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Skirmish, Fairfield Gap

1863
Pennsylvania
Era
Civil War
Year
1863
Location
Pennsylvania
Status
Verified engagement
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The Battle

History & Significance

Skirmish, Fairfield Gap was a Civil War engagement fought in Pennsylvania, 1863.

The Battle of Fairfield was a cavalry engagement during the Gettysburg campaign of the American Civil War. It was fought July 3, 1863, near Fairfield, Pennsylvania, concurrently with the Battle of Gettysburg, although it was not a formal part of that battle. While a minor fight by the small number of troops deployed, strategically, the Confederate victory secured the important Hagerstown Road, which Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia would use on July 5 to return to Maryland and then on to safety in Virginia.

Forces engaged
Union: MICHIGAN--1st Cavalry. Union loss, 2 killed, 6 wounded, 13 missing. Total, 21.; Confederate not detailed
Casualties
2 killed, 6 wounded, 13 missing/captured (Union, per Dyer)
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When did Skirmish, Fairfield Gap take place?
Skirmish, Fairfield Gap took place in 1863.
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Skirmish, Fairfield Gap was fought in Pennsylvania, United States.
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The Battle of Fairfield was a cavalry engagement during the Gettysburg campaign of the American Civil War. It was fought July 3, 1863, near Fairfield, Pennsylvania, concurrently with the Battle of Gettysburg, although it was not a formal part of that battle. While a minor fight by the small number o
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