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Brandy Station is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. [1] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 191. [ 2 ]
Around Brandy Station, Stuart's force of about 9,500 men consisted of five cavalry brigades, commanded by Brig. Gens. Wade Hampton, W.H.F. "Rooney" Lee, Beverly H. Robertson, William E. "Grumble" Jones, and Colonel Thomas T. Munford (commanding Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's brigade while Lee was stricken with a bout of rheumatism), plus the six-battery Stuart Horse Artillery, commanded by Major ...
North of Brandy Station on Farley Rd., south of the Hazel River 38°32′27″N 77°53′31″W / 38.540833°N 77.891944°W / 38.540833; -77.891944 Brandy Station
Located in Brandy Station, Virginia, the airport opened in 1968. The runway originally measured 3200 ft. by 75 ft. In 1983, the runway was lengthened to 4000 ft. In 2004, the runway was expanded to 5000 ft. by 100 ft. It can handle corporate-size jets and large twin-engine aircraft.
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.
The Battle of Brandy Station U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion Archived 2009-09-13 at the Wayback Machine : a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies . Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
During the Civil War the Battle of Cedar Mountain took place on August 9, 1862, and the Battle of Brandy Station occurred on June 9, 1863, in Culpeper County. Culpeper was the boyhood home of Civil War General A. P. Hill, who fought against Union forces.
Farley, previously named Sans Souci, is a historic home located near Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia.It was built before 1800, purchased from Robert Beverly in 1801 by William Champe Carter and renamed Farley in honour of his wife, Maria Byrd Farley. [3]