The Union cavalry comes of age : Hartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863 / Eric J. Wittenberg ; foreword by Edward G. Longacre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wittenberg, Eric J., 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Cavalry--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States.

United States. Army. Cavalry.

History.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cavalry operations.

Physical Description:

xvii, 390 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, [2003]

Summary:

An overview of the Federal Cavalry during the Civil War.

Contents:

1. Formation of the Cavalry Corps: Army of the Potomac, February 1863 1

2. A Restless Winter: The Battle of Hartwood Church 40

3. St. Patrick's Day Melee: The Battle of Kelly's Ford 71

4. Stuck in the Mud: Prelude to Chancellorsville 111

5. Two Costly Charges: The Cavalry at Chancellorsville 143

6. The Element of Surprise Is Lost: A False Start for Stoneman's Raid 177

7. The Bursting Shell: Stoneman's Raid Finally Begins 202

8. Brandy Station: Buford's Morning Fight for the Guns at St. James Church 245

9. Brandy Station: Climax on Fleetwood Hill 278

Appendix 1 The Army of the Potomac's Cavalry Forces under Command of Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside 346

Appendix 2 Order of Battle: The Battle of Kelly's Ford 348

Appendix 3 Order of Battle: Stoneman's Raid 350

Appendix 4 Order of Battle: The Fight in Alsop's Field 353

Appendix 5 Order of Battle: The Battle of Brandy Station 354.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-380) and index.

ISBN:

1574884425

1574886509

OCLC:

51566373