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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 4: The Cavalry (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 11 (search)
t with a powerful Indian chief. . . . In the campaign against Pope, and the Maryland Campaign (1862) his cavalry rendered most important service, of which General R. E. Lee said in his official report: Its vigilance, activity, and courage were conspicuous; and to its assistance is due in a great measure some of the most important and delicate operations of the campaign. . . . When Hampton was sent south, Lee was put in command of the entire cavalry corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, and only the break — up at Richmond prevented him from receiving his merited commission as lieutenant-general, which had been decided on by the Confederate President. r One of the most versatile soldiers of the Civil War was Joseph Wheeler, Lieutenant-General, C. S. A., Brigadier-General, U. S. A., and in the opinion of General R. E. Lee one of the two ablest cavalry officers which the war developed. President Davis said that General Wheeler displayed a dash and activity, vigilance and con
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 4: The Cavalry (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), 13. famous chargers (search)
s the northern part was known as Canaan. General Lee's traveller The most famous of the horses in the stables of General Lee, the Confederate commander, was Traveller, an iron gray horse. He L. Broun, who had paid $175 (in gold) for him. Lee first saw the gray in the mountains of West Viramp. There were a number of battle horses in Lee's stables during the war. There were Grace Darlthe Army of Northern Virginia he easily carried Lee's weight at five or six miles an hour, without Stuart from Stephen Dandridge and presented to Lee, served for two years in alternation with Traveith the public horses and sent to Danville, and Lee lost all trace of his war-horse. A thorough se the veteran war-horse was still on duty. When Lee rode to the McLean house at Appomattox Court Hoin Missouri. As the funeral cortege accompanied Lee to his last resting place, Traveller marched benating with the surrender of the army under General Lee. The noble horse himself is looking around[6 more...]