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Brandy Station

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Brandy Station small trading center, Culpeper co., Va. It was the scene of the greatest cavalry engagement of the Civil War (also called the battle of Fleetwood Hill), fought June 9, 1863. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton's Union cavalry surprised Confederate Gen. Jeb Stuart's cavalry and fought a hard battle before the approach of Confederate infantry forced a withdrawal across the Rappahannock. This engagement was followed by the Gettysburg campaign . Author not available, BRANDY STATION. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Brandy Station, Battle of
The Oxford Companion to American Military History Brandy Station, Battle of (1863).This battle, fought ... The approximate center of his line was Brandy Station, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad ... The two wings were to rendezvous at Brandy Station and move west toward the courthouse ... Read more
Butler, Matthew Calbraith
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ... Spanish-American War (1898). In the Civil War , he fought at First Bull Run (1861), Second Bull Run (1862), Antietam (1862), and Brandy Station (1863). He commanded brigades and divisions under generals J.E.B. Stuart and Wade Hampton in the heavy Virginia fighting ... Read more

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Preservation Groups Announce Grand Opening of Brandy Station Battlefield Park
U.S. Newswire; 6/6/2003; 541 words ; BRANDY STATION, Va., June 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- At a news conference today, the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) and the Brandy Station Foundation announced the grand opening of Brandy Station Battlefield Park. The event marks the beginning of a three- day weekend of ... Read more
News Conference to Announce Grand Opening of Brandy Station Battlefield Park
U.S. Newswire; 6/2/2003; 350 words ; News Advisory: On Friday, June 6, the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) and Brandy Station Foundation will announce the grand opening of Brandy Station Battlefield Park. The event marks the beginning of a three- day weekend of festivities to commemorate the 140th anniversary of Brandy ... Read more
No Surrender at Brandy Station
The Washington Post; 10/4/1992; 552 words ; ... the historic designation of the Brandy Station battlefield was being withdrawn ... resulted in a determination that the Brandy Station battlefield qualified as a Virginia ... the verdant, rolling hills of Brandy Station. This dramatic contest has been ... Read more
Brandy Station Battle Has Familiar Theme: Horsepower
The Washington Post; 8/30/1993; Michael S. Arnold; 785 words ; ... cavalry clash of the Civil War, the Brandy Station battlefield in Culpeper County ... this battle," McPherson said. Brandy Station, about 100 miles southwest of ... for Historic Preservation listed Brandy Station as one of the country's endangered ... Read more
Park Service Sticks to Brandy Station Recommendation
The Washington Post; 5/9/1992; 771 words ; ... reduce the 14,000 acres of the Brandy Station battlefield near Culpeper, Va ... Park Service had reopened the Brandy Station case several months ago, agreeing ... Interior that even though the Brandy Station area meets ... criteria as of ... Read more
Skirmish At Brandy Station
The Washington Post; 3/22/1992; 717 words ; ... value in saving the battlefield of Brandy Station {Close to Home, March 8}. But ... accomplishing its mission, as at Brandy Station or Gettysburg, that side had suffered a defeat. Brandy Station was a Confederate victory, not ... Read more
Brandy Station: A Battle Like None Other
Army; 12/1/2002; Anonymous; 367 words ; Brandy Station: A Battle Like None Other. Richard ... 21157-5026 (800-876-6103). 300 pages; maps; photographs; appendices; notes ... 28. The June 9, 1863, battle of Brandy Station was indeed a battle like none other ... the first time. A one-day battle, Brandy Station was the largest ... Read more
Brandy Station: The Battle Wages On
The Washington Post; 10/20/1992; 340 words ; ... to Home column "No Surrender at Brandy Station" accused Sen. Malcolm Wallop ... careful documentation ... that the Brandy Station Battlefield ... was eligible for ... most residents feel some areas of Brandy Station deserve recognition, they disagree ... Read more
Fight Looms to Save Brandy Station
The Washington Post; 11/13/1988; 303 words ; ... are now preparing to fight at Brandy Station to prevent commercial development ... purchase of about 3,500 acres at Brandy Station, near Culpeper, site of the largest ... regulations to protect historic sites at Brandy Station and elsewhere. Bud Hall, a director ... Read more
Battlefield Development Approved; Culpeper Backs Plan For Brandy Station
The Washington Post; 9/26/1990; Brooke A. Masters; 519 words ; ... to build an industrial park at Brandy Station, on the site of the Civil War ... said Clark "Bud" Hall, of the Brandy Station Foundation. "What lies totally ... the National Park Service. The Brandy Station rezoning comes at a time when ... Read more

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