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Tag Archives: Brandy Station Virginia
The Gettysburg Campaign Begins
By the time the Gettysburg campaign began 154 years ago tomorrow, Robert E. Lee, vaunted commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, had been preparing his army for weeks. Lee had much to do. Following the army’s victory at Chancellorsville … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Trails, Common Soldier, ECW Weekender, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged A.P. Hill, Battle of Brandy Station, Brandy Station Virginia, cavalry, Culpeper, Culpeper Court House, Culpeper Virginia, General Joseph Hooker, Gettysburg Campaign, James Longstreet, Richard S. Ewell, Robert E. Lee, The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign
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Save 244 Acres at Brandy Station
There have been many preservation victories at the Brandy Station battlefield over the years. Now there is an opportunity to preserve even more hallowed ground at the site of the largest cavalry action fought during the war. See details below … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Brandy Station, Battlefield Preservation, Brandy Station Virginia, cavalry, Civil War Trust, Gettysburg Campaign
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Brandy Station…Fleetwood Hill
Our friend, Eric Wittenberg, is making a concerted effort on his blog to save 50 acres of the Brandy Station Battlefield. For those of you that may not be too familiar with the battlefield, we have posted a short story, … Continue reading
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot . . .
Christmas during the nineteenth century was much different from what it is now. It was not even the main holiday of the season until late in the century. Originally, Christmas was a religious holiday, and the first day of a … Continue reading
