Burke Station was raided in December, 1862, by Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart. It was from this site, originally the Burke Station Depot, that he sent his famous telegram to Union Quartermaster General Meigs complaining of the poor quality of the Union mules he had just captured. Department of Conservation and Historic Resources, 1986.
Department of Conservation and Historic Resources 1986
Rt. 652 (westbound), west of Rt. 645. Fairfax County Virginia
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