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The Battle of Kelly's Ford (Battle of Kellysville) took place on March 17, 1863, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the cavalry operations along the Rappahannock River during the American Civil War. It set the stage for the Battle of Brandy Station and other cavalry actions of the Gettysburg Campaign. Twenty-one hundred troopers of Brigadier General William W. Averell's Federal cavalry division crossed the Rappahannock River to attack the Confederate cavalry that had been harassing them that winter. Confederate Brigadier General Fitzhugh Lee counter attacked with a brigade of about 800 men. After achieving a localized success, Federal forces withdrew under pressure in late afternoon, without destroying Lee's cavalry.
* Map courtesy of the Civil War Trust and photos courtesy of William Bechmann (2016)
* Map courtesy of the Civil War Trust and photos courtesy of William Bechmann (2016)
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