The Battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863

 

 

The Battle of Brandy Station was one of history's greatest cavalry engagements with over 20,000 troops, including 17,000 cavalry, engaged in battle. Although the Union advance was repelled, the overwhelming dominance of the Confederate cavalry was broken.

The Graffiti House (below) served as a field hospital for the South during this and other local battles during the war.  It also served as a headquarters facility for the Federal forces during the winter encampment of 1863-64.  Soldiers from both sides made drawings and signed their names and units on the walls.  Rediscovered in 1993, much has been preserved.

 

 

BSF's Graffiti House

Because of the coronavirus, the Brandy Station Foundation has temporarily closed the Graffiti House and has canceled our lecture series. Please continue to check this website for updates. 

 

Events have been updated

 

Organization Bylaws have been updated

 

The June, 2020 edition of the The Grand Review is on the web

 

Search Facebook under Graffiti, Grub, and Go! for an interactive video discussion of public places where Civil War Graffiti can still be found today. Northern Virginia Civl War Graffiti Trail sites are participating in this online experience facilitated by Civil War TrailsŪ. Then plan your own post-COVID road trips! 

The segments, including the Graffiti House from May 6th, can still be viewed.

 

Read these exciting Culpeper Star Exponent articles about state park progress & BSF participation in a new advocacy group called Friends of Culpeper Battlefields:

https://www.starexponent.com/news/va-agency-studying-potential-creation-of-culpeper-state-park/article_27f6d869-baf5-5fdc-b6b0-47f8cb80e729.html

https://www.starexponent.com/news/local-partners-form-group-to-advocate-for-save-culpeper-battlefields/article_0cf06220-1b6c-543b-a37e-1278724519e1.html

 

Civil War Graffiti Trail has been updated.

 

 

Please volunteer as a guide or greeter at the Graffiti House

 

 

 

The Graffiti House
19484 Brandy Road
Brandy Station, Virginia 22714

(540) 727-7718

 

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

 

Visitor Information

 

Lots of Civil War Graffiti

 

Graffiti House Hours

The Graffiti House is open Sat & Sun from 11-4: closed from December 15 until March 1.

 

 

Through AmazonSmile persons who buy items from Amazon can designate their favorite charitable organization, Brandy Station Foundation.  AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when customers shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers. All one has to do is type Brandy Station Foundation in the box when prompted to pick your own charitable organization. 

 

         

The Graffiti House, which is operated

by the Brandy Station Foundation is a

member of the 'Tween Rivers Trail

 

Last Updated on 07/16/2020