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Burke Station

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Burke Station was raided in December 1862 by Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart. From this site, originally Burke Station Depot, he sent his famous telegram to Union Quartermaster General Meigs complaining of the poor quality of the Union mules he had just captured.
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