Brandy Station, Virginia

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Commissary Department, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac — Brandy Station, Virginia, February 1864

Brandy Station is a historic village in Culpeper County, Virginia. Its original name was Brandy. The name Brandy Station comes from the Orange and Alexandria Railroad station that was constructed in the 19th century.

Brandy Station was the site of the 1863 Battle of Brandy Station, the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War.

Culpeper Regional Airport is located on Beverly Ford Road in Brandy Station.

[edit] See also

• Brandy Station Foundation

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Generals George G. Meade, John Sedgwick and Robert O. Tyler along with staff officers at the horse artillery headquarters in Brandy Station, Virginia, February, 1864.

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