Lincoln's Cavalrymen: A History of the Mounted Forces of the Army of the Potomac, 1861–1865
Edward G. Longacreis a retired U.S. Department of Defense Historian and the author of numerous articles and books on the Civil War and U.S. military history, includingTheCavalry at Gettysburg, winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award, andGentleman and Soldier: A Biography of Wade Hampton III, recipient of the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award.