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Skirmish near Newport News, VA
in the American Civil War
July 5, 1861
Online Books:
Official Records, Reports (Page
188-192)
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 |
| Newport News, Va., July 5, 1861. While a party of
Federal cavalry was engaged in foraging in the vicinity of Newport
News an attempt was made by Lieut.-Col. Charles D. Dreux, with a
detachment of Confederate soldiers, to draw the Union troops into an
ambush. Although the foragers were dispersed it was with considerable
loss to the enemy, 2 men being killed, one of whom was Dreux, and
their team ran away with the howitzer, which finally fell into the
hands of the Federals.
Source: The Union Army, Volume 5, Cyclopedia of Battles,
1908 |
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