Campaign : Early’s Raid and Operations against the B&O Railroad.
Date : July 11-12, 1864.
Principal Commanders : Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright and Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook [US]; Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early [CS].
Estimated Casualties : 874 total.
July 11: Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early’s Confederate troops reached the outskirts of Washington near Silver Spring.
July 12: Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early was repulsed by veteran Union troops.
VI Corps units sortied against the Confederate troops.
President Lincoln watched from Fort Stevens.
Lincoln came under fire from Confederate sharpshooters.
Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early withdrew during the night.
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