Aldie, Virginia

Aldie, Virginia

 Accounts and reports:
ALDIE, VA.,
June 17, 1863.

Aldie, Va., June 17, 1863. 2nd and 4th New York, 6th Ohio, 1st Massachusetts, 1st Main and 1st Rhode Island Cavalry. At 4:30 p. m. Gen. Pleasonton arrived at Aldie and learned that a brigade of Fitzhugh Lee's command had just entered the town. He immediately attacked the Confederates and by a determined charge drove them from the place toward Snicker's gap.

Gregg's division only was present and Kilpatrick's brigade did the fighting. The Confederates brought 4 cannon into action. Their loss was heavy; 9 commissioned officers and 54 privates were captured in the charge. The Federal loss in killed, wounded and missing aggregated 305.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 5