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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brandy Station , skirmish near. (search)
Brandy Station, skirmish near.
While Meade, with the Army of the Potomac, was halting on the north side of the Rappahannock River, in the summer of 1863, is cavalry were not idle.
On Aug. 1, General Buford, with his troopers, dashed across that river, struck Stuart's cavalry, and pushed them back almost to Culpeper Court-House.
So vigorous and sudden was the assault that the daring Confederate leader and his staff came near being captured at a house near Brandy Station, where they were about to dine.
They left their dinner untouched and immediately decamped, leaving the viands to be eaten by the Union officers.
Buford pursued, and from Auburn (the residence of the stanch Virginia Unionist, John Minor Botts) there was a running fight back towards Brandy Station; for, strongly confronted there by Stuart.
Buford became a fugitive in turn.
In that engagement he lost 140 men, of whom sixteen were killed.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chancellorsville , battle of (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ducking-stool. (search)
Ducking-stool.
The English colonies in America continued for a long time the manners and customs of their native land; among others, that of the use of the ducking-stool for the punishment of inveterate scolding women.
Bishop Meade, in Old churches, ministers, and families in Virginia, says, If a woman was convicted of slander, her husband was made to pay five hundred-weight of tobacco ; but the law proving insufficient, the penalty was changed to ducking.
Places for ducking were prepared at court-houses.
An instance is mentioned of a woman who was ordered to be ducked three times from a vessel lying in the James River.
The woman was tied to a chair at the longer end of a lever, controlled at the shorter end by men with a rope.
The stool being planted firmly, the woman was raised on the lever, and then lowered so as to be plunged under the water.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Everett , Edward , 1794 -1865 (search)
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Hanover, battle at.
General Meade's cavalry, during Lee's invasion of Maryland, before the battle of Gettysburg (q. v.), was continually hovering on the flanks of the Confederate army.
The most dashing of the cavalry officers of that time were Colonels Kilpatrick and Custer.
At about the same hour when Buford's division occupied Gettysburg, June 29, 1863.
Kilpatrick, passing through Hanover, a few miles from Gettysburg, was suddenly surprised by Stuart's cavalry, then on their march for Carlisle.
Stuart led in person, and made a desperate charge on the flank and rear of Farnsworth's brigade, at the eastern end of the village.
A severe battle ensued in the town and on its borders, when Custer joined in the fight with his troops, and the Confederates were repulsed.
The Nationals lost about 500 men.