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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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Skirmish at Old Church
Following the Battle of Haw’s Shop, Philip Sheridan withdrew his blue cavalrymen to the southeast to the vicinity of Old Church. While there he was to protect the approaches to the Federals’ new supply depot at White House Landing on … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Alfred Torbert, Army of the Potomac, George Custer, Martin Gary, Matadequin Creek, Matthew C. Butler, Old Church, Old Cold Harbor, Pamunkey River, Robert E. Lee, Wesley Merritt
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