Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-23


with confederate pickets at Springfield
BunxE's STATION.
December 4, 1S61-Skirmish occupied by
Union forces March 9. 1862
March 10, 1862-Skirmish, one company of
the first New York cavalry and confederate
infantry; federal loss /, Lieut. Hidden; con-
federate loss, 10
December %, 1S62-The head of Stuart's
raiding expedition reached Burke's station
after dark. Gen. Stuart in his report Of the
affair says:
"A party was sent noiselessly to the tele-
| graph office and took possession without the
operators having chance to give the alarm.
Having an operator OF my own was enable d
to detect what preparations had been made for
my reception, the alarm of my approach having
already reached Washington, and dispatc hes
were passing over the wire between Gen.
Heinfzelman and the commanding officer at
Fairfax station. sent some messages to Gen.
| NJ. Q. Meigs, United States army. in reference
to the bad quality Of the mules lately fur
nishcd, which interfered seriously with our NOV
| ing the captured wagons"
August Z, 1S63-Confederate attack on rail-
road forces employed in cutting wood one
mile east Of Burke's station. Finding a federal
guard stationed for the protection of the force
the confederates retired after firing a few
shots.
| December 2, 1s6l-Confederate cavalry made
dash on the pickets Of the forty-ffth New
York regiment, capturing IA and killing 1, with
loss on their part of killed and 2 prisoners.
December 4, 1924 party Of confederate
cavalry fell into ambush which was placed
there to catch the confederates, who had been
coming out to capture federal pickets. The
confederates' horses we're thrown down by a
| telegraph wire stretched across the road.
When the federals fred into them or Of
the cavalrymen were killed and captured,
including q lieutenant; Union loss, man
| killed
December %, 1ss2-skirmish.
August IL. lS63-Major John s. Mosby cap
tured federal wagon train, which he reported
| consisted Of nineteen wagons.
August "a 1S63-Mosby's command, on an
| expedition to burn railroad bridges, encoun-
tered and attacked a federal cavalry escort Of
| drove Of horses at Gooding's Tavern. Mosby
himself was shot through the side and thigh
and the escort escaped. The rebels also burned
| bridge. ]. E. B. Stuart Endorsed on Mosbys
| report Of the affair a recommendation that he
be promoted.
October 10, 1s63-Sharp cavalry skirmish
between Mosbys men and federal troops.
October %. ESTABLISHMENTS first District
OF Columbia cavalry and California cavalry
| encounter squad Of Mosby's men near AMMAN
dale, killing and capturing 8.
capture federal stragglers below Annandale
The captves were held by guard Of two men
while the others continued on their expedi-
ton The former killed the guard and
| escaped
MUNsoN's HILL.
August 81, 1S61-Skirmsh.
cHANTnLY.
Battle, September 1, 1862.
November $780, 1862 circumstances to
Smokers Ferry and Berryville, Va, from Chan
tilly and skirmishes by troops Of Brig. Gen.
Stables first division, eleventh corps. consist
ing Of the fourth New York cavalry, ninth New
York cavalry, first West Virginia and sixth
Ohio. Skirmished with the twelfth and thirty
fifth Virginia cavalry; Chantilly and Frying
Pan, December 20, 1862 (see Fairfax Station;
February 10, 1863, skirmish; March 70, skir-
mish on the Little River turnpike near Chan
tilly; February rs and 26, 1863, skirmish.
Little River Turnpike, October 16, 1861
Skirmish, second New Jersey volunteers, Lieut.
Col. Isaac NJ. Tucker man killed and miss
ing; no confederate report
Little River Turnpike, June 20, lS63-"An
Affair" Gettysburg campaign)
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE.
June 1, 1S61-Company B, second United
States cavalry, Lieut. Tompkins commanding,
on scouting service, charged through the town
upon rifemen, wheeled and met two detach-
ments with field piece, then turned again and
cut their way through third detachment in
the rear; Union loss, 6; confederate loss, 20.
Capt. Mari, commanding the Warrenton Rifles,
was killed. Lieut.. Col. (afterward generaD r.
S. Ewell, c. s. A, was wounded in the shoulder
July II, 1861, occupied by Z. S. forces under
Brig. Gen. Mcdowell, and Fairfax station (com-
mencement Bull Run campaign), occupied by
second brigade, third division Col O. B. Will
cox, first Michigan infantry, commanding.
July II, 1S61-Skirmish.
October 16, lS6l-The confederate army in
front Of Washington retired from Vienna and
fell back with their whole command to Fairfax
Court House. The Union troops took posses
sion of Vienna.
November 1s, 1s61-skirmish.
November "a, 186l-The first New York cav
airy, Capt. VIM II. Boyd, made a reconnais-
sance to the neighborhood of Fairfax Court
House and encountered confederate troops and
after some skirmishing withdrew.
December 24-25. lS6l-Scout toward Fairfax
Court House by Lieut. Henry Shickhardt and
Lieut. Frossard of the thirty-firs New York in
fantry.
Court House.
January 8, 1S63tSkrmish.
January 1921, lS63-Skirmishes near Fairfax
Court House and at Middleburg. Va, between
first New Jersey cavalry, Col. Percy Wyndham,
and Virginia cavalry" Capt. John S.
Mosby. Gen. J. Z. b. Stuart Endorsed
Mosby's report Of the affair: Respectfully for
warded additional proof of the prowess,
daring and efficiency of Mosby (without COM
mission) and his band of a dozen chosen spir-
its" Col Wyndhan's report of the affair diff
fers materially from that made by Capt.
Mosby.
March 9, 1S63-Mosby's midnight raid; Brig.
Gen. Stoughton, Q. S. A, captured; federal
loss, 80.
June 4, 1863-Skirmish on Lawyers road and
at Frying Pan between detachment of confed-
crates and federal pickets; casualties slight.
June n Gettysburg campaign. skirmish. July
% to August 8, Mosby operated about Fairfax
Court House and had skirmish near Aldie,
Va, August 6, 1868, a number Of federal suit
lers' wagons we're captured by confederate
.'guerrillas" and recaptured by the twelfth Il
linos cavalry. August "a. 1868, skirmish at
Coyle's Tavern; Fairfax station thirteenth and
sixteenth New York cavalry skirmshed with
Mosby; loss, Al wounded.
FAIRFAX STATION.
March 8, 1662-Fairfax station occupied by
Union forces.
December 1928, 1s62-Confederate raid on
Fairfax station and Dumfries, December ~;
skirmishes at and near Occoquan and at Fair
fax Court House, December "a and 20, and
skirmishes near Chantilly and Frying Pan, De-
cember 30. The force employed in this raid