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Battle of Jack's Shop

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Battle of Jack's Shop
Part of the Gettysburg campaign of the
American Civil War
DateSeptember 23, 1863
Location
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
United States United States Confederate States of America Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
John Buford
Hugh Kilpatrick
Thomas Devin
J. E. B. Stuart

The Battle of Jack's Shop was a cavalry engagement fought on September 23, 1863, by Union forces under John Buford and Hugh Kilpatrick and a Confederate division under J. E. B. Stuart during the American Civil War.

Battle

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First known as Jack's Shop for a blacksmith shop that stood nearby, Rochelle, in Madison County, Virginia, was the scene of a cavalry skirmish on September 23, 1863.[1] While Confederate cavalry under Major General J. E. B. Stuart engaged Union Brigadier General John Buford's troops, the cavalry of Brigadier General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick rode to Buford's support and attacked the rear of Stuart's force.[1] Stuart's horse artillery and his cavalry fired and charged in both directions.[1] They broke through Kilpatrick's lines and escaped.[1] The engagement was inconclusive.[2]

Analysis

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The battle was fought while Lee's forces were withdrawing across the Rapidan River, following the great defeat at Gettysburg.[1] Together with the Battle of James City, which had been fought almost two weeks earlier, on October 8, the Battle of Jack's Shop has been said by Madison County historian Harold Woodward, Jr. to mark the end of the Gettysburg campaign.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Combs 2016.
  2. ^ Thomas 1999, p. 263.

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