Skirmish at Cedar Creek
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Not to be confused with Battle of Cedar Creek.
The Skirmish at Cedar Creek, also known as Camp Mooney or McGirt's Creek, was a small engagement of the American Civil War fought in present-day Jacksonville, Florida on March 1, 1864. It was fought between a small Confederate States Army outpost and the 40th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, and resulted in 35 casualties. It was the last engagement in the Olustee Campaign.[1]
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Skirmish at Cedar Creek | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Camp Captain Mooney Cemetery | |||||||
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United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
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lieutenant Colonel Benjamin B. Sample | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
10 (2 killed 3 wounded 5 captured) |
25 (7 killed 12 wounded 6 captured/missing) |
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