Cavalry percussion musketoon with brass barrel bands, trigger guard and butt plate. At the muzzle end is a swivel type attachment affixed to a stud beneath the barrel. The brass upper band is approximately three inches long on the bottom side and...
Visiting Civil War battlefields offers unique insights into military operations, leadership, and men in battle. Fought in the wooded terrain of northwest Georgia in 1863, the battle began with a meeting engagement on 19 September that culminated on...
This study is an analysis of Confederate cavalry operations in the Valley Campaign-5 November 1861 through 10 June 1862. In a campaign dominated by the leadership of Major General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and his “foot cavalry,” what role...