Bog Wallow Ambush
The Bog Wallow Ambush was a small unit action during the American Civil War that took place between Confederate forces under Captain J. Fred. Waring and Union forces under Colonel George W. Taylor on December 4, 1861, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as part of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's operations in northern Virginia. The Union force set up an ambush for the Confederate force on the Braddock Road. The action resulted in a Union victory.
| Bog Wallow Ambush | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Confederate States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| George W. Taylor | J. Fred. Waring | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 55 | 24 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||||
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