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Informationen zum Autor Dennis W. Belcher has edited or authored nine books on the Civil War and has published in the North & South magazine. He lives in Jefferson City, Missouri. Klappentext During its two-year history, the cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland fought the Confederates in some of the most important actions of the Civil War, including Stones River, Chickamauga, the Tullahoma Campaign, the pursuit of Joseph Wheeler in October 1863 and the East Tennessee Campaign. They battled with legendary Confederate cavalry units commanded by Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Hunt Morgan, Wheeler and others. By October 1864, the cavalry grew from eight regiments to four divisions--composed of units from Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Tennessee--before participating in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, where the Union cavalry suffered 30 percent casualties. This history of the Army of the Cumberland's cavalry units analyzes their success and failures and re-evaluates their alleged poor service during the Atlanta Campaign. Zusammenfassung During its two year history! the cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland fought the Confederates in some of the most important actions of the Civil War. This history of the Army of the Cumberland's cavalry units analyses their success and failures and reevaluates their alleged poor service during the Atlanta Campaign. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by David A. PowellPrefacePart I: Major General David S. Stanley, Chief of Cavalry1.¿The Union Cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland2.¿The Battle of Stones River3.¿Middle Tennessee, January-June 18634.¿The Tullahoma Campaign, June 23-July 5, 18635.¿The Advance on ChattanoogaPart II: Brigadier General Robert B. Mitchell, Acting Chief of Cavalry6.¿The Battle of Chickamauga7.¿The Union Cavalry Guards the Tennessee River; Wheeler's RaidPart III: Brigadier General Washington Lafayette Elliott, Chief of Cavalry8.¿The Knoxville Campaign and Campaigning in East Tennessee: A New Beginning9.¿Preparation for the Atlanta Campaign: Two Divisions Divided10.¿Rocky Face Ridge to the Chattahoochee River, May-July 9, 186411.¿Chattahoochee River to Atlanta, July 10-August 7, 186412.¿Atlanta to Lovejoy's Station, August 8-October 26, 1864EpilogueAppendix A: Biographical NotesAppendix B: Organization of the Cavalry of the Army of the CumberlandChapter NotesBibliographyIndex...
