Date and Location
- October 13–November 7, 1863
- Northeastern Virginia
Timeline of the Bristoe Campaign
These are the main battles and events of the Bristoe Campaign in order.
- 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
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General George G. Meade
Principal Confederate Commanders
- General Robert E. Lee
Union Forces Engaged
- Army of the Potomac
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Army of Northern Virginia
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 76,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 45,000
Estimated Union Casualties
- 1,000 casualties (killed, wounded, and captured)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 3,500 (many of whom were captured at the Battle of Rappahannock Station)
Result
- Union victory
Impact of the Bristoe Campaign
- At the end of the Bristoe Campaign, the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia were back where they roughly were when the campaign began.
- Although the Bristoe Campaign began as a Confederate offensive, it resulted in a Union success because Meade forced Lee to concede the land between the Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers.