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Encyclopedia > Battle of Auburn II
Bristoe Campaign
Auburn IAuburn IIBristoe StationBuckland Mills – Rappahannock Station II

The Second Battle of Auburn was fought on October 14, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in the American Civil War. Confederate forces led by J.E.B. Stuart attacked the rearguard of a retreating Union army. The battle was indecisive. The First Battle of Auburn was fought on October 13, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in the American Civil War. ... The Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, a victory for Union forces in the Bristoe Campaign of the American Civil War, took place on November 7, 1863, near the village of Rappahannock Station (now Remington, Virginia), which was on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Some Confederate soldiers The Confederate States Army (CSA) was formed in February, 1861, to defend the Confederate States of America, which had itself been formed that same year when seven southern states seceded from the United States (with four more to follow). ... The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a civil war between the United States of America, called the Union, and the Confederate States of America, a new country formed by eleven Southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the Union. ... James Ewell Brown Stuart (February 6, 1833 – May 12, 1864) was an American soldier from Virginia and a Confederate Army general during the American Civil War. ...


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