It's five more small battles for this week's episode. We start out at the battle of Blue Springs October 10th, 1863, in Greene County, Tennessee where Union Major General Burnside looks to clear the roads and passes to Virginia. At the first battle of Auburn in Fauquier County, VA on October 13th, it's the beginning of the Union's Bristoe Campaign in an effort to eliminate General Lee and his Army. The very next day at the second battle of Auburn Major General J.E.B. Stuart is trapped between Union Armies and needs to be rescued. The same day at the battle of Bristoe Station the Union sucessfully surprise and repel a Confederate attack on their rearguard. Finally, we end the episode with the battle of Fort Brooke on October 16th-18th in which the Union attempt to destroy Confederate blockade runners in Tampa, FL.
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