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Battle of Brandy StationA monument to the Battle of Brandy Station was erected on Fleetwood Hill by the United Daughers of the Confederacy in 1929.
Two wayside markers about 0.4 mile to the west, The Race for Fleetwood Hill and The Struggle for Fleetwood Hill, tell more of the story of the last phase of the Battle of Brandty Station.
Location and DirectionsThe monument is on the south side of Fleetwood Heights Road (County Route 685) at the crest of Fleetwood Hill, (38.509716° N, 77.879244° W; see map). The monument is up a short flight of stone steps from the shoulder of the highway.
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(above) Monument to the Battle of Brandy Station on Fleetwood Hill.
(below) The monument is up a short flight of steps from the shoulder of the road. (see enlargement)
Looking east toward Fleetwood Hill from two waysde markers about a half mile distant. The monument is roughly in the center of the photo.