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which caused the charge of the confed-
ate army.
The raxaIrx of %. Iyetoo Army

g. for the saddle
4 The secret OF the Chloe and OF III
ELAN" which the southern cavalry lead
ers implanted In the first start OF IN
gradually developing cavalry, and 10
which Stuart showed very susceptibl
e mind only made an impression upon Their
r during the latter part OF the wal
l. The northern cavalry preferred 10 operat
with sharpshooters and occasionally VII
the revolver. thereby frustrating occa
= sionalIy a charge Of the Confederate cav
: airy but they seldom carried of on thei
o sabres palms OF victory.
The supply OF horses gradually became
exhausted in the South, while the north
erners began to draw on the men ant
horses Of the ranches in the West, anc
the States Of the south occupied by them
and in that manner. they largely improy'
? ed their cavalry, which towards the mid
/ ! die OF 1863 became n rather formidable
arm. and with its superior numbers II
finally succeeded I'm some places, to crush
the small forces OF the South.
Sheridan's cavalrymen, who subsequent
Iy devastated Virginia. were to a large
extent mounted infantry. who were VIC
torious only because no more adversaries
could be found.
The northern cavalry was far better
equipped and better disciplined for detailed
service than that of the South, but
the individuals lacked the chiva|rous self
confidence, and tho whole troop lacked
the daring experienced leaders. especially
in he higher ranks. who knew how 10
hurry along the soldiers, and how to
inspire them with unlimited confidence
and enthusiasm for the arm.
Fourth Chapter-Orders dc BataiIIe.
7. On the Confederate side.
! The cavalry corps Of Stuart only con-
sisted OF cavalry and mounted artillery.
Il N .fu-Cbfpf General i r
Stuart.
| Staff: Chief OF Staff, Major Heros Won
| Borcke; Majors Mcclellan ana t1,z
Hugh; Captains White and Blackford;
Iieutenants, Dabney and Goldsborough
Volunteer, Farley; Cadet. Hollyhan.
Twenty-Five regiments and one bat
talicn OF cavalry. and four batteries.
First division, Fitz Lee. Commander
Munford).
First regiment, cavalry. Virginia.
Carter.
Second regiment cavalry. Virginia, Mum
ford.
Third regiment, cavalry, Virginia,
owen.
Fourth regiment, cavalry, Virginia.
Wickham.
Fifth regiment, cavalry. Virginia.
Rosser.
Second division, II. w. f. Lee.
lima, Williams.
Ninth regiment. cavalry, Virginia,
Beale.
Tenth regiment, cavalry. Virginia.
Davis
Thirteenth regiment, cavalry, Virginia,
Chambliss
Fifteenth regiment, cavalry, Virginia,
Ball
Third division, w. Hampton.
First rpCfmpnf cavalry North Caro-
lima Baker.
First regiment. cavalry, South Caro-
lima. Black.
Second regiment, cavalry. South Caro-
lima Butler.
Cobb legion, Young Qegion-regimenO |
Jefferson Davis legion, Waring. Hamp- |
toms legion, Colonel Hampton.
Fourth. Brigade Jones.
Sixth regiment, cavalry, Virginia, |
Seventh regiment, cavalry Virginia,
Marshall.
Eleventh regiment. cavalry. Virginia.
Lomax.
Twelfth regiment cavalry, Virginia,
Harnan.
Tfirty-hfth battalion. cavalry, White.
Fifth brigade, Robertson.
Fourth regiment. caval-y, North Caro-
lima, Ferrebee.
Fifth regiment, cavalry, North Caro-
lima, Evans.
Mounted artillery. Major Beckhara,
four batteries of six guns each.
ii. Among the Union Forces.
Commander in-chief. General Pleasan-
ton.
Twenty-three regiments and one com
pany Of cavalry; eight regiments Of in
fantry, six batteries.
Right column, beverly Ford Com
Buford.
A. cavalry, eleven regiments. three
batteries).
First division OF cavalry, Buford.
First brigade, Davis, two batteries).
Eighth regiment, cavalry, New York
Eighth regiment, cavalry, Illinois.
Third regiment cavalry, Indiana.
Second brigade. Devin.
Ninth regiment. cavalry, New York.
Sixth regiment, cavalry, New York.
Third regiment. cavalry. West Virginia.
Reserve Of cavalry, Whiting. zone di-
vision, one battery.
First regiment, cavalry, u. S. A., reg
llar army.
Second regiment cavalry. u. s. A., reg
llar army.
Fifth regimtnt, cavalry, U. S. A., regu-
lar army.
Sixth regiment, cavalry. U. S. A, regu-
lar army.
Sixth regiment. cavalry, Pennsylvania.
b. infantry (five regiments. one bat
ery).
Brigade Ames. }
Second regiment. infantry, Massachu- {
sets. ,
one hundred and twenty-fourth regi- '
nent. infantry, New York q
Eighty-sixth regiment, infantry. New I
York. :
Thirty-third regiment. infantry, Massa- a
'husetts. 4
Third regiment, infantry. Wisconsin. l.
one battery. >
Left Coleman, Kelly's Ford Command h
'r-General Nc. NJ Gregg. I
A. cavalry. twelve regiments and one | h
company, two batteries). q
Second division of cavalry. Dufle. I.
First brigade. hi Cesnola.
First regiment cavalry, Massachusetts r
Sixth regiment, cavalry. Ohio. n
First regiment. cavalry, Phcde Island | h
Second brigade. J. Gregg (onc battery n
Third regiment, cavalry, Pennsylvania | y
Fourth regiment, cavalry. Pennsylvania. L
sixteenth regiment cavalry, Pennsyl- s
'ania. n
third division Of cavalry, Gregg. Q
First brigade. Fitzpatrick. b
First regiment. cavalry, Maine o
Second regiment. cavalry, New York.
Tenth regiment, cavalry, New York. r.
one company cavalry. II
Second brigade, Percy Windham, Zone n
atter.). :,
Fiist regiment, cavalry, Maryland. Y
First regiment. cavalry, New Jersey. %
First regiment, cavalry, Pennsylvania. | Il
y. infantry. three regiments). v
Rripa1a Russell