Description
Book SynopsisCompiled from various contemporary sources, this volume details the contributions of cavalry units during the spring campaign of 1863. Although the work discusses early encounters such as the Battle of Chancellorsville, the main focus is the Battle of Brandy Station, which marked the opening of the Gettysburg campaign and Lee's last offensive into the North.
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The Past In ReviewTable of ContentsTable of Contents
List of Maps viii
Introduction 1
1. A Real Virginia Winter 5
Stand-Off on the Rappahannock, December 1862–June 1863
2. Every Private Was a General 20
Confederate Cavalry and Cavalrymen
3. By Easy Marches 39
The Assembly of Stuart’s Regiments in Culpeper County
4. Pretty Well Used Up 55
Cavalry Corps Reorginization, May 1863
5. Stirring Events 79
Grand Reviews in Culpeper County, May–June 1863
6. What Dispositions Should be Made? 94
Union Preparations for Combat, May 23–June 8, 1863
7. Success Was Dearly Bought 107
Beverly Ford to Saint James Church
8. A Small Affair 133
The Advance of the Left Wing and the Fight at Stevensburg
9. Fight Like Gentlemen! 153
Fleetwood Hill
10. Hurrah for Hell, Wade In! 180
Yew Hills and the Union Withdrawal
11. Few Will Exult 198
After the Battle
12. Old Soldiers Never Die 219
Life After June 9, 1863
Appendix A: Order of Battle and Casualties 253
Appendix B: West Pointers at Brandy Station 262
Notes 265
Select Bibliography 303
Index 317
List of Maps
1—Pleasonton’s Plan 105
2—Stuart’s Reaction 113
3—Beverly Ford 118
4—St. James Church 130
5—Butler’s Move to Stevensburg 142
6—Duffié’s Attack at Stevensburg 146
7—Wyndham’s Attack at Fleetwood 160
8—Kilpatrick’s Attack 174
9—The Stone Fence 184
10—Yew Ridge 190
