Confederate Cavalryman Vs Union Cavalryman: Eastern Theater 1861-65 (combat)
by Ron Field /
2015 / English / PDF
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This gripping study offers key insights into the tactics,
leadership, combat performance, and subsequent reputations of Union
and Confederate mounted units fighting in three pivotal cavalry
actions of the Civil War - Second Bull Run/Manassas (1862),
Buckland Mills (1863), and Tom's Brook (1864). During the intense,
sprawling conflict that was the Civil War, both Union and
Confederate forces fielded substantial numbers of cavalry, which
carried out the crucial tasks of reconnaissance, raiding, and
conveying messages. The perception was that cavalry's effectiveness
on the battlefield would be drastically reduced in this age of
improved mass infantry firepower. This book demonstrates how
cavalry's lethal combination of mobility and dismounted firepower
meant it was still very much a force to be reckoned with in battle.
It also charts the swing in the qualitative difference of the
cavalry forces fielded by the two sides as the war progressed, as
the enormous initial superiority enjoyed by Confederate cavalry was
gradually eroded, through the Union's outstanding improvements in
training and tactics, and the bold and enterprising leadership of
men such as Philip Sheridan.
This gripping study offers key insights into the tactics,
leadership, combat performance, and subsequent reputations of Union
and Confederate mounted units fighting in three pivotal cavalry
actions of the Civil War - Second Bull Run/Manassas (1862),
Buckland Mills (1863), and Tom's Brook (1864). During the intense,
sprawling conflict that was the Civil War, both Union and
Confederate forces fielded substantial numbers of cavalry, which
carried out the crucial tasks of reconnaissance, raiding, and
conveying messages. The perception was that cavalry's effectiveness
on the battlefield would be drastically reduced in this age of
improved mass infantry firepower. This book demonstrates how
cavalry's lethal combination of mobility and dismounted firepower
meant it was still very much a force to be reckoned with in battle.
It also charts the swing in the qualitative difference of the
cavalry forces fielded by the two sides as the war progressed, as
the enormous initial superiority enjoyed by Confederate cavalry was
gradually eroded, through the Union's outstanding improvements in
training and tactics, and the bold and enterprising leadership of
men such as Philip Sheridan.
Featuring full-color artwork, specially drawn maps, and archive
illustrations.
Featuring full-color artwork, specially drawn maps, and archive
illustrations.
