Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Heartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863 (Eric J. Wittenberg - UA) freedom S/L #20116

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The Virginians of the 12th found themselves in some of the most pivotal battles of the war under Generals William Mahone and later

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Yet Lee saw his old friend and professional rival as the only man who could stop Sherman—the only man who could achieve the impossible

Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Heartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863 (Eric J. Wittenberg - UA) freedom S/L #20116The Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Hartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863 by Eric Wittenberg The Army of the Potomac's mounted units suffered early in the Civil War at the hands of the horsemen of the South. However, by 1863, the Federal cavalry had evolved into a fighting machine. Despite the numerous challenges occupying officers and politicians, as well as the harrowing existence of troopers in the field, the Northern cavalry helped turn the tide of