Fight at Waterford

Fight at Waterford
Part of the American Civil War
Date August 27, 1862 Location Waterford Loudoun County, Virginia 39°11′N 77°37′W / 39.18°N 77.61°W / 39.18; -77.61 Result Confederate Victory
Belligerents
United States of America	Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
Samuel C. Means Luther Slater	Elijah V. White
Units involved
Loudoun Rangers	35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry
Strength
53	51
Casualties and losses
15 (2 killed, 11 wounded, 2 captured)	2 (2 killed)
class=notpageimage| Location of the fight in Virginia

The Fight at Waterford was a small skirmish during the American Civil War that took place in Waterford, Virginia on August 27, 1862 between the local partisan cavalry units of White's Rebels, fighting for the Confederates, and the Loudoun Rangers fighting for the Union. The Rebels surprised and routed the newly formed Loudoun Rangers in their camp at Waterford, capturing nearly the whole unit before subsequently paroling them, thus resulting in a Confederate victory. The action was the first significant partisan fighting in Loudoun County.