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I Am Proud To Be Associated With Such Brave Men: Wesley Merritt, the 2nd U.S. Cavalry and the Brandy Station
One of the things I enjoy the most as a historian is the process. Searching for the pieces and putting the puzzle together through constant analysis, discussion and refinement. Interpretation can turn on a dime. It can seem like a … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Dragoons, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, Alfred Pleasonton, Battle of Brandy Station, John Buford, Reserve Brigade, Wesley Merritt
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“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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“A Grievous Loss”: John B. McIntosh at Third Winchester
Today marks the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Third Winchester. This day long engagement was the beginning of the end of Confederate fortunes in the Shenandoah Valley. One of the highlights of the battle was a massive mounted attack … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Ties to the War
Tagged 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 2nd New York Cavalry, 2nd Ohio Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 3rd New Jersey Cavalry, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, 5th New York Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 5th U.S. Infantry, Battle of Pea Ridge, Battle of Third Winchester, Bradley Johnson, James McIntosh, James S. McIntosh, James Wilson, John B. McIntosh, Lunsford Lomax, Molino del Rey
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“Great Good Service”: Union Cavalry Holds Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864
After taking command of the Army of the Potomac’s cavalry corps in April 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan was determined to expand the duties of his troopers. Traditionally, the primary role of cavalry was that of scouting, screening and intelligence … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged 1st New York Dragoons, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, Alfred Torbert, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Matadequin Creek, Fitzhugh Lee, George A. Custer, James Kidd, Joseph Kershaw, Lawrence Keitt, Martin Gary, Matthew C. Butler, Philip Sheridan, Richard Anderson, Robert E. Lee, Robert Hoke, Thomas Clingman, Thomas Devin, Wesley Merritt
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A Bump in the Road to Spotsylvania: The Battle of Todd’s Tavern
On May 5-6, 1864, in the Battle of the Wilderness, Robert E. Lee brought the spring offensive launched by George Meade’s Army of the Potomac to a grinding halt. Rather than retreat, General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant, who was traveling with … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged 1st Maine Cavalry, 1st Michigan Cavalry, 1st New York Dragoons, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 6th New York Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 9th New York Cavalry, Alfred Gibbs, Battle of Todd's Tavern, David M. Gregg, Fitzhugh Lee, George A. Custer, Henry Davies, JEB Stuart, John I. Gregg, Lunsford Lomax, Philip Sheridan, Pierce M.B. Young, Thomas Devin, W.H.F "Rooney" Lee, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt, Williams C. Wickham
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“Some of the Hardest Fighting of the War”: Alfred Pleasonton and J.E.B. Stuart at Brandy Station
Part two in a series The first week of June 1863 saw Gen. Robert E. Lee begin to withdraw his infantry from their lines at Fredericksburg and head west toward the Shenandoah Valley. Lee was embarking on his second invasion … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 2nd South Carolina Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 4th Virginia Cavalry, 6th Virginia Cavalry, 8th Illinois, 8th New York, Alfred Duffie, Alfred Pleasonton, Benjamin "Grimes" Davis, Beverly Ford, David Gregg, Fleetwood Hill, Gettysburg Campaign, J.E.B. Stuart, John Buford, Joseph Hooker, Kelly's Ford, Robert E. Lee, Rooney Lee, St. James Church, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt, William "Grumble" Jones
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The Evolution of Cavalry Tactics: How Technology Drove Change
Part three in a series. In the Napoleonic system, the army’s mounted arm took multiple forms. There were: carabiniers, cuirassiers, dragoons, hussars, chasseurs, and lancers. Each had its own specific mission. Carabiniers were armed with dragoon carbines and sabers, and … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Ties to the War
Tagged 1st U.S. Cavalry, 1st U.S. Dragoons, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Dragoons, 3rd U.S. Cavalry, 4th U.S. Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, Albert Sidney Johnston, Bleeding Kansas, David Twiggs, Earl Van Dorn, Edmund Kirby Smith, Edwin Sumner, Fitzhugh Lee, French Carabiniers, French Cuirassiers, French Dragoons, French Hussars, George H. Thomas, George McClellan, George Stoneman, Henry Sibley, J.E.B. Stuart, John Bell Hood, John Buford, Joseph Johnston, Kenner Garrard, Napoleon, Nathan Evans, Philip St. George Cooke, Regiment of Mounted Rifleman, Robert E. Lee, Stephen Watts Kearny, Wesley Merritt, William J. Hardee, William Royall, William S. Harney
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