Lee's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division

In the Confederate States Army, Lee's Brigade of Stuart's Cavalry Division, commanded by Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and organized with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th Virginia Cavalry, served in September 15-19, 1862 operations by reaching the field late in the afternoon of September 15 with the 3rd, 4th, and 9th Virginia Cavalry and taking position on the extreme left of the Confederate Army, while the 5th Cavalry, detached from the brigade on September 11, formed on the extreme right on the evening of September 15 and rejoined the brigade on the left on the morning of September 16. On the night of September 16 the brigade was massed near the river in support of the Horse Artillery. The 1st Cavalry, detached on the 10th, rejoined on the morning of the 17th, and the brigade took position on the left of Jackson's command, which it assisted in resisting the Union advance. On September 18 and 19 the brigade covered the withdrawal of the Army of Northern Virginia to the south bank of the Potomac.

Shepherdstown, Maryland · United States