S . ▁P isto iese ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁players ▁Category : Ser ie ▁A ▁players ▁Category : Ser ie ▁C ▁players ▁Category : Mont en egr in ▁First ▁League ▁players ▁Category : Mont en egr in ▁exp atri ate ▁football ers ▁Category : Mont en egr in ▁exp atri ate ▁sports people ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : Ex pat ri ate ▁football ers ▁in ▁Italy <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ul pe per ▁Court ▁House ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁sk irm ish ▁fought ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁near ▁C ul pe per , ▁Virginia , ▁between ▁the ▁caval ry ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁Union ▁victory ▁opened ▁up ▁the ▁C ul pe per ▁region ▁to ▁Federal ▁control , ▁a ▁pre l ude ▁to ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Br isto e ▁Camp aign . ▁ ▁Background ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac ' s ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 - man ▁Union ▁caval ry ▁corps ▁under ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁Alfred ▁Ple as ont on ▁left ▁camp ▁near ▁W arr ent on , ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁R app ah ann ock ▁River , ▁where ▁various ▁elements ▁concentr ated ▁near ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁Sul ph ur ▁Spr ings . ▁Their ▁objective ▁was ▁to ▁attack ▁Confeder ate ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁J . E