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Second Manassas Campaign--Stuart's Catlett Station Raid
Lee Hwy,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 42' 12.304368",
-77° 52' 25.08438"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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On 22 Aug. 1862, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart led his cavalry on a raid behind Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's army. Stuart crossed the Rappahannock River at Waterloo Bridge, two miles west, then rode around Pope's right flank just north of here to attack Catlett Station on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad after dark. The raid did little damage but Stuart captured Pope's colorful dress uniform coat. Stuart, who earlier had lost his plumed hat to Union cavalry, soon wrote Pope suggesting an exchange of prisoners. Receiving no reply, Stuart sent the coat to Richmond, where Gov. John Letcher displayed it in the Capitol.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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