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11 b/w photos 3 drawings 4 maps 6 x 9 "Edward Longacre marshals his facts, both for and against General Wilson, in a well-researched and well-written book." -Jay Monaghan, American Historical Review At the start of the Civil War, the cavalry of the Union army seemed habitually to lag behind its Confederate opponents. It was not for want of brave men or good animals. The fault, rather, laid in the least glorious aspect of all military branches-organization and administration. Once Union authorities applied some system to their cavalry service, telling results rewarded their efforts. More than anyone else, the man responsible for that success was Grant's cavalryman, Gen. James H. Wilson. Drawing from a host of sources unused by previous historians and marked by a dramatic narrative, Edward G. Longacre's Grant's Cavalryman is the only modern biography of the man who revolutionized the Union cavalry.
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Edward G. Longacre is a retired U.S. Department of Defense Historian and the author of numerous articles and books on the Civil War and U.S. military history, including The Cavalry at Gettysburg, winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award, and Gentleman and Soldier: A Biography of Wade Hampton III, recipient of the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award.
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“...a scholarly, objective, and interesting account of a man whose achievements merit recognition... Civil War buffs should welcome this concise book...” –James L. McDonough, Civil War Times Illustrated (James L. McDonough Civil War Times)
“Writing in a readable and lucid style, the author recites the story of this fascinating man in an engaging way.” –E. B. Long, Civil War History (E. B. Long)
“Edward Longacre marshals his facts, both for and against General Wilson, in a well-researched and well-written book.” – Jay Monaghan (Jay Monaghan)
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- PublisherStackpole Books
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0811707121
- ISBN 13 9780811707121
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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