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Illustrates the position in October 1863 in Fauquier County, Va., of the Union 3rd Army Corps under General William Henry French. The Union troops were near Warrenton Junction along the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. This was part of the Bristoe Campaign, 9 October-9 November 1863, during which the rail line was destroyed by the
The princial movements and operations of the 2nd brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, in the year 1863, and of the same Brigade in the 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, in the years 1864 and 1865, in the Army of the Potomac."--Pref. Also available in digital form.
"The motive for this paper ... is the vindication of the Third corps from the unjust criticisms ... by James Beale."--Pref. Also available in digital form.
Shows the area of Fairfax County, Va., which was the site of the Battle of Bristoe Station. The map is oriented with Cedar Run to the south, Bristoe to the west and indicates the route of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. Also indicated are A. P. Hill's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, engaging the Union's II Corps during its withdrawal toward Centreville, Va.