Battle of Dranesville

38°59′43.7″N 77°20′13.9″W / 38.995472°N 77.337194°W / 38.995472; -77.337194

Battle of Dranesville
Part of the American Civil War
Battle of Dranesville
Date December 20, 1861 (1861-12-20) Location Fairfax County, Virginia Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Edward O. C. Ord	J. E. B. Stuart
Strength
5,000 [1]	4,000 [1]
Casualties and losses
71	230

The Battle of Dranesville was a small battle during the American Civil War that took place between Confederate forces under Brigadier General J. E. B. Stuart and Union forces under Brigadier General Edward O. C. Ord on December 20, 1861, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as part of Major General George B. McClellan's operations in northern Virginia. The two forces on similar winter time patrols encountered and engaged one another in the crossroads village of Dranesville. The battle resulted in a Union victory.