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The Battle of Vienna, Virginia was a minor engagement between Union and Confederate forces on June 17, 1861, during the early days of the American Civil War.. The Union was trying to protect the areas of Virginia opposite Washington, D.C., and established a camp at Vienna, at the end of a 15-mile (24.1 km) railroad to Alexandria.
The Bog Wallow Ambush was a small unit action during the American Civil War that took place between Confederate forces under Captain J. Fred. Waring and Union forces under Colonel George W. Taylor on December 4, 1861, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as part of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's operations in northern Virginia.
Battle of Ball's Bluff; Battle of Bunker Hill (1861) Battle of Jack's Shop; Battle of Lewinsville; Battle of Beaver Dam Creek; Beefsteak Raid; Battle of Berryville; Battle of Big Bethel; Battle of Blackburn's Ford; Bog Wallow Ambush; Battle of Boydton Plank Road; Battle of Brandy Station; Battle of Bristoe Station; Battle of Buckland Mills ...
With less than 150 miles separating the two capital cities of Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia, Northern Virginia found itself in the center of much of the conflict of the American Civil War. The area was the site of many battles and bloodshed.
Battle of Fairfax Court House (1861) Battle of Fairfax Court House (1863) Bull Run campaign; First Battle of Bull Run; First New Jersey Brigade; Antonia Ford; Fort Lyon (Virginia) Fort Marcy (Virginia)
The 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. 17th Infantry Regiment was organized at Manassas Junction, Virginia, in June, 1861, using the 6th Battalion Virginia Militia as its nucleus.
Karin's Florist, a family-owned floral business located in Vienna, Virginia, is a 2024 CO—100 Top Honoree in the Customer Champion category for its long-standing dedication to exceptional ...
The Battle of Fairfax Court House was the first land engagement of the American Civil War with fatal casualties. On June 1, 1861, a Union scouting party clashed with the local militia in Fairfax, Virginia, resulting in the war's first deaths in action, and the first wounding of a field-grade officer.