The Union Calvary Comes Of Age
Subtitle: Hartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.
Published: September 11, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781574884425
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Civil war; Land forces & warfare; c 1800 to c 1900; History - U.S.; United States.; Cavalry; Military History - U.S. Civil War; Military Science; History: American; USA; United States - Civil War; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Military - Other; Army; Army.; Cavalry operations; Civil War, 1861-1865; History; United States
First sentence: In September 1862, just before the Battle of Antietam, Brig. Gen. John Buford, a thirty-six-year-old West Pointer, received orders to report to the Army of the Potomac's headquarters at Rockville, Maryland.