Laurel Brigade at Brandy Station (eBook)

A Military Staff Ride

USMC (ret.) Major Bruce H. Norton (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
176 Seiten
Academica Press (Verlag)
978-1-68053-555-6 (ISBN)

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The Battle of Brandy Station occurred on June 9, 1863. It was the largest cavalry engagement ever to take place in the United States, with just over 20,000 participants. From the opening shots at Beverly Ford, to the final charge on Fleetwood Heights, the Laurel Brigade was in the thick of the fight. This book is a users guide for visiting and studying the Brandy Station Battlefield while touring sites associated with the Laurel Brigade. Maps and photographs produced in chronological order will assist readers who follow the line of march from the Shenandoah Valley through Culpeper County, Virginia, and across the field of Brandy Station with the most storied brigade of Confederate Cavalry. Photographs of key commanders, artifacts, and locations on the battlefield will bring the stories of these brave soldiers to life.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.9.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: History, War Studies, Military, American History, American Studies, American Military History, Military Science, Military History, Civil War, Combat, U.S. Marine Corps, Laurel Brigade, Battle of Brandy Station
• ISBN-10: 1-68053-555-2 / 1680535552
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68053-555-6 / 9781680535556