Second Battle of Rappahannock Station
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The Second Battle of Rappahannock Station took place on November 7, 1863, near the village of Rappahannock Station (now Remington, Virginia), on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad.
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Second Battle of Rappahannock Station | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George G. Meade[1] | Robert E. Lee[1] | ||||||
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2,000 [2] | 2,000 [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
419 (Killed, wounded or captured)[1] | 1,670 (Approx 1,600 captured)[1] |
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It was between Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Jubal Early and Union forces under Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick as part of the Bristoe Campaign of the American Civil War.
The battle resulted in a victory for the Union.