Bear flag and Bay State in the Civil War
Subtitle: the Californians of the Second Massachusetts Cavalry
By: Thomas E. Parson.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: United States. Army. Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1862-1865); United States. Army. California Cavalry Battalion (1862-1865); Soldiers -- California -- History -- 19th century.; Soldiers -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th century.; Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; California -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations.; California -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations.
Description: "The 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry included the only organized group (five companies totaling 502 men) from California to fight in the east during the Civil War. Led by a young Boston aristocrat, Colonel Charles R. Lowell, these men began their wartime careers in Northern Virginia in 1862, clashing with the partisan rangers of Major John S. Mosby in a deadly world of guerrilla warfare.

In August of 1864, the regiment was assigned to Major General Phil Sheridan's Army of Shenandoah and served through all of the battles in the victorious campaign to clear the valley of Confederates, witnessing the final surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.".

"This account tells what these men from California and Massachusetts accomplished, how they worked together, and how they viewed themselves. The book contains three appendices that list the battle casualties of the regiment during its largest engagements. Photographs and a bibliography are also included."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-214) and index.