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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.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
