Robin Allen Cadwallader Jones was born 1826 in Hillsboro, Orange County, NC, the 5th of 11 known surviving children (5 boys/6 girls) born to wealthy planter Col. Cadwallader Jones II of "Monte Cailoux" Plantation, near Petersburg, VA, and later Hillsboro, NC; and his wife, Rebecca Edwards Long of "Mt. Gallant" Plantation, Northampton Co, NC.
He was descended on both sides of his family tree from some of the most prominent and influential families in Virignia and North Carolina. He was the paternal grandson of Maj. Cadwallader Jones I. and Mary Halcott Pride; and gr-grandson of Frederick Jones & Mary Elizbeth Epes, all of Virginia; and a direct descendant of this family's patriarch, Abram Jones, one of 4 sons of Richard Jones of Wales who came to the Virginia Colonies in the late 1600's and established themselves as one of the most prominent families in the Colony, contributing sons from each and every successive generation to military service in their new country. He was the maternal grandson of Maj. Lunsford Long & his (1st) wife, Rebecca Edwards Jones, daughter of Gen. Allen Jones of "Mt. Gallant", Northampton Co, NC.
On April 25, 1855, the 29-year old married 22-year old Sarah Rachel Polk of "Hamilton Place" in Maury Co, TN, the daughter of Gen. Lucious Junius Polk & Mary Eaton, and gr-granddaughter of Col. William Polk & Sarah Hawkins of Raleigh.
The couple began married life in Hillsboro, where their first child was born. By 1857, they has returned to her family's home in Tennessee where two more children were born. By 1860, the couple had relocated to York County, SC, where Robin had a large and successful plantation near Fort Mill. In all, the couple would become parents to 5 known children:
* Mary Polk Jones (1856-1893)
* Rebecca Edwards Jones (1857)
* Robin A. C. Jones II (1859)
* Sarah Polk Jones (1860)
* Lucy Cadwallader Jones (1862-1941))
South Carolina seceded from the Union in January, 1861, and Robin joined as Captain of Company H of the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry Regiment organized in October, 1861, using the 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus.
The SC 1st served in South Carolina, then moved to Virginia and was assigned to General W. Hampton's, M.C. Butler's, W.H. F. Lee's, and P.M.B. Young's Brigade. The regiment fought at Chambersburg, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Kelly's Ford, and Mine Run. Ordered south, it served under Colonel G.P. Harrison and later Generals Bonham and Logan. It was prominent in the defense of Savannah and the campaigning of the Carolinas. This unit had 339 effectives at Gettysburg, but only 46 were present in February, 1865. It was included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee.
Captain Robin A. C. Jones was killed at the Battle of Brandy Station in Culpepper Co, VA on June 9, 1863. The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War, as well as the largest to take place ever on American soil. It was fought at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign by the Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton against Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry on June 9, 1863.
Capt. Jones has a monument in St. Matthew's cemetery near other family members, and it is assumed his body is buried here, although this researcher found no evidence the body was returned to NC following the Battle of Brandy Station.
Following the war, his 32-year old widow returned to Tennessee to be near her family. She never remarried, a mourned the loss of her husband until the end of her days. She died in 1905 at the age of 72 and is buried in St. Johns Churchyard in Maury County, TN.
As for his children, it is known his eldest daughter Mary Polk Jones, married Col. Duncan Brown Cooper of Tennessee and died in 1893. She is buried in Zion Presbyterian in Maury Co, TN. Sarah Polk Jones married James C. Bradford of Davidson Co, TN; and Lucy Cadwallader Jones married Stanley Bell Herndon of Hillsboro, NC. His only son and namesake, Robin A. C. Jones, never married.
