Engagement at Gainesville, Virginia
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Jump to navigationJump to searchEngagement at Gainesville, Virginia - Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson attacks a Union column as it marches past Brawner's Farm near Gainesville in Prince William County, Virginia on August 28, 1862. The Indiana and Wisconsin troops holding off the main Confederate attack for the bulk of the action are forever after known as the Iron Brigade.
Sub-Operations
- This engagement is a sub-operation of
The Northern Virginia Campaignfrom August 16-September 2, 1862
Union Troops
- 19th Indiana Infantry
- 1st Maryland Cavalry (U)
- 2nd Massachusetts Sharpshooter Company
- (II) 1st Michigan Infantry
- 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery L
- 21st New York Infantry
- 22nd New York Infantry
- 24th New York Infantry
- 30th New York Infantry
- 35th New York Infantry
- 76th New York Infantry
- 80th New York Infantry
- 95th New York Infantry
- 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery A
- 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery B
- 3rd Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 4th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 6th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 8th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 10th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 26th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 56th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 75th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 1st Rhode Island Cavalry
- 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery D
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- 6th Wisconsin Infantry
- 7th Wisconsin Infantry
- 2nd United States Sharpshooters
Confederate Troops
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Casualties
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Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 618, 886, 907)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Eltham%27s_Landing
