The action at Accotink was a skirmish fought between a

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...

home guard unit and 200

Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...

partisan rangers under the command of Colonel

John S. Mosby John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 – May 30, 1916), also known by his nickname "Gray Ghost", was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War. His command, the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, known as Mosby's ...

in Fairfax County, Virginia on July 15, 1864. One soldier from each force was killed.

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References

* ''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
. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

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* Accotink Conflicts in 1864 1864 in Virginia Accotink July 1864 events Fairfax County in the American Civil War {{AmericanCivilWar-battle-stub