BATTLE OF BRANDY STATION --
The half-starved men of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had streamed into Culpepper County after their victory at Fredericksburg. Under the leadership of General Robert E. Lee, the troops seemed invincible and massed around Culpeper preparing to carry the war north into Pennsylvania. These combat-hardened men had defeated armies twice their size at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, but the constant enemies of hunger and poor equipment were showing their effects. Lee was determined to strike north to capture horses, equipment, and food for his men. By June 5, two infantry corps under Longstreet and Ewell were camped in and around Culpeper. Six miles north of town, holding the line of the Rappahannock River, General J.E.B. Stuart bivouacked his cavalry troopers, screening the Confederate Army against surprise by the enemy.Federal officers at their Brandy Station winter camp having dinner
Most of the Southern cavalry was camped near Brandy Station. Stuart, the "dashing cavalier", requested a full field review of his troops by General Lee. His request granted, on June 8 nearly 9,000 mounted troopers passed Lee's reviewing stand, first at a walk, then in full gallop as sabers glistened in the sun and 22 batteries of horse artillery roared in simulated battle. Today this review field remains much as it was in 1863, except that the Virginia Police Station occupies part of it.
A dense fog hung over the Rappahannock on the morning of June 9. Unknown to the Confederates, 10,000 Union horsemen had massed their forces on the other side. Misinterpreting the screening action of Stuart's cavalry, Union General Pleasanton thought he was attacking a rebel raiding party of unknown strength. Pleasanton's attack plan called for a two-prong thrust at the enemy. One half of his men would cross the river at Beverly's Ford, two miles below Brandy Station, and the other half would cross at Kelly's Ford, four miles downstream. Caught in these pincers, the Southern cavalry would be surprised, outnumbered, and beaten. One lone artillery piece was left atop Fleetwood Hill, and only a token force to guard Stuart's headquarters. As this single gun fired the few shells available, the Union horsemen halted their advance. Racing against time, Confederate cavalry rushed back from the St. James battle line to meet this new threat.
Never before had the Union cavalry shown such strength and skill in combat. Stuart's headquarters was overrun, and the rear lines at St. James were threatened. Help arrived as Gen. W.H.F. (Rooney) Lee's cavalry rode in from Little Fork Church (seven miles from Brandy) and saved the day for Stuart. After 12 hours of raging battle, Union troops retreated to the north side of the river. Some 19,000 mounted men were engaged in this, the greatest cavalry battle ever to take place in the western hemisphere. For the first time in the Civil War, Union cavalry matched the Confederate horsemen in skill and determination.
He was descended on both sides of his family tree from some of the most prominent and influential families in Virignia and North Carolina. He was the paternal grandson of Maj. Cadwallader Jones I. and Mary Halcott Pride; and gr-grandson of Frederick Jones & Mary Elizbeth Epes, all of Virginia; and a direct descendant of this family's patriarch, Abram Jones, one of 4 sons of Richard Jones of Wales who came to the Virginia Colonies in the late 1600's and established themselves as one of the most prominent families in the Colony, contributing sons from each and every successive generation to military service in their new country. He was the maternal grandson of Maj. Lunsford Long & his (1st) wife, Rebecca Edwards Jones, daughter of Gen. Allen Jones of "Mt. Gallant", Northampton Co, NC.
On April 25, 1855, the 29-year old married 22-year old Sarah Rachel Polk of "Hamilton Place" in Maury Co, TN, the daughter of Gen. Lucious Junius Polk & Mary Eaton, and gr-granddaughter of Col. William Polk & Sarah Hawkins of Raleigh.
The couple began married life in Hillsboro, where their first child was born. By 1857, they has returned to her family's home in Tennessee where two more children were born. By 1860, the couple had relocated to York County, SC, where Robin had a large and successful plantation near Fort Mill. In all, the couple would become parents to 5 known children:
* Mary Polk Jones (1856-1893)
* Rebecca Edwards Jones (1857)
* Robin A. C. Jones II (1859)
* Sarah Polk Jones (1860)
* Lucy Cadwallader Jones (1862-1941))
South Carolina seceded from the Union in January, 1861, and Robin joined as Captain of Company H of the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry Regiment organized in October, 1861, using the 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus.
