Battle of Brandy Station
1863 cavalry engagement during the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War, as well as the largest ever to take place on American soil.[4] It was fought on June 9, 1863, around Brandy Station, Virginia, at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign by the Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton against Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry.
Battle of Brandy Station | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Cavalry Charge Near Brandy Station by Edwin Forbes | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | Confederate States (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alfred Pleasonton | J. E. B. Stuart | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac | Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia | ||||||
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11,000 | 9,500 | ||||||
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Union commander Pleasonton launched a surprise dawn attack on Stuart's cavalry at Brandy Station. After an all-day fight in which fortunes changed repeatedly, the Federals retired without discovering Gen. Robert E. Lee's infantry camped near Culpeper. This battle marked the end of the Confederate cavalry's dominance in the East. From this point in the war, the Federal cavalry gained strength and confidence.