This is the first scholarly history of the only regular army
cavalry regiment raised during the Civil War. Unlike volunteer
regiments raised by individual states, the regular regiments drew
soldiers from across the country. Although actively recruited in
four states, by war's end 2,130 men and at least one woman from 29
states and 14 countries served in the 6th U.S. Cavalry. The
regiment's initial cast of officers included two grandsons of a
former president, a cousin of Confederate President Jefferson
Davis, two cousins of the governor of Pennsylvania, the son of a
Radical Republican senator who opposed President Lincoln, and a
number of enlisted soldiers promoted from the ranks. Several of the
regiment's officers wore generals' stars before the end of the war,
and two enlisted men earned the Medal of Honor. The book relies
heavily upon primary sources to tell the regiment's story in the
words of the participants. These include dairies and letters of
officers and enlisted soldiers alike, several of which are
previously unpublished. Official reports are excerpted when
appropriate to provide the commander's view of the regiment's
performance.
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