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Between the Rivers

When:
Saturday, April 22, 2023, 9:30 AM until 12:00 PM
Where:
Margaret Pierce Elementary School
12074 James Madison Street
Remington, VA  22734
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
John C Wannen
Category:
Rides
Registration is not Required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
April 22nd Saturday (04.22.23)
CC (MF) * 32 * VA * 9:30 AM * Margaret M. Pierce ES (MPS) * 70%
Between The Rivers. The largest cavalry battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Brandy Station, occurred on June 9, 1863 and involved nearly 17,000 horsemen under Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and Union Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton. Amid rumors of a possible major Confederate offensive, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker (famous for "Hooker's Girls"), commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, assigned a reconnaissance-in-force to Pleasonton's 11,000 man cavalry. Though the Confederates could claim the victory, the Battle of Brandy Station, remarked one Confederate, "made the Federal cavalry." Along with this new-found confidence, Union horsemen discovered the position of the Army of Northern Virginia. The Confederates were slipping west, to the Shenandoah Valley on Lee's last great offensive, which would end a month later at Gettysburg. You're going to like this ride.
John Wannen - Call 202-374-1523 (cell), or email john@wannen.com