Editing Chantilly, Virginia (section)

===Civil War===
[[File:BattleOfChantillyMap.jpg|thumb|right|During the Civil War, Chantilly stretched to the intersection of West Ox Road and Monument Drive, shown in this original map of the Battle of Chantilly at the "GAP" between the two railroad grades to the immediate southeast of "A.P. Hill".]]

During the [[American Civil War]] on September 1, 1862, the [[Battle of Chantilly]] (or Ox Hill) was fought nearby. Following his victory at the [[Second Battle of Bull Run]] (or Second Manassas), [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[Robert E. Lee]] directed Major General [[Stonewall Jackson|Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson]] to cross [[Bull Run (Occoquan River)|Bull Run]] on August 31 and sweep around the position of Major General [[John Pope (general)|John Pope]]'s Union Army of Virginia at [[Centreville, Virginia|Centreville]]. Reaching the Little River Turnpike (now U.S. Route 50) northwest of Centreville, Jackson turned southeastward toward Fairfax Court House (now the city of [[Fairfax, Virginia|Fairfax]]) to strike in rear of Pope's army.

During September 1, Pope, apprised of Jackson's movement, began to withdraw toward Fairfax Court House. Late in the day, Jackson clashed with Union forces under Brigadier General [[Isaac Stevens]] and Major General [[Philip Kearny]] near Ox Hill, west of Fairfax. During the ensuing battle, which was fought amid a raging storm, both Union generals Stevens and Kearny were killed. The fighting ended at dusk, and Pope's army continued its withdrawal to Fairfax and subsequently to the Washington defenses.

Although commercial and residential development now covers most of the Chantilly (Ox Hill) battlefield, the small [[Ox Hill Battlefield Park]] preserves a {{convert|5|acre|m2|adj=on}} portion of the battle site.