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The Battle of Brandy Station : North America's largest cavalry battle /
- Title
- The Battle of Brandy Station : North America's largest cavalry battle / Eric J. Wittenberg ; foreword by O. James Lighthizer.
- Author
- Wittenberg, Eric J., 1961-
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2010.
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Details
- Description
- 271 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "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 or Brandy Station -- the largest cavalry battle ever fought on North American soil. Meticulously captured by historian Eric. J. Wittenberg, 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. This volume features a GPS guided tour of the battlefield with illustrations and maps by master cartographer Steven Stanley"--Page 4 of cover.
- Series Statement
- The History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series
- Uniform Title
- History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series.
- Subject
- 1861-1865
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Brandy Station, Battle of (Virginia : 1863)
- Brandy Station, Battle of, Brandy Station, Va., 1863
- Military operations, Cavalry
- United States > Cavalry operations. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States
- Virginia > Brandy Station
- Virginia > Cavalry operations. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Virginia
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-271).
- Contents
- Opening moves -- Alfred Pleasonton and the Union cavalry -- Jeb Stuart and his Confederate cavaliers -- The Confederate grand reviews -- Pleasonton's plan -- Buford's assault and the death of Grimes Davis -- The fight for the guns at St. James church -- The action shifts -- Gregg's command arrives -- The fight for Fleetwood Hill -- The duel on Yew Ridge -- Duffiâe at Stevensburg -- The great battle ends -- An analysis of the Battle of Brandy Station.
- ISBN
- 9781596297821
- 1596297824
- LCCN
- 2009047450
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library