Brandy Station
Culpeper
Civil War Virginia

American Civil War
June 9, 1863

At dawn June 9, the Union cavalry corps under General Alfred Pleasonton launched a surprise attack on Stuart's cavalry at Brandy Station.

After an all-day fight in which fortunes changed repeatedly, the Federals retired without discovering Lee's infantry camped near Culpeper.

This battle marked the apogee of the Confederate in the East. From this point in the war, the Federal cavalry gained strength and confidence.

Brandy Station was the largest cavalry battle of the war and the opening engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign.

Result(s): Inconclusive

Location: Culpeper County

Campaign: Gettysburg Campaign (June-August 1863) next battle in campaign Campaigns

Date(s): June 9, 1863

Principal Commanders: General Pleasonton [US]; Major General J.E.B. Stuart [CS]

Forces Engaged: Corps (22,000 total)

Estimated Casualties: 1,090 total


This is the view the Federal soldiers saw as they moved toward town.

Brandy Station Scouts

Virginia Civil War History Book Club Reading Title

The Mutiny at Brandy Station
The Mutiny at Brandy Station
by Frederick B. Arner
the Last Battle of the Hooker Brigade
A Controversial Army Reorganization
Courts Martial
And the Bloody Days That Followed
THE MUTINY AT BRANDY STATION presents, in microcosm, the character and actions of men who served the United States Army of the Potomac in 1864. The story follows key players through the reorganization, the courts martial, and into the Wilderness using direct quotes from their diaries, memoirs, and reports as well as original transcripts of the trials. 78 b&w illustrations.


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