Battle of Bristoe Station

Battle of Bristoe Station
Part of the American Civil War

Bristoe Station
DateOctober 14, 1863 (1863-10-14)
Location
Prince William County, Virginia
38°43′24″N 77°32′30″W / 38.7234°N 77.5418°W / 38.7234; -77.5418
Result Union victory
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[1] 17,218[1]
Casualties and losses
540[2] 1,380[2]

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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cwsac was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Kennedy, p. 254, cites Union losses of about 540, Confederate about 1,380. Salmon, p. 236, cites total casualties of 1,80, "all but 550 Confederate." Jordan, p. 108, cites casualties for Warren as 350, for Heth 1,360 killed or wounded and 450 captured.