The SC 1st served in South Carolina, then moved to Virginia and was assigned to General W. Hampton's, M.C. Butler's, W.H. F. Lee's, and P.M.B. Young's Brigade. The regiment fought at Chambersburg, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Kelly's Ford, and Mine Run. Ordered south, it served under Colonel G.P. Harrison and later Generals Bonham and Logan. It was prominent in the defense of Savannah and the campaigning of the Carolinas. This unit had 339 effectives at Gettysburg, but only 46 were present in February, 1865. It was included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee.
Captain Robin A. C. Jones was killed at the Battle of Brandy Station in Culpepper Co, VA on June 9, 1863. The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War, as well as the largest to take place ever on American soil. It was fought at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign by the Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton against Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry on June 9, 1863.
Capt. Jones has a monument in St. Matthew's cemetery near other family members, and it is assumed his body is buried here, although this researcher found no evidence the body was returned to NC following the Battle of Brandy Station.
Following the war, his 32-year old widow returned to Tennessee to be near her family. She never remarried, a mourned the loss of her husband until the end of her days. She died in 1905 at the age of 72 and is buried in St. Johns Churchyard in Maury County, TN.
As for his children, it is known his eldest daughter Mary Polk Jones, married Col. Duncan Brown Cooper of Tennessee and died in 1893. She is buried in Zion Presbyterian in Maury Co, TN. Sarah Polk Jones married James C. Bradford of Davidson Co, TN; and Lucy Cadwallader Jones married Stanley Bell Herndon of Hillsboro, NC. His only son and namesake, Robin A. C. Jones, never married.
BATTLE OF BRANDY STATION --
The half-starved men of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had streamed into Culpepper County after their victory at Fredericksburg. Under the leadership of General Robert E. Lee, the troops seemed invincible and massed around Culpeper preparing to carry the war north into Pennsylvania. These combat-hardened men had defeated armies twice their size at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, but the constant enemies of hunger and poor equipment were showing their effects. Lee was determined to strike north to capture horses, equipment, and food for his men. By June 5, two infantry corps under Longstreet and Ewell were camped in and around Culpeper. Six miles north of town, holding the line of the Rappahannock River, General J.E.B. Stuart bivouacked his cavalry troopers, screening the Confederate Army against surprise by the enemy.Federal officers at their Brandy Station winter camp having dinner
Most of the Southern cavalry was camped near Brandy Station. Stuart, the "dashing cavalier", requested a full field review of his troops by General Lee. His request granted, on June 8 nearly 9,000 mounted troopers passed Lee's reviewing stand, first at a walk, then in full gallop as sabers glistened in the sun and 22 batteries of horse artillery roared in simulated battle. Today this review field remains much as it was in 1863, except that the Virginia Police Station occupies part of it.
A dense fog hung over the Rappahannock on the morning of June 9. Unknown to the Confederates, 10,000 Union horsemen had massed their forces on the other side. Misinterpreting the screening action of Stuart's cavalry, Union General Pleasanton thought he was attacking a rebel raiding party of unknown strength. Pleasanton's attack plan called for a two-prong thrust at the enemy. One half of his men would cross the river at Beverly's Ford, two miles below Brandy Station, and the other half would cross at Kelly's Ford, four miles downstream. Caught in these pincers, the Southern cavalry would be surprised, outnumbered, and beaten. One lone artillery piece was left atop Fleetwood Hill, and only a token force to guard Stuart's headquarters. As this single gun fired the few shells available, the Union horsemen halted their advance. Racing against time, Confederate cavalry rushed back from the St. James battle line to meet this new threat.
Never before had the Union cavalry shown such strength and skill in combat. Stuart's headquarters was overrun, and the rear lines at St. James were threatened. Help arrived as Gen. W.H.F. (Rooney) Lee's cavalry rode in from Little Fork Church (seven miles from Brandy) and saved the day for Stuart. After 12 hours of raging battle, Union troops retreated to the north side of the river. Some 19,000 mounted men were engaged in this, the greatest cavalry battle ever to take place in the western hemisphere. For the first time in the Civil War, Union cavalry matched the Confederate horsemen in skill and determination.
