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The Battle of Culpeper Court House was an American Civil War skirmish [1] fought September 13, 1863, near Culpeper, Virginia, between the cavalry of the Union Army of the Potomac and that of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. The Union victory opened up the Culpeper region to Federal control, a prelude to the subsequent Bristoe Campaign.
Alfred Pleasonton initiates a cavalry attack from southern Fauquier upon Confederate cavalry concentrated in Culpeper County. Largest cavalry battle of the war. 1,447 casualties. June 10 - Mosby's Rangers are formalized as the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry at Rector's Crossroads (Atoka). June 17 - Battle of Aldie. Inconclusive outcome.
The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. Union forces under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks [ 2 ] attacked Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson near Cedar Mountain as the Confederates ...
Pages in category "Culpeper County, Virginia, in the American Civil War" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Battle of Brandy Station, fought on June 9, 1863, came at the beginning of the Gettysburg campaign and featured the largest cavalry battle ever in North America. [4] In addition to the many battles that took place in Culpeper County, the land is steeped in African American and Native American history.
Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia [A]), the District of Columbia, and six territories (Arizona ...
American Civil War John Pelham (September 7, 1838 – March 17, 1863) [ 1 ] was a Confederate cavalry soldier under J. E. B. Stuart during the American Civil War . Robert E. Lee called Pelham "The Gallant Pelham" for his use of light artillery at the Battle of Fredericksburg to delay U.S. soldiers.
Numerous battles took place in the region, including the Battle of Cedar Mountain and the Battle of Chancellorsville. The dead from those conflicts were buried nearby in makeshift grave sites. After the war a reburial program was initiated, and in 1867, Culpeper National Cemetery was established to reinter many of the remains from the makeshift ...