The Battle Of Brandy Station
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Brandy Station Virginia June 9 1863
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Author : Joseph W. McKinney
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2006
Brandy Station Virginia June 9 1863 written by Joseph W. McKinney and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Brandy Station, Battle of, Brandy Station, Va., 1863 categories.
"This volume details the contributions of cavalry units during the spring campaign of 1863. Although the work discusses early encounters such as the Battle of Chancellorsville, the main focus is the Battle of Brandy Station, which marked the opening of the Gettysburg campaign and Lee's last offensive into the North"--Provided by publisher.
The Battle Of Brandy Station
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Author : Eric J Wittenberg
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-01
The Battle Of Brandy Station written by Eric J Wittenberg and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-01 with History categories.
This Civil War history and guide examines a major turning point in cavalry combat and includes a GPS guided tour of the battlefield. Just before dawn on June 9, 1863, Union soldiers materialized from a thick fog near the banks of Virginia's Rappahannock River to ambush sleeping Confederates. The ensuing struggle, which lasted throughout the day, was to be known as the Battle of Brandy Station—the largest cavalry battle ever fought on North American soil. These events marked a major turning point in the Civil War: the waning era of Confederate cavalry dominance in the East gave way to a confident and powerful Union mounted arm. Historian Eric J. Wittenberg meticulously captures the drama and significance of these events in this fascinating volume. The GPS guided tour of the battlefield is supplemented with illustrations and maps by master cartographer Steven Stanley.
The Great Cavalry Battle Of Brandy Station 9 June 1863
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Author : Heros von Borcke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Great Cavalry Battle Of Brandy Station 9 June 1863 written by Heros von Borcke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Brandy Station, Battle of, Brandy Station, Va., 1863 categories.
Clash Of Cavalry
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Author : Fairfax Downey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
Clash Of Cavalry written by Fairfax Downey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Brandy Station (Va.), Battle of, 1863 categories.
Brandy Station And The March To Gettysburg
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-10-17
Brandy Station And The March To Gettysburg written by Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-17 with Brandy Station, Battle of, Brandy Station, Va., 1863 categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting written by generals and soldiers on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Buoyed by his recent successes at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate cavalry commander JEB Stuart held a field review on June 5, but when Robert E. Lee couldn't attend that one, he held another one in Lee's presence on June 8. During that one, the Confederates paraded nearly 9,000 mounted troops and four batteries of horse artillery for review, which included mock battles near Brandy Station. Some of the cavalrymen and newspaper reporters at the scene complained that all Stuart was doing was "feeding his ego and exhausting the horses," and he was referred to as a "headline-hunting show-off." More importantly, Union Army of the Potomac commander Joseph Hooker interpreted Stuart's presence around Culpeper as a precursor to a raid on his army's supply lines. In response, he ordered his cavalry commander, Maj. General Alfred Pleasonton, to take a combined force of 8,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry on a raid to "disperse and destroy" the 9,500 Confederates. Crossing the Rappahannock River in two columns on June 9, 1863 at Beverly's Ford and Kelly's Ford, the first infantry unit caught Stuart completely off guard, and the second surprised him yet again. In addition to being the largest cavalry battle of the war, the chaos and confusion that ensued across the battlefield also made Brandy Station unique in that most of the fighting was done while mounted and using sabers. As Lee's army moved into Pennsylvania, Stuart's cavalry screened his movements, thereby engaging in the more traditional cavalry roles, but it's widely believed that he was still smarting over the results of June 9. As a result, many historians think it likely that he had already planned to remove the negative effect of Brandy Station by duplicating one of his now famous rides around the enemy army, much as he did to McClellan's Army of the Potomac during the Peninsula Campaign in 1862. This time, however, as Lee began his march north through the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia, it is highly unlikely that is what he wanted or expected. To complicate matters even more, as Stuart set out on June 25 on what was probably a glory-seeking mission, he was unaware that his intended path was blocked by columns of Union infantry that would invariably force him to veer farther east than he or Lee had anticipated. Ultimately, his decision would prevent him from linking up with Ewell as ordered and deprive Lee of his primary cavalry force as he advanced deeper and deeper into unfamiliar enemy territory. According to Halsey Wigfall (son of Confederate States Senator Louis Wigfall) who was in Stuart's infantry, "Stuart and his cavalry left [Lee's] army on June 24 and did not contact [his] army again until the afternoon of July 2, the second day of the [Gettysburg] battle." As it would turn out, Lee's army inadvertently stumbled into Union cavalry and then the Union army at Gettysburg on the morning of July 1, 1863, unaware of the force in their front.From July 1-3, Lee's army tried everything in its power to decisively defeat George Meade's Union Army of the Potomac, unleashing ferocious assaults that inflicted nearly 50,000 casualties in all. Day 1 of the battle would have been one of the 25 biggest battles of the Civil War itself, and it ended with a tactical Confederate victory. But over the next two days, Lee would try and fail to dislodge the Union army with attacks on both of its flanks during the second day and Pickett's Charge on the third and final day. After the South had lost the war, the importance of Gettysburg as one of the "high tide" marks of the Confederacy became apparent to everyone, making the battle all the more important in the years after it had been fought.
