Battle At Rappahannock Station

Location : Culpeper County and Fauquier County.

Campaign : Northern Virginia Campaign.

Date : August 22-25, 1862.

Principal Commanders : Maj. Gen. John Pope [US]; Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson [CS].

Estimated Casualties : 225 total.

On August 20 - 21, Maj. Gen. John Pope, withdrew to the line of the Rappahannock River. On August 23, Confederate cavalry made a raid on Pope’s headquarters at Catlett Station. Over the next several days, the two armies fought a series of minor battles along the Rappahannock River.

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