First Battle of Rappahannock Station Facts

Also Known As

• Battle of Waterloo Bridge
• Battle of White Sulphur Springs
• Battle of Lee Springs
• Battle of Freeman’s Ford

Date and Location

• August 22 – 25, 1862
• Culpeper County, Virginia
• Fauquier County, Virginia

Campaign

• Northern Virginia Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Major General John Pope

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Major General J.E.B. Stuart
• General Robert E. Lee

Union Forces Engaged

• Army of Virginia

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Army of Northern Virginia

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Undetermined

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Undetermined

Estimated Combined Casualties

• 225 (killed, wounded, missing/captured)

Result

• Inconclusive

Significance

• Robert E. Lee occupied John Pope’s attention while “Stonewall” Jackson flanked Pope’s army and setting the stage for the Confederate victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

Timeline of the Northern Virginia Campaign

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

• August 9, 1862 — Battle of Cedar Mountain
• August 22-25, 1862 — First Battle of Rappahannock Station
• August 28, 1862 — Battle of Thoroughfare Gap
• August 28, 1862 — Battle of Brawner’s Farm
• August 28–30, 1862 — Second Battle of Bull Run
• September 1, 1862 — Battle of Chantilly