Author: William Brooke RawlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Gregg's Cavalry Fight at Gettysburg
Author: William Brooke RawlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The Right Flank at Gettysburg
Author: William Brooke RawlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Unsung Hero of Gettysburg
Author: Edward G. LongacrePublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 164012456X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Longacre's superb book addresses a significant gap in our understanding of the United States' victory in the American Civil War. --Barbara A. Gannon, Pennsylvania Heritage Gen. David McMurtrie Gregg (1833-1917) was one of the ablest and most successful commanders of cavalry in any Civil War army. Pennsylvania-born, West Point-educated, and deeply experienced in cavalry operations prior to the conflict, his career personified that of the typical cavalry officer in the mid-nineteenth-century American army. Gregg achieved distinction on many battlefields, including those during the Peninsula, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Overland, and Petersburg campaigns, ultimately gaining the rank of brevet major general as leader of the Second Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac. The highlight of his service occurred on July 3, 1863, the climactic third day at Gettysburg, when he led his own command as well as the brigade of Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer in repulsing an attempt by thousands of Confederate cavalry under the legendary J. E. B. Stuart in attacking the right flank and rear of the Union Army while Pickett's charge struck its front and center. Historians credit Gregg with helping preserve the security of his army at a critical point, making Union victory inevitable. Unlike glory-hunters such as Custer and Stuart, Gregg was a quietly competent veteran who never promoted himself or sought personal recognition for his service. Rarely has a military commander of such distinction been denied a biographer's tribute. Gregg's time is long overdue.
Gregg's Cavalry Fight at Gettysburg
Author: William Brooke-RawlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This brief historical work is an address about a Union cavalry division at the Battle of Gettysburg. Its author, William Brooke-Rawle, was a cavalry officer in the Civil War.
Gregg's Cavalry Fight at Gettysburg. Historical Address Delivered October 15th, 1884, Upon the Occasion of the Dedication of the Monumental Shaft Erected Upon the Site of the Cavalry Engagment on the Right Flank of the Army of the Potomac, July 3d, 1863
Author: William Brooke RawlePublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019882993
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rawle's book provides an in-depth account of the cavalry fight that took place during the Gettysburg campaign of the American Civil War. Drawing on primary sources and personal recollections, this book brings to life the valor and sacrifice of the soldiers who fought and died in this crucial battle. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Gregg's Cavalry Fight at Gettysburg. Historical Address Delivered October 15th, 1884, Upon the Occasion of the Dedication of the Monumental Shaft Erected Upon the Site of the Cavalry Engagment on the Right Flank of the Army of the Potomac, July 3d, ...
Author: William Brooke 1843-1915 RawlePublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781013956683
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Gregg's Cavalry Fight at Gettysburg (Classic Reprint)
Author: William Brooke RawlePublisher:
ISBN: 9781330979075
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Excerpt from Gregg's Cavalry Fight at Gettysburg It is a simple and an unvarnished tale, with no words of eulogy of men, or of exultation over the defeat of a gallant foe. The objects had in view by the Confederate authorities when, after the battle of Chancellorsville, the invasion of the North was projected, in the spring of the year 1863, are well known. To transfer the seat of war, permanently if possible, or at any rate temporarily, to the country north of the Potomac, thus giving to those who remained at home a chance of securing the harvest from the fields of Virginia, and at the same time making probable the recognition of the Confederate cause by the hesitating powers of Europe, was a bold game to play. No time was lost in setting about it. In the early days of June, the Army of Northern Virginia began to show signs of activity. The cavalry of the Army of the Potomac had returned worn out and jaded from Stoneman's raid, but after a short rest was again put in motion, and was kept actively engaged in watching the movements of the Confederate army. On the 9th of June the cavalry battle of Brandy Station was fought, and the intended invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania was discovered through Confederate dispatches captured upon that occasion. Reconnoissances-in-force and scouting in all directions daily followed that brilliant passage-at-arms. The equally well-fought cavalry battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville ensued. Hard work and starvation told heavily upon both men and horses, and when Buford's and Gregg's Divisions, covering the rear of the army, crossed the Potomac at Edwards' Ferry during the afternoon of the 27th of June, their physical condition was far short of what could have been desired. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Cavalry at Gettysburg
Author: Edward G. LongacrePublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803279414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"Bristles with analysis, details, judgments, personality profiles, and evaluations and combat descriptions, even down to the squadron and company levels."-Civil War Times Illustrated
With Gregg in the Gettysburg Campaign
Author: William Brooke RawlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Cavalry Battle That Saved the Union
Author: Paul D. WalkerPublisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455601950
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Civil War historians have long been puzzled by Pickett’s seemingly suicidal frontal attack on the Union center at Gettysburg. Here, for the first time, Paul D. Walker reveals Robert E. Lee’s true plan for victory at Gettysburg: a simultaneous strike against the Union center from the front and rear—Pickett’s infantry to charge the front, while Stuart’s cavalry struck the rear. The frontal assault by Pickett went off as scheduled, but as Stuart’s forces approached from the rear, they encountered a Union cavalry contingent. As the forces joined, the Union cavalry leader was quickly killed, and command fell to one of the most dynamic figures in American history—George Armstrong Custer. What followed was America’s greatest cavalry battle: 7,500 Confederate horsemen ranged against 5,000 Union cavalry, Jeb Stuart against George Custer, with the outcome of the Civil War at stake.