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The Battle of Fairfax Court House was the first land engagement of the American Civil War with fatal casualties. On June 1, 1861, a Union scouting party clashed with the local militia in Fairfax, Virginia, resulting in the war's first deaths in action, and the first wounding of a field-grade officer. The Union had sent a regular cavalry patrol ...
The Battle of Fairfax Court House was fought during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War between two cavalry detachments from the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by General Joseph Hooker, and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee.
- June 27, 1863
- Confederate victory
Following the Tompkins Raid, the Confederates retired south of Bull Run as the Federals pushed farther into Virginia from Washington, D.C. Wounded soldiers from both battles at Manassas were brought into Fairfax for treatment and shipment to hospitals in and around Washington, D.C.
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May 27, 2020 · The First Battle of Fairfax Court House was fought on June 1, 1861 between Union forces commanded by Lt. Charles H. Tompkins and Confederate forces commanded by Capt. John Q. Marr at Fairfax Court House, Virginia during the American Civil War.
2nd Battle of Bull Run August 29th Maps. ... Skirmish at Fairfax Court House. 1st Bull Run Conf Official Records. Stuart's Ride thru MD and PA. Gen. Jubal A. Early.
The Battle of Fairfax Court House was the first land engagement of the American Civil War with fatal casualties. On June 1, 1861, a Union scouting party clashed with the local militia in the village of Fairfax Court House, Virginia, resulting in the first death in action of an officer,
The Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1863) was fought during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War between two cavalry detachments from the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by General Joseph Hooker, and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee.
