Skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, Virginia (1)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchSkirmish at Blackburn's/McLean's/Mitchell's Fords, Virginia - Multiple units skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, Virginia in Prince William County, Virginia on July 18, 1861
- This action is also referred to as the Battle of Blackburn's Ford and includes the nearby skirmishes at McLean's Ford and Mitchell's Ford
Operations
- This engagement occurred as part of
The Manassas Campaignfrom July 16-21, 1861
Union Troops
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- 3rd United States Artillery / Battery E
- 1st Massachusetts Infantry
- (II) 12th New York Infantry
- 2nd Michigan Infantry
- (I) 3rd Michigan Infantry
- 1st United States Artillery / Battery G[1]
- 2nd United States Cavalry / Company K(?)[2]
Casualties
- Union: 19 killed, 38 wounded, 28 captured/missing = Total 85
Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 600, 630, 633, 882, 895)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blackburn%27s_Ford
Categories:
- Engagements in the War of the Rebellion
- Engagements in Virginia
- Engagements in Prince William County, Virginia
- Skirmishes in Virginia
- Skirmishes in Prince William County, Virginia
- Engagements in 1861
- Engagements on July 18, 1861
- Source: ACWR 595
- Source: ACWR 630
- Source: ACWR 633
- Source: ACWR 882
- Source: ACWR 895
