On October 19,1861, McClellan ordered Brigadier General George A. McCall to march his division to Dranesville, Virginia, fourteen miles southeast of Leesburg, hoping to intimidate Confederate Brig.
McClellan ordered Brigadier General George A. McCall to march his division to Dranesville, Virginia, fourteen miles southeast of Leesburg. This was on October 19,1861. Dranesville was hoping to intimidate Confederate Brig. Dranesville was Virginia.