Battle of Hanover

Battle of Hanover
Part of the American Civil War
The Picket, a commemorative statue in Hanover's Center Square; sculpted by Cyrus E. Dallin.
Date June 30, 1863 (1863-06-30) Location Hanover, Pennsylvania Result Inconclusive[1]
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Judson Kilpatrick	J.E.B. Stuart
Strength
~5,000	~6,000
Casualties and losses
215	117

The Battle of Hanover took place on June 30, 1863, in Hanover in southwestern York County, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.

Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry, which was riding north to get around the Union Army of the Potomac, attacked a Federal cavalry regiment, driving it through the streets of Hanover. Brig. Gen. Elon Farnsworth's brigade arrived and counterattacked, routing the Confederate vanguard and nearly capturing Stuart himself. Stuart soon counterattacked. Reinforced by Brig. Gen. George A. Custer's Michigan Brigade, Farnsworth held his ground, and a stalemate ensued. Stuart was forced to continue north and east to get around the Union cavalry, further delaying his attempt to rejoin Robert E. Lee's army, which was then concentrating at Cashtown Gap west of Gettysburg.