Battle of Buckland Mills, 1863, Civil War, Facts, Significance

Key facts about the Battle of Buckland Mills.

Portrait of J. E. B. Stuart — J. E. B. Stuart (pictured here) and Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry victory over Union troopers at the Battle of Buckland Mills was a decisive Confederate cavalry victory that Rebel’s later derisively called the Buckland Races. [Wikimedia Commons]

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Also Known As

Battle of Chestnut Hill
Buckland Races

Date

October 19, 1863

Location

Fauquier County, Virginia

Campaign

Bristoe Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

Major General Judson Kilpatrick
Brigadier General George A. Custer
Brigadier General Henry Davies

Principal Confederate Commanders

Major General J. E. B. Stuart
Major General Fitzhugh Lee

Union Troops Engaged

Judson Kilpatrick’s cavalry

Confederate Troops Engaged

J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry

Estimated Combined Casualties

230 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)

Result

Confederate victory

Timeline of the Bristoe Campaign

These are the main battles and events of the Bristoe Campaign in order.

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October 13, 1863 — Battle of Auburn
October 14, 1863 — Battle of Bristoe Station
October 19, 1863 — Battle of Buckland Mills
November 7, 1863 — Second Battle Rappahannock Station

Written by Harry Searles