Skirmish at Grass Valley

Skirmish at Grass Valley
Part of American Civil War
DateApril 19, 1865 (1865-04-19)
Location
Grass Valley, California
39°13′9″N 121°3′30″W / 39.21917°N 121.05833°W / 39.21917; -121.05833
Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States United States Confederate States of America Secessionists
Commanders and leaders
2nd Lt. M. E. Jimenez
Units involved
1st California Cavalry Battalion (Co.A) Local Secessionists
Strength
25 Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 Wounded 10 Captured
  • 2 prisoners later escaped from the Camp Low guard house

On April 19, 1865, Secessionists skirmished with 25 troopers of the 1st California Cavalry Battalion in Grass Valley, California in the wake of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.