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Skirmishes at Arlington Mills and Fairfax Court-house, VA
in the American Civil War
June 1, 1861
Online Books:
Official Records, Reports (Page
59-64)
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 |
| Fairfax Court-House, Va., June 1, 1861. Company B,
2nd U.S. Cavalry. A detachment of this company, consisting of 50 men
under Lieut. Charles H. Tompkins, started out on the evening of May 31
to reconnoiter the country in the vicinity of Fairfax Court House. As
Tompkins neared the town between 2 and 3 a.m. of the 1st, the
Confederate advanced picket was surprised and captured, but the news
of the attack had reached the main body and the Union force was fired
on by a company of mounted rifles, which were charged and driven from
the town. Two regiments now came to the aid of the Confederates and
Tompkins retreated in good order, taking with him 5 prisoners and 2
horses. The Union loss was 2 wounded, while the Confederates lost 1
killed and as many wounded. Tompkins was reprimanded for going farther
than his orders directed, thereby frustrating a larger movement.
Source: The Union Army, Volume 5, Cyclopedia of Battles,
1908 |
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