Robin Allen Cadwallader Jones was born 1826 in Hillsboro, Orange County, NC, the 5th of 11 known surviving children (5 boys/6 girls) born to wealthy planter Col. Cadwallader Jones II of "Monte Cailoux" Plantation, near Petersburg, VA, and later Hillsboro, NC; and his wife, Rebecca Edwards Long of "Mt. Gallant" Plantation, Northampton Co, NC.
He was descended on both sides of his family tree from some of the most prominent and influential families in Virignia and North Carolina. He was the paternal grandson of Maj. Cadwallader Jones I. and Mary Halcott Pride; and gr-grandson of Frederick Jones & Mary Elizbeth Epes, all of Virginia; and a direct descendant of this family's patriarch, Abram Jones, one of 4 sons of Richard Jones of Wales who came to the Virginia Colonies in the late 1600's and established themselves as one of the most prominent families in the Colony, contributing sons from each and every successive generation to military service in their new country. He was the maternal grandson of Maj. Lunsford Long & his (1st) wife, Rebecca Edwards Jones, daughter of Gen. Allen Jones of "Mt. Gallant", Northampton Co, NC.
On April 25, 1855, the 29-year old married 22-year old Sarah Rachel Polk of "Hamilton Place" in Maury Co, TN, the daughter of Gen. Lucious Junius Polk & Mary Eaton, and gr-granddaughter of Col. William Polk & Sarah Hawkins of Raleigh.
The couple began married life in Hillsboro, where their first child was born. By 1857, they has returned to her family's home in Tennessee where two more children were born. By 1860, the couple had relocated to York County, SC, where Robin had a large and successful plantation near Fort Mill. In all, the couple would become parents to 5 known children:
* Mary Polk Jones (1856-1893)
* Rebecca Edwards Jones (1857)
* Robin A. C. Jones II (1859)
* Sarah Polk Jones (1860)
* Lucy Cadwallader Jones (1862-1941))
South Carolina seceded from the Union in January, 1861, and Robin joined as Captain of Company H of the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry Regiment organized in October, 1861, using the 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus.
The SC 1st served in South Carolina, then moved to Virginia and was assigned to General W. Hampton's, M.C. Butler's, W.H. F. Lee's, and P.M.B. Young's Brigade. The regiment fought at Chambersburg, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Kelly's Ford, and Mine Run. Ordered south, it served under Colonel G.P. Harrison and later Generals Bonham and Logan. It was prominent in the defense of Savannah and the campaigning of the Carolinas. This unit had 339 effectives at Gettysburg, but only 46 were present in February, 1865. It was included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee.
Captain Robin A. C. Jones was killed at the Battle of Brandy Station in Culpepper Co, VA on June 9, 1863. The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War, as well as the largest to take place ever on American soil. It was fought at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign by the Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton against Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry on June 9, 1863.
Capt. Jones has a monument in St. Matthew's cemetery near other family members, and it is assumed his body is buried here, although this researcher found no evidence the body was returned to NC following the Battle of Brandy Station.
Following the war, his 32-year old widow returned to Tennessee to be near her family. She never remarried, a mourned the loss of her husband until the end of her days. She died in 1905 at the age of 72 and is buried in St. Johns Churchyard in Maury County, TN.
As for his children, it is known his eldest daughter Mary Polk Jones, married Col. Duncan Brown Cooper of Tennessee and died in 1893. She is buried in Zion Presbyterian in Maury Co, TN. Sarah Polk Jones married James C. Bradford of Davidson Co, TN; and Lucy Cadwallader Jones married Stanley Bell Herndon of Hillsboro, NC. His only son and namesake, Robin A. C. Jones, never married.
