Battle of Lewinsville

The Battle of Lewinsville was a small skirmish fought on September 11, 1861, in Lewinsville, Virginia, as part of General McClellan's 1861 operations in Northern Virginia.[1] [2]

Battle of Lewinsville
Part of the American Civil War
DateSeptember 11, 1861 (1861-09-11)
Location
Lewinsville, Virginia
Result Draw
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Col. Isaac Stevens
Gen. William Smith
Lt. Orlando Poe
Capt. Charles Griffin		 Col. J.E.B. Stuart
Major James Terrill
Capt. Thomas Rosser
Strength
2,000+ 400+
Casualties and losses
3 killed, several wounded, 4 captured No claimed casualties

Notes
  1. Todd (1886), p. 74-76.
  2. U.S. War Dept., Official Records, Vol. 5.

References
  • Todd, William (1886). The Seventy-ninth Highlanders, New York Volunteers in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1865. Albany, NY: Press of Brandow, Barton & Co. pp. 167–184. LCCN 02014985. OCLC 276864900.
  • U.S. War Department (1881). Operations in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and West Virginia. Aug. 1, 1861-Mar 17, 1862. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. V–XIV. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 74–76. hdl:2027/coo.31924077730194. OCLC 857196196.


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