J.E.B. Stuart timeline

  • Battle of Dranesville

    The Battle of Dranesville was a small battle during the American Civil War that took place between Confederate forces under General J.E.B. Stuart... Read more

  • Battle of Chantilly

    The Battle of Chantilly (or Ox Hill, the Confederate name) took place on September 1, 1862, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as the concluding battle... Read more

  • First Battle of Fredericksburg

    The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, from December 11 to December 15, 1862, between General Robert E. Lee's... Read more

  • Battle of Brandy Station - Largest Cavalry Fight

    The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War,... Read more

  • Battle of Middleburg

    The Battle of Middleburg took place from June 17 to June 19, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American... Read more

  • Battle of Upperville

    Description: On June 21, Union cavalry made a determined effort to pierce Stuart’s cavalry screen. Hampton’s and Robertson’s brigades made a stand... Read more

  • Battle of Hanover

    Description: Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry, which was riding north to get around the Union army, attacked a Union cavalry regiment, driving... Read more

  • Battle of Carlisle

    The Battle of Carlisle was a relatively small, but strategically important skirmish during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War,... Read more

  • Battle of Hunterstown

    The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement in Adams County, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign of the... Read more

  • Battle of Boonsboro

    Description: On July 8, the Confederate cavalry, holding the South Mountain passes, fought a rearguard action against elements of the Union 1st and... Read more

  • Battle of Funkstown

    The Second Battle of Funkstown (more commonly simply referred to as the Battle of Funkstown) took place near Funkstown, Maryland, on July 10, 1863,... Read more

  • First Battle of Auburn - Start of the Bristoe Campaign

    Description: After the retreat from Gettysburg, the Confederate army concentrated behind Rapidan River in Orange County. The Federals advanced to... Read more

  • Second Battle of Auburn

    Description: As the Federal army withdrew towards Manassas Junction, Owens and Smyth’s Union brigades (Warren’s II Corps) fought a rearguard action... Read more

  • Battle of Todd's Tavern - Confederates Win Race to Spotsylvania

    On May 4, 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant led Major General George G. Meade's Union Army of the Potomac across the Rapidan River... Read more

  • Battle of Yellow Tavern

    Description: As the battle between Grant and Lee raged at Spotsylvania Court House, the Union cavalry corps under Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan... Read more