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Related: About this forumOn June 17, 1861, the Battle of Vienna, Virginia, occurred
Battle of Vienna, Virginia
Coordinates: 38°54'03"N 77°15'23"W
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1st Ohio Infantry in action at Vienna, Virginia June 17, 1861
Date: June 17, 1861
Location: Vienna, Virginia; Fairfax County, Virginia
Result: Confederate Victory
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. As Union Brig. Gen. Robert C. Schenck was transporting the 1st Ohio Infantry to Vienna by train, they were overheard by Confederate scouts led by Colonel Maxcy Gregg, who set up an ambush. They hit the train with two cannon shots, inflicting casualties of eight killed and four wounded, before the Union men escaped into the woods. The engineer had fled with the locomotive, so the Union force had to retreat on foot. The Confederates briefly attempted a pursuit in the dark, but it was called off.
Compared with later operations, the battle involved only small numbers, with the Union fielding 274 infantry, and the Confederates about 750 of infantry, cavalry and artillery. But it was widely reported by an eager press, and it worried the government, whose 90-day regiments were due to be disbanded.
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Coordinates: 38°54'03"N 77°15'23"W
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/1st_Ohio_Volunteer_Infantry_%28etching_by_Frank_Leslie%2C_1861%29.jpg/450px-1st_Ohio_Volunteer_Infantry_%28etching_by_Frank_Leslie%2C_1861%29.jpg)
1st Ohio Infantry in action at Vienna, Virginia June 17, 1861
Date: June 17, 1861
Location: Vienna, Virginia; Fairfax County, Virginia
Result: Confederate Victory
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. As Union Brig. Gen. Robert C. Schenck was transporting the 1st Ohio Infantry to Vienna by train, they were overheard by Confederate scouts led by Colonel Maxcy Gregg, who set up an ambush. They hit the train with two cannon shots, inflicting casualties of eight killed and four wounded, before the Union men escaped into the woods. The engineer had fled with the locomotive, so the Union force had to retreat on foot. The Confederates briefly attempted a pursuit in the dark, but it was called off.
Compared with later operations, the battle involved only small numbers, with the Union fielding 274 infantry, and the Confederates about 750 of infantry, cavalry and artillery. But it was widely reported by an eager press, and it worried the government, whose 90-day regiments were due to be disbanded.
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On June 17, 1861, the Battle of Vienna, Virginia, occurred (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 25
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IronLionZion
(46,572 posts)1. Never heard of that one
but apparently there were battles of Arlington Mills and Fairfax too. We only hear about Manassas.
Martin68
(23,961 posts)3. Manassas was the first major engagement between the principal Union and Confederate armies.
Both sides thought it would end the war. The Union forces were routed, but the Confederates didn't have the strength to follow up with an advance on Washington. "Both armies were sobered by the fierce fighting and the many casualties and realized that the war was going to be much longer and bloodier than either had anticipated."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run
Martin68
(23,961 posts)2. Now a suburban D.C. subway stop.