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The boy generals : George Custer, Wesley Merritt, and the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac /

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The first installment in a remarkable trilogy which examines the strategy, tactics and relationships of the leading Union army's mounted arm and their influence on the course of the Civil War in the Eastern Theater. This volume is a rich and satisfying study which exposes the depths of one of t...

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Main Author: Ovies, Adolfo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Army of the Potomac. > Cavalry Corps > History.
Custer, George A. > (George Armstrong), > 1839-1876.
Merritt, Wesley, > 1834-1910.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Cavalry operations.
United States. > Army. > Cavalry > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Generals > United States > Biography.
United States. > Army > Biography.
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Summary:The first installment in a remarkable trilogy which examines the strategy, tactics and relationships of the leading Union army's mounted arm and their influence on the course of the Civil War in the Eastern Theater. This volume is a rich and satisfying study which exposes the depths of one of the most dysfunctional and influential relationships in the Army of the Potomac and how it affected cavalry operations in the Eastern Theater.
Physical Description:xxxii, 372 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-360) and index.
ISBN:9781611215359
1611215358