Skirmish of the Brick Church

Battle of the Brick Church
Part of the American Civil War
The location where the brick church once stood
Date March 24, 1862 (1862-03-24) Location Duval County, Florida now in Jacksonville 30°19′57″N 81°40′31″W / 30.3325°N 81.6753°W / 30.3325; -81.6753 Result Confederate tactical victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
	Colonel W. S. Dilworth Lieutenant Strange Captain Benjamin B. Sample (WIA)
Strength
7	30
Casualties and losses
7 (4 killed  3 captured/missing)	4 (1killed  1 wounded;2 captured)

The Skirmish of the Brick Church was the first land engagement in Northeast Florida between the Union Army and Confederate Army of the American Civil War. It was fought on March 24, 1862 and resulted in the first Confederate victory in Florida.^[1]