Battle of Dranesville
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Battle of Dranesville | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Battle of Dranesville | |||||||
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United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Edward O. C. Ord | J. E. B. Stuart | ||||||
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5,000 [1] | 4,000 [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
71 | 230 |
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The Battle of Dranesville was a small battle during the American Civil War that took place between Confederate forces under Brigadier General J. E. B. Stuart and Union forces under Brigadier General Edward O. C. Ord on December 20, 1861, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as part of Major General George B. McClellan's operations in northern Virginia. The two forces on similar winter time patrols encountered and engaged one another in the crossroads village of Dranesville. The battle resulted in a Union victory.