Brandy Station

Author : Eric J Wittenberg
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614230298

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The Battle of Brandy Station by Eric J Wittenberg Pdf

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.

Author : Dan Beattie
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1846033047

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Brandy Station 1863 by Dan Beattie Pdf

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.

Author : Joseph W. McKinney
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0786477237

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Brandy Station, Virginia, June 9, 1863 by Joseph W. McKinney Pdf

The winter of 1862-63 found Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Ambrose Burnside's Army of the Potomac at a standoff along the Rappahannock River in Virginia, following the Union defeat at Fredericksburg. In January 1863 Major General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker relieved the disgraced Burnside, reorganized his troops and instituted company colors, giving his soldiers back their fighting spirit. Lee concentrated on maintaining his strength and fortifications while struggling for supplies. By spring, cavalry units from both sides had taken on increased importance--until the largest cavalry battle of the war was fought, near Brandy Station, Virginia, on June 9, 1863. Researched from numerous contemporary sources, this detailed history recounts the battle that marked the opening of the Gettysburg campaign and Lee's last offensive into the North. Forces commanded by J.E.B. Stuart and Alfred Pleasanton fought indecisively in an area of 70 square miles: Confederate troops maintained possession and counted fewer casualties, yet Union forces had definitely taken the offensive. Historians still debate the significance of the battle; many view it as a harbinger of change, the beginning of dominance by Union horse soldiers and the decline of Stuart's Confederate command.

Author : Frederick B. Arner
Publisher : Howell Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Brandy Station (Va.)
ISBN : WISC:89062185582

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The Mutiny at Brandy Station by Frederick B. Arner Pdf

In 1864, the venerable Hooker Brigade became a casualty of Maj. Gen. George Meade's reorganization of the Army of the Potomac. Five of the leaders were charged with mutiny.

Author : John S. Salmon
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0811728684

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The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide by John S. Salmon Pdf

142 two-color maps vividly depict battlefield action Detailed local driving directions guide visitors to each battlefield site Of the 384 Civil War battlefields cited as critical to preserve by the congressionally appointed Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, 123-fully one-third-are located in Virginia. The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide is the comprehensive guidebook to the most significant battles of the Civil War. Reviewed by Edwin C. Bearss and other noted Civil War authorities and sanctioned by the National Park Service and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, no other guidebook on the market today rivals it for historical detail, accuracy, and credibility.

Author : Heros von Borcke,Justus Scheibert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Brandy Station, Battle of, Brandy Station, Va., 1863
ISBN : WISC:89062331897

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The Great Cavalry Battle of Brandy Station, 9 June 1863 by Heros von Borcke,Justus Scheibert Pdf

Author : Eric J. Wittenberg,Daniel T. Davis
Publisher : Savas Beatie
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611212570

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Out Flew the Sabres by Eric J. Wittenberg,Daniel T. Davis Pdf

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.

Author : United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : United States
ISBN : CHI:091652507

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Statement of the Disposition of Some of the Bodies of Deceased Union Soldiers and Prisoners of War Whose Remains Have Been Removed to National Cemeteries in the Southern and Western States by United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department Pdf

Author : Library of Congress,Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division,Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : MINN:30000009706908

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Library of Congress Subject Headings by Library of Congress,Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division,Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy Pdf

Author : Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1808 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : UOM:39015048651866

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Library of Congress Subject Headings by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office Pdf

Author : United States. National Archives and Records Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:B5363974

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Military Operations of the Civil War by United States. National Archives and Records Service Pdf

Author : Jeffrey Hunt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611213973

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Meade and Lee at Bristoe Station by Jeffrey Hunt Pdf

The Civil War in the Eastern Theater during the late summer and fall of 1863 was anything but inconsequential. Generals Meade and Lee continued where they had left off, executing daring marches while boldly maneuvering the chess pieces of war in an effort to gain decisive strategic and tactical advantage. Cavalry actions crisscrossed the rolling landscape; bloody battle revealed to both sides the command deficiencies left in the wake of Gettysburg. It was the first and only time in the war Meade exercised control of the Army of the Potomac on his own terms. Jeffrey Wm Hunt brilliant dissects these and others issues in Meade and Lee at Bristoe Station: The Problems of Command and Strategy After Gettysburg, from Brandy Station to the Buckland Races, August 1 to October 31, 1863. The carnage of Gettysburg left both armies in varying states of command chaos as the focus of the war shifted west. Lee further depleted his ranks by dispatching James Longstreet (his best corps commander) and most of his First Corps via rail to reinforce Bragg’s Army of Tennessee. The Union defeat that followed at Chickamauga, in turn, forced Meade to follow suit with the XI and XII Corps. Despite these reductions, the aggressive Lee assumed the strategic offensive against his more careful Northern opponent, who was also busy waging a rearguard action against the politicians in Washington. Meade and Lee at Bristoe Station is a fast-paced, dynamic account of how the Army of Northern Virginia carried the war above the Rappahannock once more in an effort to retrieve the laurels lost in Pennsylvania. When the opportunity beckoned Lee took it, knocking Meade back on his heels with a threat to his army as serious as the one Pope had endured a year earlier. As Lee quickly learned again, A. P. Hill was no Stonewall Jackson, and with Longstreet away Lee’s cudgel was no longer as mighty as he wished. The high tide of the campaign ebbed at Bristoe Station with a signal Confederate defeat. The next move was now up to Meade. Hunt’s follow-up volume to his well-received Meade and Lee After Gettysburg is grounded upon official reports, regimental histories, letters, newspapers, and other archival sources. Together, they provide a day-by-day account of the fascinating high-stakes affair during this three-month period. Coupled with original maps and outstanding photographs, this new study offers a significant contribution to Civil War literature.

Author : Joseph W. McKinney
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786499038

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Trevilian Station, June 11-12, 1864 by Joseph W. McKinney Pdf

In June 1864, General Ulysses Grant ordered his cavalry commander, Philip Sheridan, to conduct a raid to destroy the Virginia Central Railroad between Charlottesville and Richmond. Sheridan fell short of his objective when he was defeated by General Wade Hampton's cavalry in a two-day battle at Trevilian Station. The first day's fighting saw dismounted Yankees and Rebels engaged at close range in dense forest. By day's end, Hampton had withdrawn to the west. Advancing the next morning, Sheridan found Hampton dug in behind hastily built fortifications and launched seven dismounted assaults, each repulsed with heavy casualties. As darkness fell, the Confederates counterattacked, driving the Union forces from the field. Sheridan began his withdrawal that night, an ordeal for his men, the Union wounded and Confederate prisoners brought off the field and the hundreds of starved and exhausted horses that marked his retreat, killed to prevent their falling into Confederate hands.

Author : Gerald L. Earley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786453023

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The Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War by Gerald L. Earley Pdf

The Second United States Sharpshooters was a hodgepodge regiment, composed of companies raised in several New England states. The regiment was trained for a specific mission and armed with specially ordered breech-loading target rifles. This book covers the origin, recruitment, training, and battle record of the regiment and features 32 photographs, four battlefield maps, and a regimental roster.

Author : United States. Quartermaster's Dept
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : National cemeteries
ISBN : CHI:099107506

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Roll of Honor by United States. Quartermaster's Dept Pdf