Donald Peter Moriarty (4 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized. Tana Coman (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A Fine Body of Men provides service records and additional biographical information for the company's 215 cavalrymen, while inviting readers to experience the major campaigns of the Civil War's Western Theater alongside these brave soldiers. As armies formed across the country in early 1861, the call to the colours sounded and volunteer groups began to assemble. One such unit formed in New Orleans was an independent light cavalry troop whose members chose the name Orleans Light Horse. In this thoroughly researched Civil War regimental history, DonaldP. Moriarty follows the Orleans Light Horse from its organization in February 1861 through its March 1862 muster into active service with the Confederate States Army to the war's end in 1865. As the escort company to Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk and later Lieutenant General Alexander P. Stewart, the Orleans Light Horse was an integral part of the Army of Mississippi and the Army of Tennessee. The Orleans Light Horse, an independent light cavalry troop, saw extensive service in the Western Theater of the American Civil War Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Tana Coman (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. This work describes the major campaigns of the Civil War's Western Theater. In particular, the New Orleans Daily Picayune Newspaper describes the Orleans Light Horse, an independent light cavalry troop, as "a fine body of men all splendidly mounted." The book contains photographs, illustrations, maps, Records of Service, notes, appendices, a bibliography, and an index. Limited Edition, # 9 of 1,000. This copy is clean and solid. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, inscribed on the half-title page. Tana Coman (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: New. Tana Coman (illustrator).