Joseph W. McKinney

Brandy Station, Virginia, June 9, 1863

The Largest Cavalry Battle of the Civil War

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Produktbeschreibung

The winter of 1862-63 found Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Ambrose Burnside's Army of the Potomac at a standoff along the Rappahannock River in Virginia, following the Union defeat at Fredericksburg. In January 1863 Major General Joseph ""Fighting Joe"" Hooker relieved the disgraced Burnside, reorganized his troops and instituted company colors, giving his soldiers back their fighting spirit. Lee concentrated on maintaining his strength and fortifications while struggling for supplies. By spring, cavalry units from both sides had taken on increased importance--until the largest cavalry battle of the war was fought, near Brandy Station, Virginia, on June 9, 1863. Researched from numerous contemporary sources, this detailed history recounts the battle that marked the opening of the Gettysburg campaign and Lee's last offensive into the North. Forces commanded by J.E.B. Stuart and Alfred Pleasanton fought indecisively in an area of 70 square miles: Confederate troops maintained possession and counted fewer casualties, yet Union forces had definitely taken the offensive. Historians still debate the significance of the battle; many view it as a harbinger of change, the beginning of dominance by Union horse soldiers and the decline of Stuart's Confederate command.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 641g
• ISBN-13: 9780786477234
• ISBN-10: 0786477237
• Artikelnr.: 38022356

Autorenporträt

Retired U.S. Army officer Joseph W. McKinney lives in Corrales, New Mexico.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
List of Maps      viii
Introduction     
1. A Real Virginia Winter     
Stand-Off on the Rappahannock, December 1862-June 1863
2. Every Private Was a General     
Confederate Cavalry and Cavalrymen
3. By Easy Marches     
The Assembly of Stuart's Regiments in Culpeper County
4. Pretty Well Used Up     
Cavalry Corps Reorginization, May 1863
5. Stirring Events     
Grand Reviews in Culpeper County, May-June 1863
6. What Dispositions Should be Made?     
Union Preparations for Combat, May 23-June 8, 1863
7. Success Was Dearly Bought     
Beverly Ford to Saint James Church
8. A Small Affair     
The Advance of the Left Wing and the Fight at Stevensburg
9. Fight Like Gentlemen!     
Fleetwood Hill
10. Hurrah for Hell, Wade In!     
Yew Hills and the Union Withdrawal
11. Few Will Exult     
After the Battle
12. Old Soldiers Never Die     
Life After June 9, 1863
Appendix A: Order of Battle and Casualties     
Appendix B: West Pointers at Brandy Station     
Notes     
Select Bibliography     
Index     
List of Maps
1-Pleasonton's Plan     
2-Stuart's Reaction     
3-Beverly Ford     
4-St. James Church     
5-Butler's Move to Stevensburg     
6-Duffié's Attack at Stevensburg     
7-Wyndham's Attack at Fleetwood     
8-Kilpatrick's Attack     
9-The Stone Fence     
10-Yew Ridge