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Battle of Vienna, Virginia

1861 in Virginia1861 in the American Civil WarBattles of the American Civil War in VirginiaBattles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil WarConfederate victories of the American Civil War
Fairfax County in the American Civil WarJune 1861 eventsManassas campaignVienna, Virginia
1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (etching by Frank Leslie, 1861)
1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (etching by Frank Leslie, 1861)

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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1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (etching by Frank Leslie, 1861)
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