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Action at Accotink
Part of the American Civil War
DateAugust 18, 1861 (1861-08-18)
LocationFairfax County, Virginia
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
US flag 34 stars United States CSA FLAG 28.11.1861-1.5.1863 Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
James B. Ricketts James Longstreet
Units involved
1st New York cavalry
Strength
Unknown ~Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown killed and wounded Unknown killed and wounded

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.[1] One soldier from each force was killed.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 The Union Army; A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 — Records of the Regiments in the Union Army — Cyclopedia of Battles — Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Publishing, 1997. First published 1908 by Federal Publishing Company. Vol. 5. OCLC 1473658. Retrieved January 20, 2011. p. 19.

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