The Battle of Bristoe Station was fought on October 14, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in the American Civil War. The Union army was led by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, the Confederates by General Robert E. Lee. Lee had stolen a march, forcing Meade to retreat toward Centreville. Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren, commanding II Corps in Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock's absence, was following V Corps on this retreat. II Corps had two encounters with "Jeb" Stuart's cavalry near Auburn, one encounter being named "Coffee Hill." (Confederate shell's interrupted federals who were boiling coffee.) The Bristoe Campaign was a series of battles fought in Virginia during October and November, 1863, in the American Civil War. ... 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 Auburn was fought on October 14, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in the American Civil War. ... The Battle of Buckland Mills was fought on October 19, 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. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Some Confederate soldiers The Confederate States Army (CSA) was organized in February 1861 to defend the newly formed Confederate States of America from military action by the United States government. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 - November 6, 1872) was an American military officer during the American Civil War. ... // This article is about the Confederate general. ... Gouverneur K. Warren Gouverneur Kemble Warren (8 January 1830 – 8 August 1882) was a civil engineer and prominent officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ... There were five corps in the Union Army designated as II Corps (Second Corps) during the American Civil War. ... Portrait of Winfield S. Hancock during the Civil War Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 - February 9, 1886) was born in Montgomery Square, Pennsylvania and named after the famous general Winfield Scott. ...

A.P. Hill, leading the Confederate III Corps reached Bristoe Station on October 14. (The town is variously called Bristoe, Bristow and Bristo in contemporary newspapers.) Hill tried to harass the rearguard of V Corps, but he missed the presence of II Corps. Warren hid his forces behind a railroad embankment near Bristoe Station. Warren sprung a powerful ambush as the corps of A.P. Hill moved to attack the Federal rear guard. Heth's division suffered serious losses, including a battery captured in a federal counterattack. But Warren, seeing Ewell's II Corps coming up on his left, eventually had to withdraw. Lee is supposed to have cut off Hill's excuses by saying, "Bury these poor men, general, and we'll say no more about it." (One of the casualties was Confederate brigadier Carnot Posey, who died of his wound.) The Union forces won the battle, but the Confederates destroyed a railroad during their retreat. Meade had to rebuild the railroad when he reoccupied the area around Bristoe Station. Warren won such reputation as a corps commander that he was given V Corps as a regular assignment after Hancock returned to the Army of the Potomac in 1864. Ambrose Powell Hill (November 9, 1825 _ April 2, 1865), was a Confederate States of America general in the American Civil War. ...

References

• National Park Service battle description

External links

• National Park Service website on the battlefield today