The Battle of Middleburg is one of the first battles of the Gettysburg Campaign

One of the facts about the Battle of Middleburg is that the Battle of Middleburg is one of the first battles of the Gettysburg Campaign. The Battle of Middleburg took place in Loudoun County, Virginia, from June 17 to June 19, 1863, as part of the American Civil War's Gettysburg Campaign. The Gettysburg campaign was a military invasion of Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863 by the main Confederate army led by General Robert E. Lee. It was the Confederate Army's first full-scale invasion of a free state during the war. On July 1-3, the Union scored a resounding victory at Gettysburg, despite terrible fatalities on both sides. Lee and the majority of his force were able to flee to Virginia. It was a watershed moment in the American Civil War, with Lee gradually being pushed back into Richmond until his surrender in April 1865. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker led the Union Army of the Potomac until June 28, when he was replaced by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade.

Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart of the Confederacy clashed with Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton of the Union cavalry to block Robert E. Lee's invasion route. The brigades of Thomas T. Munford and Beverly Robertson attacked Col. Alfred N. Duffié's isolated 1st Rhode Island Cavalry Regiment on June 17. The 1st Rhode Island was routed, with around 250 casualties. J. Irvin Gregg's brigade advanced on June 19, pushing Stuart's cavalry one mile beyond town. Skirmishing persisted on both sides, both mounted and dismounted. Stuart was gradually levered out of his position, but he fell back to a second crest and continued to defend the approaches to the Blue Ridge gap. The battles of Middleburg were a direct result of the Federals' quest for enemy intelligence and the Confederates' desire for offensive concealment.