BATTLE OF BRANDY STATION --
The half-starved men of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had streamed into Culpepper County after their victory at Fredericksburg. Under the leadership of General Robert E. Lee, the troops seemed invincible and massed around Culpeper preparing to carry the war north into Pennsylvania. These combat-hardened men had defeated armies twice their size at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, but the constant enemies of hunger and poor equipment were showing their effects. Lee was determined to strike north to capture horses, equipment, and food for his men. By June 5, two infantry corps under Longstreet and Ewell were camped in and around Culpeper. Six miles north of town, holding the line of the Rappahannock River, General J.E.B. Stuart bivouacked his cavalry troopers, screening the Confederate Army against surprise by the enemy.Federal officers at their Brandy Station winter camp having dinner
Most of the Southern cavalry was camped near Brandy Station. Stuart, the "dashing cavalier", requested a full field review of his troops by General Lee. His request granted, on June 8 nearly 9,000 mounted troopers passed Lee's reviewing stand, first at a walk, then in full gallop as sabers glistened in the sun and 22 batteries of horse artillery roared in simulated battle. Today this review field remains much as it was in 1863, except that the Virginia Police Station occupies part of it.
A dense fog hung over the Rappahannock on the morning of June 9. Unknown to the Confederates, 10,000 Union horsemen had massed their forces on the other side. Misinterpreting the screening action of Stuart's cavalry, Union General Pleasanton thought he was attacking a rebel raiding party of unknown strength. Pleasanton's attack plan called for a two-prong thrust at the enemy. One half of his men would cross the river at Beverly's Ford, two miles below Brandy Station, and the other half would cross at Kelly's Ford, four miles downstream. Caught in these pincers, the Southern cavalry would be surprised, outnumbered, and beaten. One lone artillery piece was left atop Fleetwood Hill, and only a token force to guard Stuart's headquarters. As this single gun fired the few shells available, the Union horsemen halted their advance. Racing against time, Confederate cavalry rushed back from the St. James battle line to meet this new threat.
Never before had the Union cavalry shown such strength and skill in combat. Stuart's headquarters was overrun, and the rear lines at St. James were threatened. Help arrived as Gen. W.H.F. (Rooney) Lee's cavalry rode in from Little Fork Church (seven miles from Brandy) and saved the day for Stuart. After 12 hours of raging battle, Union troops retreated to the north side of the river. Some 19,000 mounted men were engaged in this, the greatest cavalry battle ever to take place in the western hemisphere. For the first time in the Civil War, Union cavalry matched the Confederate horsemen in skill and determination.
He was descended on both sides of his family tree from some of the most prominent and influential families in Virignia and North Carolina. He was the paternal grandson of Maj. Cadwallader Jones I. and Mary Halcott Pride; and gr-grandson of Frederick Jones & Mary Elizbeth Epes, all of Virginia; and a direct descendant of this family's patriarch, Abram Jones, one of 4 sons of Richard Jones of Wales who came to the Virginia Colonies in the late 1600's and established themselves as one of the most prominent families in the Colony, contributing sons from each and every successive generation to military service in their new country. He was the maternal grandson of Maj. Lunsford Long & his (1st) wife, Rebecca Edwards Jones, daughter of Gen. Allen Jones of "Mt. Gallant", Northampton Co, NC.
On April 25, 1855, the 29-year old married 22-year old Sarah Rachel Polk of "Hamilton Place" in Maury Co, TN, the daughter of Gen. Lucious Junius Polk & Mary Eaton, and gr-granddaughter of Col. William Polk & Sarah Hawkins of Raleigh.
The couple began married life in Hillsboro, where their first child was born. By 1857, they has returned to her family's home in Tennessee where two more children were born. By 1860, the couple had relocated to York County, SC, where Robin had a large and successful plantation near Fort Mill. In all, the couple would become parents to 5 known children:
* Mary Polk Jones (1856-1893)
* Rebecca Edwards Jones (1857)
* Robin A. C. Jones II (1859)
* Sarah Polk Jones (1860)
* Lucy Cadwallader Jones (1862-1941))
South Carolina seceded from the Union in January, 1861, and Robin joined as Captain of Company H of the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry Regiment organized in October, 1861, using the 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus.
