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The Battle of Brandy Station: North America's Largest Cavalry Battle

The Battle of Brandy Station: North America's Largest Cavalry Battle - Hardcover

by Eric J. Wittenberg
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Availability:In StockContributor:Eric J. Wittenberg, O. James Lighthizer (Foreword by)Publish date:2010-03-22Pages:274
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540220608ISBN-10:1540220605UPC:9781540220608Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.1817Product ID:SCEJF3SJ4N
Just before dawn on June 9, 1863, Union soldiers materialized from a thick fog near the banks of Virginia's Rappahannock River to ambush sleeping Confederates. The ensuing struggle, which lasted throughout the day, was to be known as the Battle of Brandy Station--the largest cavalry battle ever fought on North American soil. Meticulously captured by historian Eric J. Wittenberg, these events marked a major turning point in the Civil War: the waning era of Confederate cavalry dominance in the East gave way to a confident and powerful Union mounted arm. This fascinating volume features a GPS guided tour of the battlefield with illustrations and maps by master cartographer Steven Stanley.
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540220608ISBN-10:1540220605UPC:9781540220608Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.1817Product ID:SCEJF3SJ4N
Wittenberg, Eric J.: - An attorney in Columbus, Ohio, Eric J. Wittenberg has long been a student of Civil War cavalry operations. Wittenberg has published fourteen books on Civil War history, most of them centering on Virginia. Additionally, his articles have appeared in Gettysburg Magazine, North & South, Blue & Gray, Hallowed Ground, America's Civil War and Civil War Times Illustrated. He is very active in battlefield preservation and is affiliated with the Civil War Preservation Trust and the Brandy Station Foundation. He has worked extensively with the trust on the preservation of the Trevilian Station battlefield in Louisa County, Virginia, and is a member of the advisory board of the Trevilian Station Battlefield Foundation. He has also fought for the preservation of the Buffington Island battlefield in Meigs County, Ohio; Brandy Station in Culpeper, Virginia; and for various sites associated with the Battle of Gettysburg.
Publisher: History Press Library Editions

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Eric J. Wittenberg, O. James Lighthizer (Foreword by)

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Eric J. Wittenberg

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