Brandy Station, Virginia
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Brandy Station, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location within the state of Virginia | |
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Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Culpeper |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Brandy Station is an unincorporated community in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. Its original name was Brandy. The name Brandy Station comes from a local tavern sign that advertised brandy.[1]
Brandy Station was the site of the 1863 Battle of Brandy Station, the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War as well as the largest to take place ever on American soil.[2]
Auburn, Farley, and the Graffiti House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Culpeper Regional Airport is located on Beverly Ford Road in Brandy Station.
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Notes
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- ↑ Brandy Station Foundation. Of the 20,500 men engaged, approximately 3,000 were Union infantrymen. The Battle of Trevilian Station in 1864 was the largest all-cavalry battle of the war. According to the American Civil War Battlefield Preservation Trust Brandy Station was the largest battle of its kind on American soil.
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