Headnote
FAIRFAX was formed in 1742, from Prince William, and named after Lord Fairfax, the proprietor of " the Northerly Neck." The part of Virginia included in the District of Columbia was formed from Fairfax. The county is watered by the Potomac and the Occoquan, and their branches. Pop., whites 5,469, slaves 3,453, free colored 448; total, 9,370. (Historical Collections, 1852)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Virginia

Fairfax County, Virginia (Howe)

Gazetteer/Almanac
FAIRFAX  was formed in 1742, from Prince William, and named after Lord Fairfax, the proprietor of " the Northerly Neck." The part of Virginia included in the District of Columbia was formed from Fairfax. The county is watered by the Potomac and the Occoquan, and their branches. Pop., whites 5,469, slaves 3,453, free colored 448; total, 9,370.
Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia… (Charleston, SC: William R. Babcock, 1852), 254.
Date Type
In Virginia, Confederate artillery attacks a moving Union troop train and forces its soldiers to detrain and retreat Battles/Soldiers
- The first pitched battle of the war between armies results in a Union disaster at Bull Run Battles/Soldiers
Two Dickinson College alumni clash in one of the last cavalry engagements of the war in Virginia Battles/Soldiers
Virginia Republican arrested for circulating anti-southern literature Lawmaking/Litigating
Birthplace of
Name Type
Camp Pierpont, VA Location or Site
Dranesville, VA City or Town
Fairfax Court House, VA City or Town
Munson's Hill, VA Location or Site
Date Title
Recollection of Confederate Captain George Baylor, April 10, 1865
Charles Albright to William Gamble, April 10, 1865
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