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  • Action at Mount Zion Church
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  • The Action at Mount Zion Church was a cavalry skirmish during the American Civil War that took place on July 6, 1864, between Union forces under Major William H. Forbes and Confederate forces under Colonel John S. Mosby near Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of Mosby's Operations in Northern Virginia. After successfully raiding the Union garrison at Point of Rocks, Maryland, Mosby's Rangers routed Forbes's command, which had been sent into Loudoun County to engage and capture the Rangers. The fight resulted in a Confederate victory.
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  • 150
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Partof
  • The American Civil War
Date
  • 1864-07-06
Commander
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  • Location of Mount Zion Church in Virginia
Casualties
  • 6
  • 106
Result
  • Confederate victory
Latitude
  • 38.960000
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  • Virginia
Place
  • Loudoun County, Virginia
Longitude
  • -77.620000
Conflict
  • Action at Mount Zion Church
Units
  • 2
  • 13
  • 43
abstract
  • The Action at Mount Zion Church was a cavalry skirmish during the American Civil War that took place on July 6, 1864, between Union forces under Major William H. Forbes and Confederate forces under Colonel John S. Mosby near Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of Mosby's Operations in Northern Virginia. After successfully raiding the Union garrison at Point of Rocks, Maryland, Mosby's Rangers routed Forbes's command, which had been sent into Loudoun County to engage and capture the Rangers. The fight resulted in a Confederate victory.
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