Preserving the natural & historic resources of the Brandy Station area of Culpeper County, VA
Brandy Station Foundation
Living History Event featuring members of the 23rd United States Colored Troops
Sat, May 06
|Brandy Station Graffiti House
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Time & Location
May 06, 2023, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Brandy Station Graffiti House, 19484 Brandy Rd, Brandy Station, VA 22714, USA
About the event
Saturday, May 6, 2023, Noon-4 PM at the Graffiti House, 19484 Brandy Road, Brandy Station, VA : Living history event at the Graffiti House featuring re-enactors with the 23rd United States Colored Troops. Approximately one-third of the men who served in the 23rd Regiment United States Colored Troops (or 23rd Regiment United States Colored Infantry) were from Virginia. More Culpeper born USCTs joined the 23rd than any other regiment (12). The 23rd was organized at Camp Casey, in Arlington, VA (near the location of the Pentagon today).
During the Civil War, both Union and Confederate soldiers occupied the Graffiti House in Brandy Station. USCTs were in the Brandy Station and Kelly’s Ford area in May 1864 as part of the Union Army’s Overland Campaign. There were twelve members of the 23rd from Culpeper and they crossed the Rappahannock River back into Culpeper on May 8, 1864.
The 23rd Regiment…