The 49^th Virginia Infantry - The 49^th Virginia Infantry, a family oriented Civil War living history group, will be camped in Brandy Station. Visitors are invited to stop by the camp between 11AM and 4PM on Saturday and Sunday. In addition, visitors may tour the Civil War Graffiti House.  

The 49^th Virginia Infantry Regiment, CSA, was the pride and joy of the ex-governor of Virginia, William Smith. “Extra Billy Smith’s Boy’s” as the 49^th came to be known, participated in all major actions of the Eastern Theater, beginning with an initial group who participated in the 1^st Battle of Bull  Run or Manassas. By the time of Appomattox in April of 1865, there were only 54 men and two officers left to be paroled.

William “Extra Billy” Smith opened a law practice in Culpeper Virginia in 1818. In 1827, he began a mail-coach service from Washington, D.C. to Milledgeville, Georgia. Smith expanded the route and claimed many “extra” mail payments, instigating his nickname of “Extra Billy.” William Smith twice filled the Virginia Gubernatorial chair and served five terms in the halls of Congress.