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The Battle of Brandy Station : North America's largest cavalry battle /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wittenberg, Eric J., 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2010.
Series:History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series.
Subjects:
Brandy Station, Battle of, Brandy Station, Va., 1863.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Cavalry operations.
Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Cavalry operations.
Table of Contents:
  • Opening moves
  • Alfred Pleasonton and the Union cavalry
  • Jeb Stuart and his Confederate cavaliers
  • The Confederate grand reviews
  • Pleasonton's plan
  • Buford's assault and the death of Grimes Davis
  • The fight for the guns at St. James church
  • The action shifts
  • Gregg's command arrives
  • The fight for Fleetwood Hill
  • The duel on Yew Ridge
  • Duffiâe at Stevensburg
  • The great battle ends
  • An analysis of the Battle of Brandy Station.