Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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VLR Listing Date 06/16/2011
NRHP Listing Date 12/05/2011
NRHP Reference Number 11000873
Auburn Battlefield, in Fauquier County, is the site of Civil War actions fought on October 13 and 14 in 1863, during the Bristoe Campaign, between the forces of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union Maj. General George G. Meade. The land area involved in the First Battle of Auburn is entirely encompassed by the larger Second Battle of Auburn fought on the following day. The Bristoe Campaign is considered by many historians to mark the beginning of the decline of the Confederate army and its leadership in the aftermath of the North’s triumph at Gettysburg in July, 1863.
[Photo credit: Ruth Barnish, 2011]
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated: March 23, 2021
