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Rappahannock (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry brandy-station-skirmish-near
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.
Auburn, N. Y. (New York, United States) (search for this): entry brandy-station-skirmish-near
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.
Brandy Station (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry brandy-station-skirmish-near
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 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.
George G. Meade (search for this): entry brandy-station-skirmish-near
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.
James Ewell Brown Stuart (search for this): entry brandy-station-skirmish-near
Napoleon Bonaparte Buford (search for this): entry brandy-station-skirmish-near
John Minor Botts (search for this): entry brandy-station-skirmish-near
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.
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.
August 1st (search for this): entry brandy-station-skirmish-near
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.