Battle of Mine Run
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The Battle of Mine Run, also known as Payne's Farm, or New Hope Church, or the Mine Run campaign, was conducted in Orange County, Virginia, in the American Civil War.
Artillery bombardment with Warren's troops awaiting attack (from Harper's Weekly)
Troops crossing at Germanna Ford during the Mine Run campaign (from Harper's Weekly)
Scene at Germanna Ford - VI Corps returning from Mine Run, by Alfred Waud
Bristoe campaign
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The Bristoe campaign was a series of minor battles fought in Virginia during October and November 1863, in the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, commanding the Union Army of the Potomac,
Battle of Mine Run
…planned new offensives in Virginia for the fall. His first attempt was a series of inconclusive duels and maneuvers in October and November known as the Bristoe campaign. In late November, Meade attempted to steal a march through the Wilderness of Spotsylvania and strike the right flank of the Confederate Army south of…
George G. Meade and Robert E. Lee, commanding generals of the Bristoe campaign