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During the intense, sprawling conflict that was the American Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces fielded substantial numbers of cavalry, which carried out the crucial tasks of reconnaissance, raiding, and conveying messages. The perception was that cavalry's effectiveness on the battlefield would be drastically reduced in this age of improved infantry firearms. This title, however, demonstrates how cavalry's lethal combination of mobility and dismounted firepower meant it was still very much a force to be reckoned with in battle, and charts the swing in the qualitative difference of the cavalry forces fielded by the two sides as the war progressed. In this book, three fierce cavalry actions of the American Civil War are assessed, including the battles of Second Bull Run/Manassas (1862), Buckland Mills (1863) and Tom's Brook (1864).

Table of Contents
Introduction /The opposing sides /Lewis Ford: August 30, 1862 /Buckland Mills: October 19, 1863 /Tom’s Brook: October 9, 1864 /Analysis /Conclusion /Orders of Battle /Select Bibliography /Index

Confederate Cavalryman vs Union Cavalryman

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 20 June 2015
      ISBN-13 9781472807311
      978-1472807311
      ISBN-10 1472807316

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      During the intense, sprawling conflict that was the American Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces fielded substantial numbers of cavalry, which carried out the crucial tasks of reconnaissance, raiding, and conveying messages. The perception was that cavalry's effectiveness on the battlefield would be drastically reduced in this age of improved infantry firearms. This title, however, demonstrates how cavalry's lethal combination of mobility and dismounted firepower meant it was still very much a force to be reckoned with in battle, and charts the swing in the qualitative difference of the cavalry forces fielded by the two sides as the war progressed. In this book, three fierce cavalry actions of the American Civil War are assessed, including the battles of Second Bull Run/Manassas (1862), Buckland Mills (1863) and Tom's Brook (1864).

      Table of Contents
      Introduction /The opposing sides /Lewis Ford: August 30, 1862 /Buckland Mills: October 19, 1863 /Tom’s Brook: October 9, 1864 /Analysis /Conclusion /Orders of Battle /Select Bibliography /Index

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