Cavalry on the roads to Gettysburg
Subtitle: Kilpatrick at Hanover and Hunterstown
By: by George A. Rummel III.
Publisher: White Mane Books; White Mane Publishing Company
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Shippensburg, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 554
Subjects: Kilpatrick, Judson, 1836-1881.; United States. Army of the Potomac.; Hanover, Battle of, Hanover, York County, Pa., 1863.; Generals -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Hunterstown (Pa.) -- History, Military -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations.
Description: "The Union cavalry had spent the first two years of the war trying to equal Southern horsemen. Inferior leadership, lack of proper training, and improper use of the mounted services' capabilities hindered the Yankee soldiers from the very beginning. Then in the spring and summer of 1863 a new breed of leadership emerged. Along with changes in tactics, the U.S. cavalrymen slowly began to exert their superiority in both numbers of troops and equipment."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [529]-536) and index.