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Tag Archives: 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry
“The Finest Cavalry Display Ever Witnessed”: Lincoln Reviews the Mounted Arm
The spring of 1863 brought about a season of change in the cavalry corps of the Army of the Potomac. On St. Patrick’s Day, Brig. Gen. William W. Averell’s division clashed with Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee’s brigade on the south … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Memory
Tagged 10th New York Cavalry, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd New York Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Abraham Lincoln, George Stoneman, Joseph Hooker
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Expeditions Bold and Admirable: Raid on the Occoquan
Part three in a series. You may read the Introduction here, Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. Major General James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart had been impressed with the recent actions of his subordinate, Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton. In the last week … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st North Carolina Cavalry, 1st South Carolina Cavalry, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Captain Tillman Clarke, Cobb Legion, Cobb's Legion, Colonel John Black, Colonel Josiah Kellogg, Colonel Richard Rush, JEB Stuart, Jeff Davis Legion, Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel, Phillips Legion, Wade Hampton, XI Corps
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