. B . ▁Stuart ' s ▁headquarters ▁at ▁C ul pe per ▁Court ▁House , ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁C ul pe per ▁County . ▁ ▁Battle ▁At ▁ 4 ▁a . m . ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁Ple as ont on ' s ▁three ▁divisions ▁moved ▁forward ▁nearly ▁two ▁miles , ▁for ding ▁the ▁Haz el ▁River ▁and ▁approaching ▁C ul pe per . ▁Ad van cing ▁in ▁three ▁columns , ▁the ▁Union ▁tro op ers ▁drove ▁off ▁scattered ▁Confeder ate ▁pick ets ▁and ▁sk irm ish ers . ▁Near ▁the ▁main ▁Confeder ate ▁def ensive ▁line ▁at ▁ 1 ▁p . m ., ▁ 1 st ▁Division ▁commander ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁H . ▁Jud son ▁Kil pat rick ▁ordered ▁a ▁mounted ▁charge ▁by ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Brigade ▁of ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁George ▁Arm strong ▁C uster , ▁which ▁carried ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁position ▁centered ▁at ▁the ▁rail road ▁dep ot . ▁C uster ▁seized ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁prisoners , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁three ▁art illery ▁pieces . ▁The ▁three ▁columns ▁conver ged ▁at ▁C ul pe per ▁and ▁continued ▁their ▁advance , ▁driving ▁the ▁Confeder ates ▁towards ▁the ▁Rap idan ▁River ▁in ▁heavy ▁sk irm ishing . ▁At ▁night fall , ▁the ▁vict orious ▁Feder als ▁enc amp ed ▁near ▁C ed ar ▁Mountain , ▁with ▁the ▁Confeder ates ▁across ▁R acco on ▁Ford ▁on ▁the ▁Rap idan . ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁G ouverneur ▁K . ▁Warren ' s ▁II ▁Corps ▁occupied ▁C ul pe per ▁Court