Battle of Aldie Facts

Date and Location

• June 17, 1863
• Loudoun County, Virginia

Campaign

• Gettysburg Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick
• Major General David Gregg
• Major General Alfred Pleasonton

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Colonel Thomas Munford
• Colonel Thomas Rosser
• Major General J.E.B. Stuart

Union Forces Engaged

• Various cavalry regiments of the Army of the Potomac

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Various cavalry regiments of the Army of Northern Virginia

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 2,000

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 1,500

Union Casualties

• Estimated 305 killed and wounded

Confederate Casualties

• Estimated between 110 to 119 killed and wounded
• The 1st Massachusetts Cavalry suffered a casualty rate of nearly 67% (198 killed or wounded of 294 troopers engaged)

Result

• Inconclusive

Timeline of the Gettysburg Campaign

These are the main battles and events of the Gettysburg Campaign in order.

• June 9, 1863 — Battle of Brandy Station
• June 13 and June 15, 1863 — Second Battle of Winchester
• June 17, 1863 — Battle of Aldie
• June 11–June 19, 1863 — Battle of Middleburg
• June 21, 1863 — Battle of Upperville
• June 30, 1863 — Battle of Hanover
• July 1–3, 1863 — Battle of Gettysburg
• July 3, 1863 — Pickett’s Charge
• July 6–16, 1863 — Battle of Williamsport
• July 8, 1863 — Battle of Boonsboro
• July 23, 1863 — Battle of Manassas Gap