn't matter if you where from the North or the South, you fought for what you believed in and you died for your cause. You helped to make this country strong. Regardless of your rank, a private or a general, your contributions must never be forgotten.
CommentsWell done! I live 4 miles from the battlefield, and I learned more in 20 minutes today than I've learned in the 20 years I've been there.
Commentswe are from calumet, michigan. this is a very interesting site.
CommentsI think this is something wonderfull our children of today can study and learn of all the great men and women who fought for our country.
CommentsThe sacrafices of all who fought will never be forgotten
CommentsFrom here in Australia, it seems incredible that the area was allowed to be developed. But you are doing a wonderful job of bringing history into the modern world, via the net. As one who had probable ancestors on both sides of the Civil War, and does not know too much about which side was which, I have a suggestion to simplify the stories . Could authors of sites like this designate who was on which side by use of identifying mark or colour ? For example : General brown (C) came across Gen White(U), or colour code them on a website. I find it most disconcerting having to try to work out who is on which side especially when people from same States were fighting on opposite sides.Most people outside the USA probably have the same sort of problems. But Keep up the great work anyway. I for one will returnto learn more later. Anyone with any information about any Cusick/Cusack or similar , feel free to write and tell me. Derek |
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