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Washington County, MD | Jul 13 - 16, 1863. The American Battlefield Trust's summary of the Battle of Falling Waters, part of the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign.
A general overview of the various units involved in the fighting at Falling Waters has been super-imposed over a modern-day road map of northern Berkeley County in order to provide some perspective of where the battle took place.
July 6-16, 1863. Battle of Falling Waters. Williamsport. General Robert E. Lee’s safe retreat back to Virginia after his defeat at Gettysburg in July, 1863 required holding the critical Potomac River crossings at Light’s Ford and Lemen’s Ferry at Williamsport, Maryland, and a pontoon bridge at Falling Waters, Virginia.
The Battle of Falling Waters, fought on July 2, 1861, has several names and is frequently confused with an 1863 engagement. However this Civil War battle, the first in the Shenandoah Valley, also called the Battle of Hoke's Run, and the Battle of Hainesville, contributed to the Confederate victory at the Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) less than ...
The Battle of Falling Waters, fought on July 2, 1861, has several names and is frequently confused with an 1863 engagement. However this Civil War battle, the first in the Shenandoah Valley, also called the Battle of Hoke's Run, and the Battle of Hainesville, contributed to the Confederate victory at the Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) less than ...
Aug 3, 2012 · During the Civil War, the strategically important Valley Turnpike crossed the stream just above the small waterfall here. Two battles were fought nearby. (A historical marker located in Falling Waters in Berkeley County, West Virginia.)
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The Battle of Williamsport, also known as the Battle of Hagerstown or Falling Waters, took place from July 6 to July 16, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
