Cemetery to Receive Marker in Honor of Civil War Vets
Flint Hill Cemetery to receive Civil War Trails marker at tonight's unveiling ceremony
Thousands of cars pass by the intersection of Chain Bridge and Courthouse roads every day, but local historians have found even longtime residents are surprised when they hear the history behind Flint Hill Cemetery and the adjacent church. Because the cemetery has 26 Civil War veterans interred, it will receive a Civil War Trails marker. The Flint Hill Cemetery Association will unveil the marker at the site, 2845 Chain Bridge Road, in an illumination commemoration ceremony 6 p.m. today. The cemetery had its first burials around 1852. Early into the Civil War, the Confederates built a fort in that area in anticipation of the first Union attack, which ended up being the First Battle of Manassas in July 1861. Control of the Oakton area, …
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