Aquia Creek Landing, VA

Aquia, Va., Stafford co. On Aquia Creek. The railroad to Fredericksburg and Richmond commences here, and connects with Washington by steamboat. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)
Place Unit Type
Location or Site
Containing Unit
Stafford County, VA

Aquia, Virginia (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Aquia, Va., Stafford co. On Aquia Creek. The railroad to Fredericksburg and Richmond commences here, and connects with Washington by steamboat.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 267.
Date Type
In Virginia, Confederate forces abandon Acqui Creek Landing, firing the wharves as they leave Battles/Soldiers
President Lincoln visits General McClellan's headquarters at Fredericksburg, Virginia Battles/Soldiers
Union naval units bombard remaining Confederate installations along Aquia Creek in northern Virginia Battles/Soldiers
Date Title
Abraham Lincoln to George Brinton McClellan, October 13, 1862
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