Skirmish at Vienna
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Skirmish at Vienna is a minor early American Civil War engagement in Virginia, notable as one of the first clashes involving railroad transport in combat.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skirmish at Vienna canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War engagement
ⓘ
military skirmish ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| campaign | early-war operations in Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| casualties | Union casualties exceeded Confederate casualties ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Brigadier General Robert C. Schenck
ⓘ
Colonel Maxcy Gregg ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualties | light ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander | Maxcy Gregg ⓘ |
| ConfederateForces | elements of the 1st South Carolina Infantry and supporting Confederate units ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | June 17, 1861 ⓘ |
| era | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| followedBy | First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
early-war small-unit actions in Virginia
ⓘ
military use of railroads ⓘ |
| location |
Fairfax County, Virginia
ⓘ
Vienna, Virginia ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the first uses of railroad transport in combat in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Big Bethel ⓘ |
| railroadUsed | Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad ⓘ |
| railTransportRole | Union troops were moved to the front by train and were attacked while detraining ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| strategicImpact |
contributed to early-war caution in the military use of railroads near enemy forces
ⓘ
demonstrated vulnerability of troop trains to ambush ⓘ |
| theater |
Virginia campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia theater of operations
|
| tookPlaceNear | railroad line northwest of Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | ambush of a troop train ⓘ |
| UnionCasualties | several killed and wounded ⓘ |
| UnionCommander | Robert C. Schenck ⓘ |
| UnionForces | troops of the 1st Ohio Infantry and other Union units transported by train ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
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