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Article: The battle of brandy station.
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- Cobblestone
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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At the start of the Civil War, the Confederacy's cavalry was thought to be much stronger than the Union's cavalry. That perception changed, however, in June 1863, when mounted Union troops took on the Confederates at Brandy Station, Virginia. While Union horsemen did not win the battle, they put up a better fight than was anticipated. Their efforts changed the way both sides looked at cavalry in the war.
The Battle of Brandy Station took place shortly before the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg (see the article on page 26). Confederate troops in Virginia were moving gradually north. Union cavalry officer Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton was assigned to stop the ...