Campaign : Cavalry Operations along the Rappahannock.
Date : March 17, 1863.
Principal Commanders : Brig. Gen. William W. Averell [US]; Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee [CS].
Estimated Casualties : 200 total.
Union troops of Brig. Gen. William W. Averell’s cavalry division crossed the Rappahannock River.
They attacked the Confederate cavalry.
Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee counterattacked.
After achieving a localized success, Union forces withdrew.
American Civil War
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