Clash Of The Cavalry
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Author : Fairfax Downey
language : en
Publisher: Old Soldier Books
Release Date : 1959-01-01
Clash Of The Cavalry written by Fairfax Downey and has been published by Old Soldier Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959-01-01 with History categories.
Out Flew The Sabres
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Author : Daniel Davis
language : en
Publisher: Emerging Civil War
Release Date : 2016
Out Flew The Sabres written by Daniel Davis and has been published by Emerging Civil War this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
One day. Fourteen hours. Twelve thousand Union cavalrymen against 9,000 of their Confederate counterparts--with three thousand Union infantry thrown in for good measure. Amidst the thunder of hooves and the clashing of sabers, they slugged it out across the hills and dales of Culpepper County, Virginia. And it escalated into the largest cavalry battle ever fought on the North American continent. Fleetwood Hill at Brandy Station was the site of four major cavalry battles during the course of the Civil War, but none was more important than the one fought on June 9, 1863. That clash turned out to be the opening engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign--and the one-day delay it engendered may very well have impacted the outcome of the entire campaign. The tale includes a veritable who's-who of cavalry all-stars in the East: Jeb Stuart, Wade Hampton, John Buford, and George Armstrong Custer. Robert E. Lee, the great Confederate commander, saw his son, William H. F. Lee, being carried off the battlefield, severely wounded. Both sides suffered heavy losses. But for the Federal cavalry, the battle was also a watershed event. After Brandy Station, never again would they hear the mocking cry, "Whoever saw a dead cavalryman?" In Out Flew the Sabers: The Battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863--The Opening Engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign, Civil War historians Eric J. Wittenberg and Daniel T. Davis have written the latest entry in Savas Beatie's critically acclaimed Emerging Civil War Series.
The Battle Of Brandy Station June 9 1863
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Author : William Hamilton Price
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
The Battle Of Brandy Station June 9 1863 written by William Hamilton Price and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Brandy Station, Battle of, Brandy Station, Va., 1863 categories.
Brandy Station
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Author : Richard E. Crouch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Brandy Station written by Richard E. Crouch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Comprehensive but fast-moving study of the great mounted struggle near Culpeper, Virginia on June 9th, 1863 brings to life that event.
Brandy Station 1863
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Author : Dan Beattie
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2008-10-21
Brandy Station 1863 written by Dan Beattie and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-21 with History categories.
The road to Gettysburg began at Brandy Station on June 9, 1863 during the American Civil War (1861-1865). However, the cavalry clash in Culpeper County, Virginia, counts for more than just the opening round of Lee's second invasion of the North. The battle showed both sides that the Federal cavalry had now come of age, that Blue and Gray horsemen were now equal in ability. Early in the morning on June 9, Pleasanton launched his men, split into two divisions, across the Rappahannock at Beverley's Ford to the north of Brandy Station and Kelly's Ford to the south. Stuart was caught completely unaware by these maneuvers and his lines and headquarters were nearly overrun until reinforcements helped to stabilize the situation. Following 12 hours of bitter fighting the Union forces withdrew back across the river, having matched the Confederate cavalry in skill and determination for the first time in the War between the States in what was the largest and most hotly contested clash of sabers in this long and bloody war. This book describes the battle with a step-by-step analysis of the proceedings, illustrated with detailed maps, birds-eye-views and full color battlescene artwork.