First Battle of Rappahannock Station

For the 1863 battle in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, see Battle of White Sulphur Springs.
First Battle of Rappahannock Station
Part of the American Civil War

Skirmish at Freeman's Ford, by Davenport.
DateAugust 22, 1862 (1862-08-22) – August 25, 1862 (1862-08-25)
Location
Culpeper County and Fauquier County, Virginia
Result Confederate Victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
John Pope James Longstreet
Strength
Brigades[1] Brigades[1]
Casualties and losses
225 [1]

The First Battle of Rappahannock Station, (also known as Waterloo Bridge, White Sulphur Springs, Lee Springs, and Freeman's Ford) as took place on August 23, 1862, at present-day Remington, Virginia, as part of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War.[1][2][3]

Union pickets at Rappahannock Station, Virginia photographed here in August 1862 will be driven away by Confederates under James Longstreet
  1. ^ a b c d NPS First Rappahannock Station (White Sulphur Springs).
  2. ^ Civil War Trust.
  3. ^ Official Report of Major General John Pope.