Battle of Strasburg | |||||||
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Part of American Civil War | |||||||
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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.