Affair at Glenmore Farm

Affair at Glenmore Farm
Part of the American Civil War
DateOctober 16, 1862
Location39°13′N 77°40′W / 39.22°N 77.67°W / 39.22; -77.67
Result Union victory
Belligerents
 United States of America  Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
John W. Geary
Units involved
6th New York Cavalry Regiment 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry
Strength
2 Brigades 1 company
Casualties and losses
unknown 24 (1 dead, 2 wounded, 21 captured)
Location of the fight in Virginia

The Affair at Glenmore Farm was a small cavalry skirmish that took place October 16, 1862 in Loudoun County, Virginia between Confederate forces under First Lieutenant Frank Myers and Union forces under General John Geary during the American Civil War. The skirmish resulted in a Union victory.