Sign at Remington, then known as Rappahannock Station
"The most significant action here occurred Nov. 7, 1863, when Gen. George Meade's Union Army of the Potomac launched a rare night attack resulting in a stunning tactical victory and the capture of more than 1,600 troops of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Only 400 Confederates escaped the disaster, many by swimming the frigid waters of the Rappahannock."
