[3] By withdrawing, Meade prevented Lee from falling on an exposed flank of the Army of the Potomac.

[4] On October 14, as Warren moved toward Bristoe Station, Stuart's cavalry harassed the rear guard at the Second Battle of Auburn.

[5] Seeing Heth's advance, Warren rapidly deployed his forces behind an embankment of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad near Bristoe Station.

The result was a powerful ambush as Hill's corps moved to attack the Union rear guard across Broad Run.

[7] Despite this, Heth's men briefly secured a foothold in the lines of Col. James E. Mallon in the second division under Brig.

Two of Heth's brigade commanders, William Whedbee Kirkland and John Rogers Cooke, were badly wounded.

[9] Lee is said to have cut off Hill's excuses for this defeat by saying, "Well, well, general, bury these poor men and let us say no more about it.

[12] However, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors approved the development of the remaining 1,500 acres on which the Battle of Bristoe Station occurred.