Battle of Rappahannock Station

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The Battle of Rappahannock Station was an American Civil War engagement in November 1863 in Virginia, where Union forces successfully stormed Confederate fortifications along the Rappahannock River, securing a significant tactical victory.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Rappahannock Station ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignContext Operations between the Gettysburg and Mine Run campaigns ⓘ
commander George G. Meade ⓘ
John Sedgwick ⓘ
Jubal A. Early ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
ConfederateArmyFormation Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesApprox about 1,670 ⓘ
ConfederateDivisionInvolved Jubal Early’s Division ⓘ
ConfederateObjective Hold bridgehead and delay Union advance ⓘ
ConfederatePrisonersTaken over 1,600 ⓘ
ConfederateStrengthApprox about 2,000–3,000 troops ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date November 7, 1863 ⓘ
followedBy Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
fortifications Confederate entrenchments north of the Rappahannock River ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
militarySignificance One of the most lopsided Union tactical victories of the war ⓘ
month November ⓘ
notableFeature Night assault on fortified position ⓘ
operation Union offensive across the Rappahannock River ⓘ
place Culpeper County, Virginia ⓘ
Rappahannock County, Virginia ⓘ
precededBy Bristoe Campaign ⓘ
relatedEngagement Battle of Kelly’s Ford (November 7, 1863) ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
river Rappahannock River ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicEffect Forced Lee to withdraw further south ⓘ
Improved Union control north of the Rappahannock River ⓘ
tacticalDescription Union forces stormed Confederate bridgehead fortifications ⓘ
UnionArmyFormation Army of the Potomac ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesApprox about 419 ⓘ
UnionCommanderOfAssault John Sedgwick ⓘ
UnionCorpsInvolved I Corps ⓘ
V Corps ⓘ
VI Corps ⓘ
UnionObjective Seize Confederate bridgehead at Rappahannock Station ⓘ
UnionStrengthApprox about 10,000 troops ⓘ
UnionTacticalOutcome Captured most of a Confederate division at the bridgehead ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Rappahannock River → historicalEvent → Battle of Rappahannock Station ⓘ
Battle of Rappahannock Station → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of Rappahannock Station ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rappahannock Station
Emory Upton → participantIn → Battle of Rappahannock Station ⓘ