Brandy Station 1863

First step towards Gettysburg

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Brandy Station 1863

First step towards Gettysburg

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A highly illustrated account of the greatest cavalry battle of the American Civil War, the prelude to Gettysburg.

The road to Gettysburg began at Brandy Station on 9 June 1863. Early on that morning, General Pleasanton launched his men across the Rappahannock at Beverley's Ford to the north of Brandy Station and Kelly's Ford to the south.

General JEB Stuart was caught 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 in what was the largest and most hotly contested clash of sabres in the war.

This book describes the battle with a step-by-step analysis, illustrated with detailed maps, birds-eye-views and full colour battlescene artwork.

Table of Contents

The eve of battle
Chronology
Opposing plans
Opposing commanders
Opposing forces
The Battle of Brandy Station
Roads to Gettysburg
The battlefield today

Further reading
Index

Product details

Published 10 Oct 2008
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781846033049
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 1 b/w; 5 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 201
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Dan Beattie

Dan Beattie is a former librarian, New York City w…

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Adam Hook

Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his wo…

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