Bristoe Campaign
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The Bristoe campaign was a series of minor battles fought in Virginia during October and November 1863, in the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, commanding the Union Army of the Potomac, began to maneuver in an unsuccessful attempt to defeat Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Lee countered with a turning movement, which caused Meade to withdraw his army back toward Centreville. Lee struck at Bristoe Station on October 14, but suffered losses in two brigades and withdrew. As Meade followed south once again, the Union army smashed a Confederate defensive bridgehead at Rappahannock Station on November 7 and drove Lee back across the Rapidan River. Along with the infantry battles, the cavalry forces of the armies fought at Auburn on October 13, again at Auburn on October 14, and at Buckland Mills on October 19.
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Bristoe Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Manassas Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1800 | Gabriel's Rebellion | slave rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Lynchburg | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Appomattox Campaign | United States, Confederate States of America, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Appomattox Station | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Appomattox Court House | battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1864 | Overland Campaign | war, military campaign | Wikidata |