Civil War Camp Article
Though I was rather shocked at a major developer giving up millions in realestate for this cause I must say that number is quite impressive. 120,000 lived in Stafford??? Why weren't we taught this when we were younger. The only other two Civil War bits in Stafford I was informed about were how vital the Aquia Creek was for soldiers and the camp off of Brooke Road (which is off 630). But 120,000 troops is quite a number. I am not surprised that the soldiers spent most of their time not fighting, but the fact Stafford held many of these soldiers shocks me. It never ceases to amaze me how often I forget how close we are to Quantico and its significance to our once small town.
posted by Drummond | 2:22 PM
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Actually, Quantico had no impact in the civil war, seeing how it was founded in 1917. I do agree that it is quite a large number of soldiers to be camped here, but then again, Stafford and this are is ripe with history, even if we aren’t always aware of it.
I was shocked by the amount of soldiers camped here too. But I didn't know that most of time soldiers weren't fighting, that surprised me. I guess we learn something new everyday.
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