New Jersey Butterfly Boys in the Civil War:: The Hussars of the Union Army (Civil War Series) - Softcover

Lubrecht, Peter T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609491327 ISBN 13: 9781609491321

Publisher: The History Press, 2011

Synopsis

The New Jersey Butterflies, officially the Third New Jersey Cavalry, was formed for the last year of the Civil War. They were also known as the First American Hussars; their creation by an alcoholic ex-officer of the Union Army was supposed to entice men to join a galloping, dashing, romantic cavalry unit. Clothed in orange gilt trimmed hats and capes, they were supposed to charge armed only with a saber, in most traditional European Cavalry fashion, into battle and subdue an enemy armed with rifles. This book is not about battlefield configurations, but rather about the men themselves. Individual stories from original accounts will examine how this glorious, historically victorious, difficult and often tragic year affected their return to the daily world of doctors, teachers, lawyers, clerks and workmen.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Lubrecht Sr. has a doctorate in educational theater from New York University. An avid researcher with an interest in historical theater, he has been lecturing locally on the Civil War, Shakespeare, the Booth family and nineteenth-century American theater. Currently, he is an adjunct professor of English at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Review:

"Photos and illustrations sprinkled throughout the text enhance the story and give us a glimpse of who these men really are." --Joseph A. Truglio, Civil War News

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1609491327
• ISBN 13: 9781609491321
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192