Rappahannock Station II

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Rappahannock Station II (1863)

War:

American Civil War

Date(s):

7 Nov 1863

Location:

Fauquier & Culpeper Counties, Virginia, US

Outcome:

Union victory

Principal Commanders:

Confederate: Robert E. Lee
Union: George G. Meade

Description:

Confederate forces were about a division, while the Union used more men.

There were about 2,500 casualties, mainly Confederate prisoners.

On November 7, the Union army forced passage of the Rappahannock River at two places. A dusk attack overran the Confederate bridgehead at Rappahannock Station, capturing more than 1,600 men of Jubal Early’s Division. Fighting at Kelly’s Ford was less severe with about 430 casualties, but the Confederate retreat allowed the Federals across in force.

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