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Skirmish, Catoctin Creek

1863
Maryland
Era
Civil War
Year
1863
Location
Maryland
Status
Historical record
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The Battle

History & Significance

Skirmish, Catoctin Creek was a Civil War engagement fought in Maryland, 1863.

The raid on Catoctin Station was executed against a train passing through the Catoctin Station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on June 17, 1863 by Confederate cavalry forces, during the movement north into Maryland by Gen. Robert E. Lee early in the Gettysburg campaign. Union Army forces further west, in the city of Winchester, Virginia, had just been routed by Lt.Gen. Ewell's Second Corps on June 15 during the Second Battle of Winchester and federal troops were evacuating east to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in a state of disarray. Rumors of an invasion by Lee created panic in the region, and no more trains departed Baltimore except for the mail train to Harpers Ferry that provided supplies to the Union forces in Frederick County, Maryland.

Forces engaged
Union: MARYLAND--1st Potomac Home Brigade, Cavalry (Cole's Battalion). Union loss (incl; Confederate not detailed
Casualties
1 killed, 3 wounded, 26 missing/captured (Union, per Dyer)
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Approximate area near Catoctin Creek. Suspected location: shown on Catoctin Creek. The exact site of the engagement has not been confirmed.

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Skirmish, Catoctin Creek took place in 1863.
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Skirmish, Catoctin Creek was fought in Maryland, United States.
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The raid on Catoctin Station was executed against a train passing through the Catoctin Station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on June 17, 1863 by Confederate cavalry forces, during the movement north into Maryland by Gen. Robert E. Lee early in the Gettysburg campaign. Union Army forces further
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Historic Sites near Skirmish, Catoctin Creek

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Industrial · 2.4 mi
Point of Rocks Railroad Station
Industrial · 3 mi
Brunswick Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Listed · 3.3 mi
Lewis Mill Complex
Industrial · 4.4 mi
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