Pointless Prize: Civil War History

[HokieBeth]

At Hunter Station Rd which was along the train route to Leesburg

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[JoM]

General McClellan Statue

George B. McClellan (1826–1885) rose to prominence as a major general during the Civil War who organized the Army of the Potomac. Although he was unsuccessful in early battles, the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam temporarily halted the Confederate invasion of the northern states. He was later removed from his post by President Abraham Lincoln, whom he unsuccessfully ran against in the 1864 presidential election. McClellan ran again for public office after the war, serving as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. (From wiki)

Located in Kalorama at Connecticut & Columbia NW

[bikesnick]

Robert Blake, born into slavery, was a sailor in the Union Navy during the Civil War. He was the first African American to actually receive the Medal of Honor, although he was the second to perform the heroic act worthy of the award.

Blake Lane (Oakton, VA)
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[AlanA]

On 7/11/1864, after spending the night in Gaithersburg. Jubal Early and his troops headed down to Rockville to get their free Slurpee from the 7/11, and then they headed on Viers Mill Rd. on their way to Silver Spring and the 7th St. Pike for the attack on Ft. Stevens.

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[matteblack]

Can I get a clarification please!

On my ride today, I documented Lee Highway, but although it’s named for Robert E. Lee, used it to reference the troop movements between Centreville and Manassas as part of First Manassas (and the resulting retreat afterwards). Am I able to use this street on a separate ride to reference the current namesake (back then it was referred to as the Warrenton Pike) even though it would be in the same jurisdiction (Centreville). I’m good either way, but just want to be sure I don’t run afoul and/or miss a potential street (especially on crap days like this where the close-to-home markers and streets are getting fewer and fewer as the game progresses!!).

[matteblack]

@bikesnick 207518 wrote:

Robert Blake, born into slavery, was a sailor in the Union Navy during the Civil War. He was the first African American to actually receive the Medal of Honor, although he was the second to perform the heroic act worthy of the award.

Blake Lane (Oakton, VA)

I hope you don’t mind, but I’m so going to poach this street at some point, especially as my known list dwindles down, I hope you don’t mind!

[matteblack]

@AlanA 207529 wrote:

On 7/11/1864, after spending the night in Gaithersburg. Jubal Early and his troops headed down to Rockville to get their free Slurpee from the 7/11, and then they headed on Viers Mill Rd. on their way to Silver Spring and the 7th St. Pike for the attack on Ft. Stevens.

They must’ve gotten there early before the Slurpee machine broke. 😡

[bikesnick]

Gordon was an escaped slave from a Louisiana plantation. He served as a guide for the Union Army and as a sergeant in the US Colored Troops unit. He is most known for photographs of the many scars on his back from whippings he received on the plantation. The photographs (which were used to show the abuses of slavery) and an article appeared in Harper’s Weekly which was widely read in the North.

Gordons Road (Falls Church, VA)
(Yes, the sign says Gordons, but Google Maps says Gordon. I will remove this entry if deemed incorrect.)
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[AlanA]

@matteblack 207601 wrote:

They must’ve gotten there early before the Slurpee machine broke. 😡

Haha. I have never encountered a broken Slurpee machine! You need to find better 7/11’s! And at least someone appreciated the 7/11 reference.

[AlanA]

@matteblack 207599 wrote:

Can I get a clarification please!

On my ride today, I documented Lee Highway, but although it’s named for Robert E. Lee, used it to reference the troop movements between Centreville and Manassas as part of First Manassas (and the resulting retreat afterwards). Am I able to use this street on a separate ride to reference the current namesake (back then it was referred to as the Warrenton Pike) even though it would be in the same jurisdiction (Centreville). I’m good either way, but just want to be sure I don’t run afoul and/or miss a potential street (especially on crap days like this where the close-to-home markers and streets are getting fewer and fewer as the game progresses!!).

An unofficial as “you are a top 3 person” the answer is no!! I am doing my best to not duplicate any roads. It’s hard, because the same road the can have many different troop movements close to a city. And, FYI, got squat today, so you gained on me again.

[matteblack]

@AlanA 207644 wrote:

An unofficial as “you are a top 3 person” the answer is no!! I am doing my best to not duplicate any roads. It’s hard, because the same road the can have many different troop movements close to a city. And, FYI, got squat today, so you gained on me again.

I’ll accept your unofficial answer as an official answer (for me anyway).

[bikesnick]

Samuel Harrison, born into slavery, was an abolitionist and chaplain to the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He worked to end the discriminatory practices of pay to Black chaplains and spoke and wrote about racism during the Reconstruction Era.

N. Harrison Street (Arlington, VA)
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[BicycleBeth]

@matteblack 207699 wrote:

I’ll accept your unofficial answer as an official answer (for me anyway).

Great, Matt! Alan is correct.

[bikesnick]

John Mercer Langston participated in the Underground Railroad and recruited Black volunteers for the Massachusetts 54th Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. After the war he helped establish the first Black law school (Howard University) and served as the first dean.
He was an abolitionist, politician, and attorney. He attended Oberlin College (the first college in the US to admit White and Black students), served as president of Virginia State University, was the first Black representative elected to Congress from Virginia and served as US minister (ambassador) to Haiti. Langston University (in Oklahoma) was renamed in his honor and he is the great uncle of the poet and author Langston Hughes.

Langston Lane (Falls Church, VA)
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[bikesnick]

Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist, orator, author, and valued equal rights for all people. Unsure of his actual birth date, he chose 14 February to celebrate.

Douglass Dr. (McLean, VA)
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