Battle of Fairfield

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The Battle of Fairfield was a cavalry engagement during the American Civil War fought on July 3, 1863, near Fairfield, Pennsylvania, as part of the broader Gettysburg operations.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Engagement at Fairfield ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States ⓘ
Union ⓘ
campaign Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
combatant Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
ConfederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
ConfederateCasualties approximately 60 total ⓘ
ConfederateCommander William E. Jones ⓘ
ConfederateUnit Brigade of William E. "Grumble" Jones, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Adams County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
date July 3, 1863 ⓘ
followedBy Confederate retreat from Gettysburg through South Mountain passes ⓘ
forcesType cavalry ⓘ
geographicalFeature near Fairfield Gap in South Mountain ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1863 in the United States ⓘ
near Fairfield, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableAction Confederate cavalry repulsed Union attempt to cut off Confederate wagon trains ⓘ
partOf Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
place near Fairfield, Pennsylvania ⓘ
precededBy Second day of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
purpose to protect Confederate lines of communication and retreat routes through Fairfield Gap ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
significance helped secure Confederate line of retreat after Gettysburg ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
type cavalry engagement ⓘ
UnionArmy Army of the Potomac ⓘ
UnionCasualties approximately 242 total ⓘ
UnionCommander Wesley Merritt ⓘ
UnionUnit Reserve Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ

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Gettysburg Campaign → majorEngagement → Battle of Fairfield ⓘ