Fairfax Court House, VA

Headnote
Fairfax Court House is near the centre of the county, 21 miles from Washington City; it contains the county buildings, and about 200 inhabitants. (Historical Collections, 1852)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Fairfax County, VA

Fairfax Court House, Virginia (Howe)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fairfax Court House is near the centre of the county, 21 miles from Washington City; it contains the county buildings, and about 200 inhabitants.
Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia… (Charleston, SC: William R. Babcock, 1852), 254.
Date Type
At Fairfax Court House, the first Confederate officer to die falls and the first Medal of Honor is won Battles/Soldiers
In Virginia, Captain John Quincy Marr becomes the first Confederate officer to die in the Civil War. Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Date Title
Major-General George Brinton McClellan to the Army of the Potomac
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