Battle of Strasburg

Battle of Strasburg
	Part of American Civil War
Date	August 17, 1864
Location	Strasburg, Virginia
Result	Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Penrose	Jubal A. Early
Units involved
4th New Jersey Infantry; 10th New Jersey Infantry; 15th New Jersey Infantry; 1st Connecticut Cavalry; 3rd New Jersey Cavalry	three Confederate divisions
Strength
1,200	8,000-9,000
Casualties and losses
20 killed; 80 wounded; 250 Captured	20 killed and wounded?

The Battle of Strasburg was a relatively minor engagement in the American Civil War when a small Union force of New Jersey infantry delayed three Confederate divisions from the army of Jubal A. Early at Strasburg, Virginia.

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