Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861
Skirmish at Vienna
Army of the Potomac
Colonel M Gregg, First South Carolina Infantry
- First South Carolina Infantry: Col. M Gregg
The 1st South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 June, 1861 (See the 1st South Carolina Infantry).
- Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B: CAPT. W B Ball
The Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 June, 1861 (See Munford's Squadron Cavalry).
- Detachment of Hanover Light Dragoons
The Hanover Light Dragoons was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 June, 1861 (See Wickham's Squadron Cavalry).
- Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, Company A: CAPT. W R TERRY
The company was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 June, 1861 (See Terry's Squadron Cavalry).
- Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, Company B, detachment
The company was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 June, 1861 (See Hale's Squadron Cavalry).
- Alexandria Artillery, section: CAPT. D Kemper
The Alexandria Artillery was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 June, 1861 (See the Alexandria Artillery).
McDowell's Army
Brigadier General R S Schenck, United States Volunteers
- First Ohio Infantry, Companies C, E, G, & H: Col. A McD. McCook
The 1st Ohio Infantry was stationed at Camp Lincoln or Pine Hill, on the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile south of Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.
Books/ Manuscripts
Battle at Bull Run: A history of the first major campaign of the Civil War, by W C Davis
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series: Second Virginia Cavalry, First Edition, No.990 of 1000, by R J Driver, Jr. & H E Howard
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series: The Brooke, Fauquier, Loudoun & Alexandria Artillery, First Edition, No.785 of 1000, by Michael J Andrus
Notes
Brigadier General R C Schenck, United states Volunteers
The 1st Ohio Infantry (668), under the command of Brigadier General R C Schenck, United States Volunteers, was ordered to proceed by the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad on a reconnaissance to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1.30/2 PM on 17 June, 1861.
Distribution of 1st Ohio Infantry, Companies A, B, D, F, I, & K, 17 June, 1861: The 1st Ohio Infantry (135), Companies I and K, were assigned to guard duty at the junction of the wagon road and the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia; Companies A and B (117), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E A Parrott, at Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; and Companies D and F (135) at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, between the junction of the wagon road and the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, and Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 June, 1861.
Skirmish at Vienna, 17 June, 1861
The 1st Ohio Infantry (275), Companies C, E, G, and H, under the command of Colonel A McD McCook and Major J G Hughes, were engaged in a skirmish at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 17 June, 1861.
List of killed, etc, 1st Ohio Infantry, during the skirmish at Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861: Company G, k 6, w 4, t 10; Company H, k 2, w 1, t 3; Killed 8, wounded 5, total 13
Withdrawal to Riley's/ Upton's Hill, 17-18 June, 1861
The 1st Ohio Infantry, under the command of Brigadier General R C Schenck, United States Volunteers, arrived at Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one and a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10 PM on 17 June, 1861.
Note: Brigadier General R C Schenck, United States Volunteers, was stationed at Murrays' farm, south of W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 18 June, 1861.
Troops stationed at & in the vicinity of junction of the wagon road & the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, 17-18 June, 1861: The 1st Connecticut Infantry and the 2nd Connecticut Infantry, under the command of Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, arrived by the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad at the junction of the wagon road and the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 18 June, 1861.
Note: The 69th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, and Corps Engineers, and the 2nd United States Cavlary, Company B, arrived at the junction of the wagon road and the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 June, 1861.
Camp Lincoln/ Pine Hill, south of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, half a mile south of Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, to Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one & a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, detachment, 18 June, 1861: A detachment of the 1st Ohio Infantry arrived by the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, at Camp Upton, Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one and a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 18 June, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 2nd Ohio Infantry.
Note: Two 6 pounder smoothbores of Varian's Light Artillery, under the command of Third Lieutenant J E Smith, were ordered to W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 18 June, 1861 (See Varian's Light Artillery).
Colonel M Gregg, First South carolina Infantry
The 1st South Carolina Infantry; the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; a detachment of the Hanover Light Dragoons; the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A; a detachment of 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B; and two 6 pounders of the Alexandria Artillery, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry, were ordered on a reconnaissance to the Potomac River, opposite Seneca Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 16 June, 1861.
Organisation of reconnaissance to Potomac River, opposite Seneca Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland, 16 June, 1861: Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry; 1st South Carolina Infantry (575), detachment, Lieutenant Colonel D H Hamilton, Sr.; Chesterfield Light Dragoons (45), Company B; Hanover Light Dragoons (25), Captain W B Ball, Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; 30th Virginia Cavalry (43), Company A; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B (25), detachment, Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A; Alexandria Artillery (34), section, Captain D Kemper
Rendezvous at Frying Pan Church, 16 June, 1861
The 1st South Carolina Infantry, the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, and a detachment of the Hanover Light Dragoons, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry, were ordered to rendezvous at Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 16 June, 1861.
Centreville to Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, 16 June, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of Company B, and two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Alexandria Artillery were ordered to rendezvous at Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 AM on 16 June, 1861.
Dranesville, 16-17 June, 1861
The 1st South Carolina Infantry; the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; a detachment of the Hanover Light Dragoons; the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A; a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B; and two 6 pounders of the Alexandria Artillery, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry, arrived at Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 16 June, 1861.
Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of Company B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, were ordered to the Potomac River, opposite Seneca Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and were accompanied by Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry.
Dranesville to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry; the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; a detachment of the Hanover Light Dragoons; the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A; a detachment of 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B; and two 6 pounders of the Alexandria Artillery, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry, were ordered to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on the 17 June, 1861.
Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry; the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; a detachment of the Hanover Light Dragoons; the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A; a detachment of 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B; and two 6 pounders of the Alexandria Artillery arrived at Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM 17 June, 1861.
Skirmish at Vienna, 17 June, 1861
The 1st South Carolina Infantry; the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, and a detachment of the Hanover Light Dragoons; the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of Company B; and two 6 pounders of the Alexandria Artillery, were engaged in a skirmish at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 17 June, 1861.
Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company B, was assigned as support to two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Alexandria Artillery stationed on Ayr's Hill, northeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, during the skirmish at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 17 June, 1861.
General pursuit southeast of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of Company B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, were ordered on a general pursuit at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861.
Ayr's Hill to Fairfax Courthouse, 17 June, 1861
The 1st South Carolina Infantry; the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; a detachment of the Hanover Light Dragoons; the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A; a detachment of 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B; and two 6 pounders of the Alexandria Artillery, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry, were ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and arrived via Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 18 June, 1861.
Reports
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.2: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp124-128
Brigadier General R S Schenck, United States Volunteers, Ohio Brigade, dated Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.3: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp128-129
Colonel M Gregg, First South Carolina Infantry, dated camp in the vicinity of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1.30 AM 18 June, 1861
Orders of Battle
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