Battle at Dranesville

Location : Fairfax County.

Campaign : McClellan’s Operations in Northern Virginia.

Date : December 20, 1861.

Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. E.O.C. Ord [US]; Brig. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart [CS].

Estimated Casualties : 301 total (US 71; CS 230).

Brig. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led Confederate troops to protect a foraging expedition in the vicinity of Dranesville. Union Brig. Gen. E.O.C. Ord encountered Stuart`s troops. A firefight developed with Stuart withdrewing by mid-afternoon.

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