Glory Enough for All : Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station - Hardcover

Eric J. Wittenberg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574883534 ISBN 13: 9781574883534

Publisher: Potomac Books, 2001

Synopsis

After the ferocious fighting at Cold Harbor, Virginia, in June, 1864, Union Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered his cavalry, commanded by Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, to distract the Confederate forces opposing the Army of the Potomac. GLORY ENOUGH FOR ALL chronicles the battle that resulted when Confederate cavalry pursued and caught their Federal foes at Trevilian Station, Virginia--perhaps, the only truly decisive cavalry battle of the American Civil War. Eric J. Wittenberg tells the stories of the men who fought there, including eight Medal of Honor winners and Confederate who death at Trevilian Station made him the third of three brothers to die in the service of Company A of the 4th Virginia Cavalry. It also addresses the little-known but critical cavalry battle at Simaria (St. Mary's) Church on June 24, 1864, where Union Brig. Gen. David M. Gregg's division was nearly destroyed. The only modern strategic analysis of the battle, GLORY ENOUGH FOR ALL challenges prevailing interpretations of General Sheridan and of the Union cavalry. Eric J. Wittneberg shows that the outcome of Trevilian Station ultimately prolonged Grant's efforts to end the Civil War.

About this title

About the Author:

Eric J. Wittenberg is the editor of Under Custer's Command and One of Custer's Wolverines. In addition, he has authoredGettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions, We Have it Damn Hard Out here, and numerous articles in national Civil War magazines. He is a member of the Trevilian Station battlefield Foundation and a charter member and past president of the Central Ohio Civil War Roundtable. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Review:

“A fast-paced, in-depth narrative that captures the confusion, horror and heroism of battle. . . . Judicious placement of maps, numerous photographs and notes that provide additional detail and documentation are the crowning touch to this volume. Readers interested in cavalry operations and the Eastern Theater will welcome this contribution.”—David F. Riggs, Civil War News (David F. Riggs Civil War News)

“Detailed and absorbing”—Greenwich Times (CT)
(John Linsenmeyer Greenwich Times 2008-03-04)

"Glory Enough for All is an essential volume for anyone interested in the Eastern theater campaigns and Civil War cavalry."—James K. Bryant II, H-Net (James K. Bryant II H-Net)

About this edition

• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1574883534
• ISBN 13: 9781574883534
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 391