Remington, Virginia

Remington, Virginia known as Rappahannock Station during the Civil War was a stop along the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. It was the site of two Civil War battles known as the First and Second Battles of Rappahannock Station. The first battle was fought on August 23, 1862 after the Battle of Cedar Mountain and before the Second Battle of Bull Run or Manassas. The second battle was fought on November 7, 1863. Three Medals of Honor were earned during the second battle and awarded to H. Seymour Hall, 121st New York Infantry, Otis O. Roberts, 6th Maine Infantry, and Walter G. Morrill, 20th Maine Infantry. The 20th Maine spent the winter of 1863-64 on the Rappahannock Station battlefield.

Robert Knox Sneden maps of the Second Battle of Rappahannock Station (future post within the Bristoe Campaign) are shown to define landmarks.

**Close up of map at Rappahannock Station**

The site of the pontoon bridge- pictures taken from the Remington bridge on Business route 15.

The Civil War Trails marker

The anchors used for the pontoon bridge are in front of the Remington Volunteer Fire Department- 200 East Marshall Street.

Site of the Louisiana Redoubt- 38.5315627, -77.8122860. It sits next to a housing development (Rappahannock Landing) which now occupies the land where most of the Confederate fortifications originally sat. The final two pictures are of a meadow leading down to the Rappahannock River which is where the pontoon bridge was located which I think will become part of the new state park.

The Second Battle of Rappahannock Station superimposed on a map, after the land was cleared but before the housing development was built, in the area where the 119th PA and 49th PA attacked. The field above (first four pictures above) is the area where the 6th ME and 5th WI attacked.

Rector Tract Park- 12233 River Road, Orange and Alexandria Railroad bridge and grist mill site

**Current Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge**

**Old bridge abutment across the river**

Chestnut Lawn- House of Captain Payne which was spared from burning by the Union because he was a mason.

Pope’s Headquarters Near Remington Cemetery- 38.5420925, -77.8134165. It is believed that Pope’s headquarters may have been in the fields near modern day Remington Cemetery.