Battle of Fairfax Court House

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The Battle of Fairfax Court House was the first land engagement of the American Civil War with fatal casualties. On June 1, 1861, a Union scouting party clashed with the local militia in Fairfax, Virginia, resulting in the war's first deaths in action, and the first wounding of a field-grade officer.

1861  Wikidata
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USS Barry, 

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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
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