Battle of Upperville

Battle of Upperville
Conflict	American Civil War
Date	June 21, 1863
Place	Loudoun County, Virginia
Result	Inconclusive
Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Alfred Pleasonton Wade Hampton Beverly Robertson Strength Divisions Divisions Casualties 400 total (US and CS) 400 total (US and CS)
Gettysburg Campaign Brandy Station – Winchester II – Aldie – Middleburg – Upperville – Hanover – Gettysburg – Williamsport – Boonsboro – Manassas Gap

The Battle of Upperville took place on June 21, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.

On June 21, the Union cavalry made a determined effort to pierce Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry screen. Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton's and Brig. Gen. Beverly Robertson's brigades made a stand at Goose Creek, west of Middleburg and beat back David McM. Gregg’s division. John Buford’s column detoured to attack the Confederate left flank near Upperville, but encountered William E. "Grumble" Jones's and John R. Chambliss’s brigades while J. Irwin Gregg’s and Judson Kilpatrick’s brigades advanced on the Upperville from the east along the Little River Turnpike. After furious mounted fighting, Stuart withdrew to take a strong defensive position in Ashby Gap, even as Confederate infantry crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. As cavalry skirmishing diminished, Stuart made the fateful decision to strike east and make a circuit of the Union army as it marched toward Gettysburg.

Source

• CWSAC Battle Summaries, National Park Service

See also: Battle of Upperville, 1863, Alfred Pleasonton, American Civil War, Battle of Aldie, Battle of Boonsboro, Battle of Brandy Station