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Falling Waters: The Death of Maj. Peter Weber
On July 3, 1863 Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick recklessly ordered one of his brigade commanders, Brig. Gen. Elon Farnsworth, to attack a Confederate position near the southern end of the Gettysburg battlefield. The ground over which Farnsworth had to traverse was … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged 6th Michigan Cavalry, 8th New York, Ambrose Powell Hill, Battle of Falling Waters, Battle of Gettysburg, Col. William Gamble, Elon Farnsworth, George A. Custer, Gettysburg Campaign, Henry Heth, James Johnston Pettigrew, John Buford, Judson Kilpatrick, Maj. Peter Weber, retreat from Gettysburg, S.G. Shepard, Third Cavalry Division
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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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“Shoot Us Down Like Turkeys in a Pen”: Union and Confederate Cavalry Clash at Cold Harbor
On May 30, 1864, Philip Sheridan’s Union cavalry tangled with Confederate horsemen in the vicinity of Old Church northeast of Richmond. After the Battle of Haw’s Shop, Sheridan had been sent to Old Church to secure the roads leading to … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 17th Pennsylvania, 1st New York Dragoons, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 5th Michigan Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, 9th New York, Alfred Torbert, Black Creek Church Road, George A. Custer, Haw's Shop, Lunsford Lomax, Major Melvin Brewer, Martin Gary, Matadequin Creek, Matthew C. Butler, Old Church, Philip Sheridan, Thomas Clingman, Thomas Devin, Totopotomoy Creek, Wesley Merritt, White House Landing, William Smith, Williams Wickham, XVIII Corps
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The Fight at Meadow Bridge: A Forgotten Cavalry Battle Outside Richmond
As the Army of the Potomac and Army of Northern Virginia grappled for control of the Mule Shoe Salient at Spotsylvania, another battle took shape on the outskirts of Richmond. During the Federal march out of the Wilderness, the tumultuous … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged 1st New York Dragoons, 5th Michigan Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, 9th New York Cavalry, Alfred Gibbs, Archibald Grace, Battle of Spotsylvania, Battle of Yellow Tavern, David M. Gregg, Eppa Hunton, Fitzhugh Lee, George Custer, George Meade, James Gordon, James Wilson, JEB Stuart, Mule Shoe Salient, Philip Sheridan, The Battle of Meadow Bridge, The Michigan Brigade, Ulysses S. Grant
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A Second Medal of Honor: Thomas Ward Custer at Sailor’s Creek
The scene about to play out was one that had become all too familiar in recent days. Union cavalry squadrons were preparing to assault an enemy position. An artillerist recalled that it was “the grandest sight he had ever witnessed.” … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged 1873 Yellowstone Expedition, 1874 Black Hills Expediation, 1876 Sioux War, 21st Ohio Infantry, 2nd North Carolina Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, 7th U.S. Cavalry, Battle of Little Big Horn, Battle of Stones River, Battle of the Washita, Battle of Waynesboro, City Point, Five Forks, Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, George Armstrong Custer, George Thomas, Henry Capehart, James Negley, Namozine Church, Philip Sheridan, Richard Anderson, Richard Ewell, Sailor's Creek, Stones River, Third Cavalry Division, Thomas Ward Custer, U.S. Grant
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The Road to Cold Harbor
The Union cavalrymen had deftly parried the attack of their counterparts the previous afternoon. Known as The Battle of Old Church or The Battle of Matadequin Creek, Brig. Gen. Alfred Torbert’s brigades had turned back a reconnaissance in force led … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged 1st Michigan Cavalry, 1st United States Cavalry, 2d United States Cavalry, 5th Michigan Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, Alfred Torbert, Army of the James, Fitzhugh Lee, George Custer, George G. Meade, James Kidd, Major Melvin Brewer, Matthew C. Butler, Old Cold Harbor, Philip Sheridan, Reserve Brigade, Thomas Devin, Ulysses S. Grant, Wesley Merritt, White House Landing
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