Cole’s great mistake was of course in not posting pickets at his rear and flanks to prevent just what happened, a surprise attack. He left the Smart’s Mill road, less than a half mile from his flank, entirely unguarded; a fatal mistake as it left open a road mostly sheltered from view for Munford to follow to his rear.
Munford appears to have handled his operations without flaw. He kept his men well under control, even in pursuit of Cole, which so often broke up commands and caused the men to scatter and not answer recall. He was completely successful in clearing the enemy from the area to allow Lee’s infantry and artillery to make uninterrupted marches to the river crossings.
Source material has been drawn from the following sources:
Goodhart: The History of the Loudoun Rangers Newcomer: Cole’s Maryland Cavalry Official Records: Vol. XIX parts 1 & 2 Manuscripts of an unpublished history of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry now in the library at Duke University
Members of the Loudoun County Historical Society
| Life Members | |
|---|---|
| Lucian M. Abbott | Washington, D. C. |
| Mrs. Hazel T. Allyn | Purcellville |
| Arthur W. Arundel | McLean |
| Major Gen. Milton Arnold | Middleburg |
| Miss Nancy L. Bradfield | Leesburg |
| M. T. Broyhill Corp. | Sterling |
| Edward Chamberlin | Hillsboro |
| Dr. L. L. Cockerille | Washington, D. C. |
| William J. Cox | Leesburg |
| William B. Dew, Jr. | Middleburg |
| Major Gen. Robert L. Dulaney | Purcellville |
| Major Gen. George L. Eberle | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Henry Fairfax | Aldie |
| Mrs. Fenton Fadeley | Waterford |
| Col. Robert H. Fletcher | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Robert H. Fletcher | Leesburg |
| Mrs. A. D. P. Gilmour | Leesburg |
| Mrs. W. Fairfax Griffith | Alexandria |
| George P. Hammerly | Leesburg |
| Miss Nelly B. Hammerly | Leesburg |
| Huntington Harris. | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Huntington Harris | Leesburg |
| Miss Susan Harris | Leesburg |
| E. H. Heaton | Grosse Point Farm, Mich. |
| Eppa Hunton IV | Richmond |
| Mrs. Arthur A. James | Washington, D.C. |
| President Lyndon B. Johnson | Washington, D.C. |
| Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson | Washington, D.C. |
| Mrs. L. B. Jobusch | Champaign, Ill. |
| Mrs. John Kincaid | Leesburg |
| George C. McGhee | Middleburg |
| C. Harrison Mann | Washington, D.C. |
| Paul Mellon | Upperville |
| Jerome Monks | Middleburg |
| J. V. Nichols | Purcellville |
| Miss Charlotte H. Noland | Middleburg |
| Major Gen. J. D. Patch | Corpus Cristi, Tex. |
| Mrs. Robert Pickens | Ashburn |
| Dr. Joseph H. Rogers | Hamilton |
| A. A. Rowberg | Purcellville |
| Mrs. Henry B. Rust | Leesburg |
| Mrs. S. Murray Rust | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Paul Scheetz | Pittsburgh, Penna. |
| J. Brabner Smith | Lovettsville |
| Mrs. J. F. N. Stewart | Upperville |
| George E. Tener | Middleburg |
| Mrs. Charles Tyroler | Bluemont |
| Henry B. Weaver | Aldie |
| Mrs. Henry B. Weaver | Aldie |
| Miss J. Elizabeth White | Leesburg |
| Regular Members | |
| Mrs. Contee Adams | Hamilton |
| S. Hawpe Adams | Leesburg |
| Mrs. S. Hawpe Adams | Leesburg |
| Frederick S. Adrain | Leesburg |
| Mrs. C. R. Ahalt | Leesburg |
| Major Gen. Spencer B. Akin | Purcellville |
| Shaler E. Aldous | Purcellville |
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| Lawson Allen | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Lawson Allen | Leesburg |
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| Mrs. Marshall Andrews | Chantilly |
