Out Flew the Sabres: The Battle of Brandy Station, June 9,

Out Flew the Sabres: The Battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series)

One day. Fourteen hours. Twelve thousand Union cavalrymen against 9,000 of their Confederate counterpartsâ€”with three thousand Union infantry thrown in for good measure. Amidst the thunder of hooves and the clashing of sabers, they slugged it out across the hills and dales of Culpepper County, Virginia.

And it escalated into the largest cavalry battle ever fought on the North American continent.

Fleetwood Hill at Brandy Station was the site of four major cavalry battles during the course of the Civil War, but none was more important than the one fought on June 9, 1863. That clash turned out to be the opening engagement of the Gettysburg Campaignâ€”and the one-day delay it engendered may very well have impacted the outcome of the entire campaign.

The tale includes a veritable whoâ€™s-who of cavalry all-stars in the East: Jeb Stuart, Wade Hampton, John Buford, and George Armstrong Custer. Robert E. Lee, the great Confederate commander, saw his son, William H. F. Lee, being carried off the battlefield, severely wounded. Both sides suffered heavy losses.

But for the Federal cavalry, the battle was also a watershed event. After Brandy Station, never again would they hear the mocking cry, â€œWhoever saw a dead cavalryman?â€

In Out Flew the Sabers: The Battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863â€”The Opening Engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign, Civil War historians Eric J. Wittenberg and Daniel T. Davis have written the latest entry in Savas Beatieâ€™s critically acclaimed Emerging Civil War Series.
Country USA
Manufacturer Savas Beatie
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-05-30
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Savas Beatie
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-05-30
Format	Kindle eBook

Out Flew the Sabres: The Battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series)

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