General John Buford - Hardcover

Longacre, Edward G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0938289462 ISBN 13: 9780938289463

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1995

Synopsis

The film Gettysburg introduced the general public to Union cavalry leader John Buford and his key role on the first day of the battle; no full-length biography of the general has ever been written until now.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward G. Longacre is the author of numerous biographies of Civil War generals. He is a recipient of the prestigious Fletcher Pratt Award for Civil War writing. He lives in Newport News, Virginia.

From Publishers Weekly:

Longacre adds to his status as a leading authority on Civil War cavalry (The Cavalry at Gettysburg; Mounted Raids of the Civil War) with this definitive biography of one of its key leaders. John Buford graduated from West Point in 1848. Serving on the Western frontier, he decided that whether cavalry fought mounted or on foot in a given instance mattered less than using its speed and mobility to be in the right place at the right time. Buford applied that principle while commanding first a cavalry brigade, then a division, in the Army of the Potomac in 1862-1863. At Gettysburg, his eye for terrain determined the Union position, and his troopers held that position until the main army arrived. His death from typhoid prevented the further successes that would almost certainly have been his as a cavalry commander. This comprehensively researched, well-written volume merits recognition from Civil War students and military historians.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0938289462
• ISBN 13: 9780938289463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312