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| Mrs. Virginia R. Bowie | Leesburg |
| Miss Virginia L. Bowie | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Urcell M. Bradfield | Leesburg |
| Dr. B. A. Brann | Leesburg |
| Mrs. B. A. Brann | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Eleanor Brower | Purcellville |
| Mrs. Emily T. Brown | Lincoln |
| Miss Helen P. Brown | Leesburg |
| Stanley N. Brown | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Stanley N. Brown | Leesburg |
| Dr. Ray Brown | Washington, D. C. |
| Mrs. Ray Brown | Washington, D. C. |
| Mrs. William Holmes Brown | Purcellville |
| Dr. William Burch | Waterford |
| Mrs. William Burch | Waterford |
| Richard W. Burbank | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Richard W. Burbank | Leesburg |
| Edward Burling, Jr. | Middleburg |
| Mrs. Edward Burling, Jr. | Middleburg |
| William D. Carey | Purcellville |
| Mrs. William D. Carey | Purcellville |
| Miss A. I. Carruthers | Leesburg |
| Mrs. E. W. Clark | Leesburg |
| Allen S. Clarke | Paeonian Springs |
| Mrs. Allen S. Clarke | Paeonian Springs |
| Tom Clarkson | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Tom Clarkson | Leesburg |
| C. H. English Cole | Leesburg |
| Mrs. C. A. English Cole | Leesburg |
| Miss Maria H. Copeland | Round Hill |
| Mrs. Chester Cooksey | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Nan B. Cornwell | Purcellville |
| Brig. Gen. William C. Crane | Leesburg |
| Mrs. William C. Crane | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Bowman Cutter | Waterford |
| Mrs. J. C. Daniel | Hamilton |
| Mrs. Thomas DeLashmutt | Aldie |
| Major Gen. John M. Devine | Leesburg |
| J. A. Dillon | Purcellville |
| John E. Divine | Waterford |
| Thomas DiZerega | Aldie |
| Mrs. Thomas DiZerega | Aldie |
| George J. Durfey | Leesburg |
| Mrs. George J. Durfey | Leesburg |
| Murray Dyer | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Murray Dyer | Leesburg |
| Miss Florence Ebling | Waterford |
| Carl F. Fayen | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Carl F. Fayen | Leesburg |
| Mrs. T. M. Fendall | Leesburg |
| Miss Roberta Fleming | Leesburg |
| David E. Findley | Washington, D. C. |
| Mrs. David E. Findley | Washington, D. C. |
| William V. Ford | Round Hill |
| Joseph M. Frank | Lovettsville |
| Mrs. Joseph M. Frank | Lovettsville |
| Mrs. W. P. Frazer | Hamilton |
| Rogers Fred, Jr. | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Rogers Fred, Jr. | Leesburg |
| Major Gen. William H. Gill | Leesburg |
| William F. T. Grant | Leesburg |
| Holmes Gregg | Lincoln |
| Mrs. Holmes Gregg | Lincoln |
| R. S. Gregg | Purcellville |
| Mrs. R. S. Gregg | Purcellville |
| Mrs. Michael Grenata | Leesburg |
| Hugh Grubb, Jr. | Purcellville |
| Mrs. Hugh Grubb, Jr. | Purcellville |
| B. Powell Harrison | Leesburg |
| Mrs. B. Powell Harrison | Leesburg |
| Mrs. James Head | Hamilton |
| Miss Anna Hedrick | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Bentley Hoeber | Arlington |
| Lawrence G. Hoes | Washington, D. C. |
| Mrs. C. F. Holder, Jr. | Purcell |
| Mrs. William L. Humphrey | Round Hill |
| Miss Nell C. Hutchison | Leesburg |
| Mrs. M. S. Jackson | Leesburg |
| A. M. Janney | Lincoln |
| Mrs. Walter Jewell | Arlington |
| Col. A. B. Johnson | Leesburg |
| Mrs. A. B. Johnson | Leesburg |
| H. Austin Kaye | Upperville |
| M. Glen Kirkpatrick | Asheville, N.C. |
| Hans A. Klagsbrunn | Purcellville |
| Mrs. Hans A. Klagsbrunn | Purcellville |
| Ambassador W. S. B. Lacy | Leesburg |
| Mrs. W. S. B. Lacy | Leesburg |
