Battle of Blackburn's Ford

When

18 Jul 1861

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.80° N, 77.45° W

Description

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Blackburn's Ford took place on July 18, 1861, in the Confederate state of Virginia, as part of the Manassas campaign of the American Civil War. Union general Irvin McDowell's Army of Northeastern Virginia was marching south towards the Confederate capital of Richmond, and encountered the Confederate Army of the Potomac under the command of P. G. T. Beauregard.

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