Action at Accotink facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Action at Accotink |
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Henry H. Wells | John S. Mosby | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Home Guard detachment | 200 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed | 1 killed | ||||||
The action at Accotink was a skirmish fought between a Union Army home guard unit and 200 Confederate States Army partisan rangers under the command of Colonel John S. Mosby in Fairfax County, Virginia on July 15, 1864. One soldier from each force was killed.
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