| Robert Landreth | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Robert Landreth | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Bolitha J. Laws | Round Hill |
| Mrs. Carlos Lewis | Leesburg |
| John A. Linder West | Fairfield, Pa. |
| James Ludlum | Purcellville |
| Mrs. James Ludlum | Purcellville |
| Mrs. Moncure N. Lyon | Purcellville |
| Coit MacLean | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Coit MacLean | Leesburg |
| J. T. Martz | Purcellville |
| Miss Mary N. McCabe | Charleston, W. Va. |
| Frank W. McComb | Purcellville |
| Mrs. Frank W. McComb | Purcellville |
| Mrs. Thomas Meloy | Washington, D. C. |
| Harold D. Menken | Upperville |
| Mrs. Harold D. Menken | Upperville |
| Mrs. Elizabeth B. Miller | Purcellville |
| R. J. Mitchell | Leesburg |
| Robert A. Myers | Lovettsville |
| Mrs. Robert A. Myers | Lovettsville |
| T. Frank Osburn | Leesburg |
| Mrs. T. Frank Osburn | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Donald Niman | Leesburg |
| Edward C. Norman | Purcellville |
| Mrs. Edward C. Norman | Purcellville |
| Lucas D. Phillips | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Lucas D. Phillips | Leesburg |
| Miss Mary W. Pierce | Leesburg |
| W. E. Plaster, Jr. | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Herbert Pollack | Leesburg |
| Col. Harold E. Potter | Aldie |
| Mrs. Harold E. Potter | Aldie |
| J. A. Powers | Middleburg |
| Mrs. J. A. Powers | Middleburg |
| Miss Addie Purcell | Round Hill |
| Col. Lowell Riley | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Lowell Riley | Leesburg |
| Hobart E. Rowe | Alexandria |
| Mrs. Hobart E. Rowe | Alexandria |
| Mrs. Innes T. Saunders | Leesburg |
| Edward Seneff | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Marvin Shoaf | Waterford |
| Mrs. Helen J. Skinner | Middleburg |
| Mrs. H. H. Slaughter | Purcellville |
| J. Russell Smith | Swarthmore, Pa. |
| Miss Jean P. Smith | Leesburg |
| Mrs. William T. Smith | Purcellville |
| Dr. Charles G. Souder | Purcellville |
| Mrs. Charles G. Souder | Purcellville |
| Mrs. W. E. Sparrow | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Howard Sprague | Purcellville |
| Rev. Melvin L. Steadman, Jr. | Gainesville |
| Mrs. Alice K. Stehle | Hamilton |
| Lt. Col. William L. Still | Purcellville |
| Mrs. William L. Still | Purcellville |
| Mrs. S. F. Stowe | Round Hill |
| L. H. Taylor | Lincoln |
| Mrs. L. H. Taylor | Lincoln |
| T. H. Thomas | Waterford |
| Mrs. H. C. Thompson | Purcellville |
| Gen. Elliot VanDevanter, Jr. | Leesburg |
| H. J. Van Kretchmar | Leesburg |
| Mrs. H. J. Van Kretchmar | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Martha Vesey | Leesburg |
| R. E. Wagstaff | Herndon |
| Mrs. Harry Wanner | Leesburg |
| Mrs. I. Clifton Warner | Purcellville |
| Fulton Want | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Fulton Want | Leesburg |
| Mrs. J. A. Welbourn | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Fairfield Whitley | Round Hill |
| Robert G. Whitton | Lincoln |
| Mrs. Robert G. Whitton | Lincoln |
| Mrs. Elizabeth T. Williams | Purcellville |
| Mrs. W. Curtis Wilson | Purcellville |
| Miss Lottie E. Wilson | Leesburg |
| Col. James Winn | Leesburg |
| Mrs. James Winn | Leesburg |
| Mrs. Burdette Wright | Leesburg |
The Bulletin
of the
Loudoun County
Historical Society
Volume III
1964
A few copies of Volume I are still available to members of the Society, and to the public, at $2.00 per copy. Address inquiries to The Loudoun County Historical Society, Leesburg, Virginia.
So long as the supply lasts, additional copies of the current Bulletin (Volume II) can be obtained at the same address, at $2.00 per copy.