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Tag Archives: Confederate Cavalry
Florida’s “Cow Cavalry”
Napoleon Bonaparte once prophetically stated, “An army marches on its stomach.” A simple yet very truthful statement and a point that brought major concern and consternation to many a military leader before and after the French leader uttered those six … Continue reading
Posted in Cavalry, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Monuments
Tagged 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry, Atlanta, Battle of Olustee, Charleston, Confederate Cavalry, Confederate Government, Confederate War Department, Cow Cavalry, Florida, Florida Confederates, John T. Lesley, Napoleon Bonaparte, Savannah, Tampa
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Question of the Week: 3/28-4/3/16
This week, Phill Greenwalt asks, “Was Fitzhugh Lee a good cavalry commander or a product of nepotism?” The same could be asked of Rooney Lee, too.
Prelude to Antietam
Antietam, Sharpsburg—whichever name you prefer, it characterizes the bloodiest single-day in American history. On the fields surrounding this bucolic western Maryland town, 23,000 men became casualties. Even before that bloody late summer day, the campaign had born casualties. Although definitely … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Monuments, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Alfred Pleasonton, Antietam, Antietam Campaign, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate Cavalry, Fitzhugh Lee, Illinois, Indiana, JEB Stuart, Maryland, New York, Richard Beale, Sesquicentennial, Thomas Munford, Union Cavalry, Virginia, Wade Hampton
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Brandy Station…Fleetwood Hill
Our friend, Eric Wittenberg, is making a concerted effort on his blog to save 50 acres of the Brandy Station Battlefield. For those of you that may not be too familiar with the battlefield, we have posted a short story, … Continue reading
