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Warrenton Junction Raid
The Warrenton Junction Raid (May 3, 1863) was a surprise attack by Confederate States of America, Confederate Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla warriors on a Union (American Civil War), Union Cavalry in the American Civil War, cavalry Detachment (military), detachment during the American Civil War. The raid took place near a railroad junction in Virginia's Fauquier County, Virginia, Fauquier County, less than from the town of Warrenton, Virginia, Warrenton. Confederate Major (United States), Major (eventually Colonel (United States), Colonel) John S. Mosby led the attack against about 100 men from the Union's 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, 1st (West) Virginia Cavalry. At first, the raid was very successful, as many of the Union soldiers surrendered to the Johnny Reb, rebels. The remaining portion of the surprised force was surrounded in a house, and two of their leaders were wounded. The house was set on fire, and the Union soldiers surrendered. As Mosby's men rounded u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Decades of political controversy over slavery were brought to a head by the victory in the 1860 U.S. presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion into the west. An initial seven southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding from the United States and, in 1861, forming the Confederacy. The Confederacy seized U.S. forts and other federal assets within their borders. Led by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
