Description: Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry, which was riding north to get around the
Union army, attacked a Union cavalry regiment, driving it through the streets of Hanover. Brig. Gen. Farnsworth's brigade arrived and counterattacked, routing the Confederate vanguard and nearly capturing Stuart himself. Stuart counterattacked.
Reinforced by Brig. Gen. George A. Custer’s 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 Lee’s army
which was then concentrating at Cashtown Gap west of Gettysburg.
Result(s): Inconclusive
Source: National Park Service
