Battle of Strasburg

Last updated
Battle of Strasburg
Part of American Civil War
DateAugust 17, 1864 (1864-08-17)
Location
Result Union victory
Belligerents
Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg United States (Union) Flag of the Confederate States of America (1863-1865).svg CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Penrose Jubal A. Early
Units involved
4th New Jersey Infantry
10th New Jersey Infantry
15th New Jersey Infantry
1st Connecticut Cavalry
3rd New Jersey Cavalry
three Confederate divisions
Strength
1,200 8,000-9,000
Casualties and losses
20 killed
80 wounded
250 Captured
20 killed and wounded?

The Battle of Strasburg was a relatively minor engagement in the American Civil War when a small Union force of New Jersey infantry delayed three Confederate divisions from the army of Jubal A. Early at Strasburg, Virginia.

Coordinates: 38°59′26″N78°21′31″W / 38.990550°N 78.358615°W / 38.990550; -78.358615


Related Research Articles

Strasburg, Pennsylvania Borough in Pennsylvania, United States

Strasburg is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It developed as a linear village, stretching about 2 miles (3 km) along the Great Conestoga Road, later known as the Strasburg Road. The population was 2,809 at the 2010 census.

Shenandoah County, Virginia County in Virginia, United States

Shenandoah County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 44,186. Its county seat is Woodstock. It is part of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.

Raisinville Township, Michigan Civil township in Michigan, United States

Raisinville Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,816 at the 2010 census.

Strasburg, Ohio Village in Ohio, United States

Strasburg is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,608 at the 2010 census.

Mount Jackson, Virginia Town in Virginia, United States

Mount Jackson is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,994 at the 2010 census.

Strasburg, Virginia Town in Virginia, United States

Strasburg is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, which was founded in 1761 by Peter Stover. It is the largest town by population in the county and is known for its grassroots art culture, pottery, antiques, and American Civil War history. The population was 6,398 at the 2010 census.

Battle of Front Royal Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Front Royal, also known as Guard Hill or Cedarville, was fought May 23, 1862, in Warren County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Front Royal demonstrated Jackson's use of Valley topography and mobility to unite his own forces while dividing those of his enemies. At a minimal cost, he forced the withdrawal of a large Union army by striking at its flank and threatening its rear. This caused President Abraham Lincoln to react by sending General Irvin McDowell's forces that were intended for General George B. McClellan's advance on Richmond, and caused it to come to a halt.

Strasburg Rail Road Oldest continuously operating railroad in the western hemisphere, in Pennsylvania, United States

The Strasburg Rail Road is a heritage railroad and the oldest continuously operating railroad in the western hemisphere as well as the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1832, the Strasburg Rail Road Company is today a heritage railroad offering excursion trains hauled by steam locomotives and diesel locomotives on 4.5 mi (7.2 km) of track in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, as well as providing freight service to area shippers. The railroad's headquarters are outside Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

Lampeter-Strasburg High School is a public secondary school in the Lampeter-Strasburg School District, located in Lampeter, Pennsylvania, United States.

Maximo, Ohio

Maximo is an unincorporated community in northwestern Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44650. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Johann Conrad Dannhauer

Johann Conrad Dannhauer was an Orthodox Lutheran theologian and teacher of Spener.

Norfolk and Western 475 Preserved N&W class M 4-8-0 locomotive

Strasburg Rail Road No. 475 is a 4-8-0 "Mastodon" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Strasburg Rail Road outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June 1906, it was part of the Norfolk and Western's first order of M class numbered 375-499. Today, No. 475 is the only operating 4-8-0 type in North America and the Strasburg Rail Road's oldest operating steam locomotive.

KFWA 103.1 is a radio station licensed to Weldona, Colorado.

The Choo Choo Barn is a 1,700-square-foot (160 m2) train display in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States, consisting of over 150 hand-built animated figures and vehicles and 22 operating trains.

EMDT

2-Ethyl-5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (EMDT) is a tryptamine derivative which is used in scientific research. It acts as a selective 5-HT6 receptor agonist, with a Ki of 16 nM, and was one of the first selective agonists developed for this receptor. EMDT inhibits both short- and long-term memory formation in animal studies, and this effect can be reversed by the selective 5-HT6 antagonist SB-399,885. Additionally, it is active in the tail suspension test, suggesting that it could be an effective antidepressant.

The Museum of American Presidents located in Strasburg, Virginia, is a museum which tells about Virginia's influence on the Presidency.

Strasburg Road

Strasburg Road was an early road in Pennsylvania connecting Philadelphia to Strasburg in Lancaster County. The route was surveyed by John Sellers and others in 1772-3 under the colonial administration of Governor Richard Penn and completed under the new administration of the independent state of Pennsylvania. The route started at the "second ferry" on the Schuylkill River, today's Market Street in Philadelphia, and went through West Chester, East Fallowfield Township, and Gap, before ending in Strasburg. Earlier roads travelled much the same route, including a Native American path in use as early as 1620.

Lambeth Field

Lambeth Field or "The Colonnades" was a college football, baseball, and track stadium for the University of Virginia, named for W. A. Lambeth.

Strasburg Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church in Strasburg, Virginia, US.

New Strasburg is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.