Battle of Hanover Facts

Date and Location

• June 30, 1863
• York County, Pennsylvania

Campaign

• Gettysburg Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick
• Brigadier General George A. Custer
• Brigadier General Elon Farnsworth

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Major General J. E. B. Stuart
• Colonel John R. Chambliss,
• Brigadier General Fitzhugh (‘Fitz’) Lee

Union Forces Engaged

• 3rd Cavalry Division of the Army of the Potomac

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Stuart’s Cavalry Division of the Army of Northern Virginia

Number of Union soldiers engaged

• Roughly 5,000

Number of Confederate soldiers engaged

• Roughly 6,000

Estimated Union Casualties

• 215

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• 117

Result

• Inconclusive

Significance

• During the Battle of Hanover, Confederate Major General J. E. B. Stuart escaped being captured by pursuing Yankees by leaping his horse over a fifteen-foot-wide ravine.
• The Battle of Hanover was a significant engagement because it delayed the arrival of Stuart’s cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg until mid-afternoon of the second day of the pivotal conflict.

Timeline of the Gettysburg Campaign

These are the main battles and events of the Gettysburg Campaign in order.

• June 9, 1863 — Battle of Brandy Station
• June 13 and June 15, 1863 — Second Battle of Winchester
• June 17, 1863 — Battle of Aldie
• June 11–June 19, 1863 — Battle of Middleburg
• June 21, 1863 — Battle of Upperville
• June 30, 1863 — Battle of Hanover
• July 1–3, 1863 — Battle of Gettysburg
• July 3, 1863 — Pickett’s Charge
• July 6–16, 1863 — Battle of Williamsport
• July 8, 1863 — Battle of Boonsboro
• July 23, 1863 — Battle of Manassas Gap