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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.

 
 
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Commissary Department, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac — Brandy Station, Virginia, February 1864
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Commissary Department, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac — Brandy Station, Virginia, February 1864
Generals George G. Meade, John Sedgwick and Robert O. Tyler along with staff officers at the horse artillery headquarters in Brandy Station, Virginia, February, 1864.
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Generals George G. Meade, John Sedgwick and Robert O. Tyler along with staff officers at the horse artillery headquarters in Brandy Station, Virginia, February, 1864.
General Rufus Ingalls and other officers in Brandy Station, Virginia, April, 1864.
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General Rufus Ingalls and other officers in Brandy Station, Virginia, April, 1864.

Brandy Station is a historic village in Culpeper County, Virginia. Its original name was Brandy. The name Brandy Station comes from the Orange and Alexandria Railroad station that was constructed in the 19th century.

Brandy Station was the site of the 1863 Battle of Brandy Station, the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War as well as the largest to take place ever on American soil.[1]

Culpeper Regional Airport is located on Beverly Ford Road in Brandy Station.

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  1. ^ Brandy Station Foundation. Of the 20,500 men engaged, approximately 3,000 were Union infantrymen. The Battle of Trevilian Station in 1864 was the largest all-cavalry battle of the war. According to the American Civil War Battlefield Preservation Trust Brandy Station was the largest battle of its kind on American soil.

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Coordinates: 38.5017919° N 77.8936062° W


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