The Second Battle of Rappahannock Station took place on November 7, 1863, near the village of Rappahannock Station, on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad.
Rappahannock Station, November 7, a portion of Sedgwick's Sixth Corps, and the skirmishers of the 4th New York charging the Rebel works, sketched by Edwin Forbes
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George Gordon Meade was an American military officer who served in the United States Army and the Union army as a major general in command of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War from
Second Battle of Rappahannock Station
…when it was hoped that an opportunity would be presented to concentrate on one or the other part." The Union Army of the Potomac's commander, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, divided his forces just as Lee expected. He ordered Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick to attack the Confederate position at Rappahannock Station while Maj. Gen…
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General Meade's horse, Old Baldy
Engraving by James E. Kelly of Meade and the Council of War - July 2, 1863
General Meade's headquarters, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania