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Affair on the Rappahannock, VA
in the American Civil War
June 17, 1861
Online Books:
Official Records, Reports (Page
132-133)
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, by the United
States War Department, 1880
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Union Battle Summary |
| Rappahannock River, Va., June 24, 1861. Confederate
sources report that a party landed from a Federal steamer, Star of New
York, in search of forage and provisions, was driven back to their
boats by a company of Lancaster troops. The Star of New York fired
about 30 shells into the pursuing Confederate ranks, but without
effect, while 4 of the Union party were killed.
Source: The Union Army, Volume 5, Cyclopedia of Battles,
1908 |
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