Battle of Bristoe Station
The Battle of Bristoe Station was fought on October 14, 1863, at Bristoe Station, Virginia, between Union forces under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren and Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill during the Bristoe Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union II Corps under Warren was able to surprise and repel the Confederate attack by Hill on the Union rearguard, resulting in a Union victory.
| Battle of Bristoe Station | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Bristoe Station | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Confederate States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | A. P. Hill | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| II Corps, Army of the Potomac | Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8,383 | 17,218 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 540 | 1,380 | ||||||
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