Lincoln's cavalrymen
Subtitle: a history of the mounted forces of The Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865
By: Edward G. Longacre.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 470
Subjects: United States. Army -- Cavalry -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.; United States. Army of the Potomac. Cavalry Corps.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations.
Description: This modern study focuses solely on the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac and includes all major battles and commanders. Drawing heavily on primary sources, the author has consulted 50 manuscript collections pertaining to general officers of cavalry as well as the unpublished letters and diaries of 200 officers and enlisted men, representing almost every mounted unit in the Army of the Potomac.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-453) and index.