DeSotoSky
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Hello and welcome to the Sunday Picture Show. Share your Buck knives with others by posting pictures of them here. New or old, plain or custom, user or safe queen, one or a collection, we love to see them all. This weekly tradition was started in 2010 by ItsTooEarly (Armand Hernandez) and Oregon (Steve Dunn). Help keep the tradition alive. Feel free to click that 'LIKE' but lets not let it replace discussing and complimenting each others knives. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)
On this Day, June 9th, 1863... The Battle of Brandy Station (sometimes called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill)
Brandy Station is a small community in Culpeper County Virginia. The name Brandy Station came from a local tavern sign that advertised Brandy.
This battle was the largest cavalry engagement in American history involving a total of 18,456 Confederate and Union horse soldiers. In total there were 11,000 Union and 9.500 Confederate troops. The Battle lasted about 14 hours with 906 Union and 523 Confederate casualties. Casualty count was a combination of killed, wounded, and missing (or captured). I found the reported Union death toll of 69 but could not find a number for the Confederacy. The Union killed in action count of 69 strikes me as remarkedly low considering the number of troops involved. I recall reading elsewhere that the actual death toll was always much greater because many of those counted as wounded on the day of battle would die of those wounds at a later time given the state of medical care available. The Battle of Brandy Station fit into the greater scheme as the lead up to Gettysburg July 1-3. After the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville in May, Lee was anxious to take the Battle to the North. Although the Union withdrew from the Battle after 14 hours it was not a clear victory for the South as the Union Calvary learned for the first time they could successfully stand up to and hold their own against the until then perceived superiority of Confederate cavalry.
Here is a good quick read about the Battle.
It is always a fun Sunday Show when I can tie a Buck knife in with the historical event. This Buck model 531 commemorates the Civil War Battle of Brandy Station. This knife was part of a limited series featuring 7 Civil War Battles. They were a serialized issue of 100 knives each made for Gordon McCoy of Virginia. Features a bias cut birch handle, stainless steel frame, and provided with a gray jewel case. This knife and 5 others can be found on the 1992 Special Projects list. The Monitor and Merrimack knife appeared on the 1993 list.
Here are the 7 battles depicted in the series.
Battle: First Manassas
Battle: Antietam
Battle: Seven Days
Battle: New Market
Battle: Brandy Station
Battle: Chancellorsville
Battle: Monitor and Merimack
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