The Battle of Aldie took place on June 17, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
"Sergeant Glazier at the Aldie" as depicted in Sword and pen - or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature (1890) by John Algernon Owens
Monument to the 1st Massachusetts
Loudoun County is in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. In 2020, the census returned a population of 420,959, making it Virginia's third-most populous county. The county seat is Leesburg. Loudoun County is part of the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Loudoun County Courthouse and a World War II monument (right) in Leesburg, February 2021
William and Sarah Nettle House in Waterford
Many Loudoun County historical structures pre-date the American Civil War
US 15 and VA State Route 7 on the Leesburg Bypass