The SC 1st served in South Carolina, then moved to Virginia and was assigned to General W. Hampton's, M.C. Butler's, W.H. F. Lee's, and P.M.B. Young's Brigade. The regiment fought at Chambersburg, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Kelly's Ford, and Mine Run. Ordered south, it served under Colonel G.P. Harrison and later Generals Bonham and Logan. It was prominent in the defense of Savannah and the campaigning of the Carolinas. This unit had 339 effectives at Gettysburg, but only 46 were present in February, 1865. It was included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee.
Captain Robin A. C. Jones was killed at the Battle of Brandy Station in Culpepper Co, VA on June 9, 1863. The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War, as well as the largest to take place ever on American soil. It was fought at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign by the Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton against Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry on June 9, 1863.
Capt. Jones has a monument in St. Matthew's cemetery near other family members, and it is assumed his body is buried here, although this researcher found no evidence the body was returned to NC following the Battle of Brandy Station.
Following the war, his 32-year old widow returned to Tennessee to be near her family. She never remarried, a mourned the loss of her husband until the end of her days. She died in 1905 at the age of 72 and is buried in St. Johns Churchyard in Maury County, TN.
As for his children, it is known his eldest daughter Mary Polk Jones, married Col. Duncan Brown Cooper of Tennessee and died in 1893. She is buried in Zion Presbyterian in Maury Co, TN. Sarah Polk Jones married James C. Bradford of Davidson Co, TN; and Lucy Cadwallader Jones married Stanley Bell Herndon of Hillsboro, NC. His only son and namesake, Robin A. C. Jones, never married.
BATTLE OF BRANDY STATION --
The half-starved men of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had streamed into Culpepper County after their victory at Fredericksburg. Under the leadership of General Robert E. Lee, the troops seemed invincible and massed around Culpeper preparing to carry the war north into Pennsylvania. These combat-hardened men had defeated armies twice their size at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, but the constant enemies of hunger and poor equipment were showing their effects. Lee was determined to strike north to capture horses, equipment, and food for his men. By June 5, two infantry corps under Longstreet and Ewell were camped in and around Culpeper. Six miles north of town, holding the line of the Rappahannock River, General J.E.B. Stuart bivouacked his cavalry troopers, screening the Confederate Army against surprise by the enemy.Federal officers at their Brandy Station winter camp having dinner
Most of the Southern cavalry was camped near Brandy Station. Stuart, the "dashing cavalier", requested a full field review of his troops by General Lee. His request granted, on June 8 nearly 9,000 mounted troopers passed Lee's reviewing stand, first at a walk, then in full gallop as sabers glistened in the sun and 22 batteries of horse artillery roared in simulated battle. Today this review field remains much as it was in 1863, except that the Virginia Police Station occupies part of it.
A dense fog hung over the Rappahannock on the morning of June 9. Unknown to the Confederates, 10,000 Union horsemen had massed their forces on the other side. Misinterpreting the screening action of Stuart's cavalry, Union General Pleasanton thought he was attacking a rebel raiding party of unknown strength. Pleasanton's attack plan called for a two-prong thrust at the enemy. One half of his men would cross the river at Beverly's Ford, two miles below Brandy Station, and the other half would cross at Kelly's Ford, four miles downstream. Caught in these pincers, the Southern cavalry would be surprised, outnumbered, and beaten. One lone artillery piece was left atop Fleetwood Hill, and only a token force to guard Stuart's headquarters. As this single gun fired the few shells available, the Union horsemen halted their advance. Racing against time, Confederate cavalry rushed back from the St. James battle line to meet this new threat.
Never before had the Union cavalry shown such strength and skill in combat. Stuart's headquarters was overrun, and the rear lines at St. James were threatened. Help arrived as Gen. W.H.F. (Rooney) Lee's cavalry rode in from Little Fork Church (seven miles from Brandy) and saved the day for Stuart. After 12 hours of raging battle, Union troops retreated to the north side of the river. Some 19,000 mounted men were engaged in this, the greatest cavalry battle ever to take place in the western hemisphere. For the first time in the Civil War, Union cavalry matched the Confederate horsemen in skill and determination.
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