Battle of Hanover

June 30, 1863

between Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick's

3rd Cavalry Division Army of the Potomac

and

Major Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Cavalry Division

Army of Northern Virginia

Marker is at the intersection of Broadway (Pennsylvania Route 194) and Carlisle Street (Pennsylvania Route 94), on the right on ...

Battle of Hanover

On the morning of June 30, 1863, Confederate Cavalry under General Stuart attacked the rear of Union Cavalry S E of here and, for a while, had possession of the town. The attack repulsed, Stuart withdrew in the evening.

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The Battle of Hanover

The engagement fought in Hanover may have had an effect on the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg. As General Robert E. Lee moved north toward Pennsylvania in June 1863, Major General J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry began to ride around the ...