List of American Civil War battles in Northern Virginia
With less than 150 miles separating the two capital cities of Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia, Northern Virginia found itself in the center of much of the conflict of the American Civil War. The area was the site of many battles and bloodshed. The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary army for the Confederate States of America in the east. Owing to the regions proximity to Washington D.C and the Potomac River, the armies of both sides frequently occupied and traversed Northern Virginia. As a result, several battles were fought in the area:
Clarke County:
Fairfax County:
- Battle of Chantilly
- Battle of Dranesville
- Battle of Ox Hill
Fauquier County:
Frederick County:
- Battle of Kernstown I
- First Battle of Winchester
- Second Battle of Winchester
- Battle of Kernstown II
- Battle of Rutherford's Farm
- Third Battle of Winchester
- Battle of Belle Grove
Loudoun County:
Prince William County:
Stafford County:
Warren County:
