Brandy Station, Virginia

This article is about the community in Virginia. For the U.S. government communications facility, see Warrenton Training Center.

Brandy Station, Virginia
Census-designated place
Portion of the battlefield in April 2017
Portion of the battlefield in April 2017
Location of the Brandy Station CDP within the Culpeper County
Location of the Brandy Station CDP within the Culpeper County
Brandy Station is located in Virginia
Brandy Station
Brandy Station
Location within the state of Virginia
Brandy Station is located in the United States
Brandy Station
Brandy Station
Brandy Station (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°30′6″N 77°53′37″W / 38.50167°N 77.89361°W / 38.50167; -77.89361
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyCulpeper
Population
 (2020)
 • Total191
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Brandy Station is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States.[1] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 191.[2] Its original name was Brandy. The name Brandy Station comes from a local tavern sign that advertised brandy.[3]

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.[4]

Auburn, Farley, and the Graffiti House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

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

Generals George Meade, John Sedgwick and Robert O. Tyler along with staff officers at the horse artillery headquarters in Brandy Station, Virginia, February 1864.
General Rufus Ingalls and other officers in Brandy Station, Virginia, April 1864.
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brandy Station, Virginia
  2. ^ "Brandy Station CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Dyson, Cathy (July 20, 2003). "History and legend unlock origins of unusual names". The Free Lance-Star. pp. A7. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Brandy Station Foundation Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. 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 Archived 2007-08-20 at the Wayback Machine Brandy Station was the largest battle of its kind on American soil.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.