Aldie VA036

supportedunresolved Doubleday says Pleasonton had no orders to go through the pass but was prompted by a presentiment. Stuart says he was informed during the attack that a large Union force was advancing on Middleburg.

Attributed knowledge from an interested history and Stuart's report; no inspected message log.

supportedunresolved Stuart says the brigade was much worn and its horses had had very little food; Doubleday says it had marched forty miles to reach the gap.

Condition statements from the opposing commander's superior and an interested history; no inspected return.

supportedunresolved Doubleday says Fitz Lee's brigade was sent to Aldie to hold the gap first, the Bull Run range being important as a screen for Lee's further operations; Stuart says the aim was a screen for Longstreet's movements.

Stated aims from an interested history and the Confederate cavalry commander; no inspected orders.

supportedpost_outcome The frozen result reads Inconclusive and the live result Indecisive. NPS says Kilpatrick was reinforced and Munford withdrew toward Middleburg. Doubleday relays the Confederate claim that they fell back only on Stuart's orders and judges the loss of the pass a serious blow to the Confederates.

Retain the original result and engagement interval; later movements and campaign contribution are different measures. No new probabilities or individual causal credit. Doubleday's 'serious blow' is his judgment and campaign context.

supportedpost_outcome The frozen casualty text reads 250 total; the live field reads zero. Stuart says Fitz Lee's brigade captured 134 prisoners; Doubleday relays the same Confederate claim.

Original casualty returns were not inspected; preserve totals, categories, cutoffs and differences. No canonical reconciliation or casualty-based opening count; related actions must not be added without resolving population overlap. Stuart's loss of 65 killed, 279 wounded and 166 missing is for 'these operations': his Loudoun narrative from June 17 through the June 22 pursuit toward Aldie, including Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville, Hampton's action at Warrenton and the June 20 skirmishing beyond Goose Creek. It is not assigned to one engagement.

supportedunresolved Doubleday says the battle was decided by a charge of the First Maine Cavalry led by Kilpatrick in person. Stuart says the brigade held its position until his dispatch made it necessary to fall back because of the threat at Middleburg. The frozen and live commanders are Kilpatrick, a Brigadier General, and Munford, a Colonel.

Judgments are attributed; the frozen commanders do not receive automatic sole credit.

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No inspected return establishes matched personnel at a common opening boundary. The frozen side-specific numerical strength bounds are blank (missing_numeric_strength). No figure in this pass is adopted as a simultaneous opening force.

supportedunresolved The frozen force field reads Brigades and the live field zero. Doubleday says Pleasonton pushed on with Gregg's division against Fitz Lee's brigade; no count is given for either side in the inspected passages.

No numerical opening figure is inspected. Live zeros are not measured absence.

supportedunresolved Doubleday says Fitz Lee's brigade chose a strong position on a hill directly west of Aldie covering the Snicker's Gap road but open to being turned by the road to Middleburg and Ashby's Gap, its front strengthened by a ditch and haystacks. Stuart describes the same hill commanding the Snickersville road.

Position chosen on the day by the defender; boundaries unset and no map verification.