A reunion of descendants of Union soldiers who served with the Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers during the Civil War is being planned to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Rangers’ formation, which took place in late June 1862 in Lovettsville and Waterford. Organizers of the event are seeking to locate as many descendants as possible.
The reunion will be held on June 23 in Lovettsville.
The Loudoun Rangers, a cavalry and scouting unit, were the only organized military command from present-day Virginia to fight with the U.S Army during the Civil War. The last major reunion of the Rangers themselves was held in 1912 at Taylorstown, with 14 survivors present, with an overall attendance of 500 people.
New research shows that there were almost 300 men who enlisted in the Loudoun Rangers, mostly from the area in northern Loudoun County around the German community of Lovettsville and the Quaker community of Waterford, but also from Frederick and Washington counties in Maryland and Jefferson County in what is now West Virginia.
A great deal of the heretofore unknown history of the Loudoun Rangers and Loudoun County during the Civil War is now available in the new book “Between Reb and Yank,” by Waterford historians Taylor Chamberlin and John Souders, published in 2010 by the Waterford Foundation.
Edward Spannaus of the Lovettsville Historical Society says that the planned reunion “is a wonderful opportunity to honor those patriots from this area who fought for the Union, despite facing economic hardship, ostracism, imprisonment and death.” Spannaus notes that a much higher percentage of Loudoun Rangers died in Confederate prison camps than for other military units.
Descendants and others interested in helping to organize this event, should e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or leave a message for Spannaus at 540-822-9194.
Wait a minute Sterling, you wus, I spent 22 years in the CORPs, so don’t through that Leathernecks thing in there son. Unlike you, I have put foot to ass for my country and got the scars to prove it, so while you sorry ass was sitting around thinking you were tough, I was in the fight son. So go 7uck yourself.
Majric and the rest of you necks can KMA. Good for the Loudoun Rangers reunion, demonstrate to these knuckleheads in the Commonwealth who won the war. Never seen so many retards enamored (some of you necks may want to get a dictionary for that one) with getting their butts kicked. My eyes have seen the glory…........ .
Is Lovettsville the next Waterford or the Next Lincoln? Not sure how the 7-eleven, the community center, the library, and the new houses are historic or why? Loudoun Native, in order to get tax credits, you have to work the repair project through the state and have to spend far more on the (copper) roof over asphalt shingles. Even with any tax credit, you will be out a lot of money. Don’t use blue metal or you will be tied up in endless litigation like the lady in Lincoln. I think she still is stuck in court over her color choice. Ultimately, her neighbor did not like blue, worked for the county government, and was able to find an ear to enforce a made up rule. It cost her a lot of money in legal fees to defend her right. Color was supposedly not under the purview of the architectural review board but it sure was.
Mr. Spannaus, Lovettsville does not want to be another Waterford but that is exactly where you appear to be taking us. Anyone can put their historic home under easement and get tax credits. Burdening us with a historic overlay does NOTHING for Lovettsville but requires us to spend money we don’t have once the state works with the town to create the maintenance code AND the requirement to get a permit to change a gutter. No thank you Mr. Spannaus. Let each Lovettsville homeowner take the tax credit directly from the state (our at-large pocketbook) and let Lovettsville concentrate on getting our grocery store!
It looks like Dollarbillphil and Rebelyell are in keen competition for the moron of the month award. Right now the contest is all tied up. Who will be the tie breaker with another really stupid remark?
Boy, Dollar Bill Phil hates “rednecks”, “Gunnecks”, leathernecks and any other kind of “necks” he can think of. Sounds like you shold go back to whatever Northeastern crap hole you came from Dollar Bill Phillip.
Some of them owned slaves or their ancestors did. Most of the “first families” of Lovettsville came from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. That is why the joined the Union against Virginia. I too am a direct descendant of some of these “first families” and the Loudoun Rangers.
They were farmers and labors who did not agree with war or slavery but felt the need to defend their homes when push came to shove. In reality North and South were just people trying to survive.
The story states that “a reunion of descendants of Union soldiers”. They were not Confederate soldiers; they were YANKEES!!
This is what one calls re-writing history so the Lovettsville Historic District can rival the Waterford Historic District complete with restrictive ordinances and forcing folks to use all of the expensive restoration materials. Lovettsville, beware. You are heading down a path of economic ruin so the developers can snatch up your properties when you can’t afford the copper roof and the authentic working shutters. Waterford was stolen from the African American community when they could not afford the sewage hook-up fee. The houses were bought for pennies on the dollar without looking back at the heist. Funny though—- that part of the history is never told.
And ignorant redneck southerns are a superior race, please show me what socioeconomic indicator proves that?
The South WILL rise again! This is the problem with the U.S. now, letting inferior races destroy it.
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