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Small but Important Riots - The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville (Hardcover)
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Small but Important Riots - The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville (Hardcover)
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June 1863. The American Civil War was two years old, and the U.S.
Army in Virginia was in chaos. Reeling after the recent defeat at
Chancellorsville, the Federals, especially the Cavalry Corps,
scrambled to regroup. Confederate general Robert E. Lee seized the
moment to launch a second invasion of the North. As Lee slipped
away, frantic Federal leaders asked, "Where are the Rebels?" At
this critical moment, the much-maligned Federal cavalry stepped to
center stage. Small but Important Riots is a tactical study of
fighting from June 17 to 22, 1863, at Aldie, Middleburg, and
Upperville, placed within the strategic context of the Gettysburg
campaign. It is based on Robert O'Neill's thirty years of research
and access to previously unpublished documents, which reveal
startling new information. Since the fighting in Loudoun Valley of
Virginia ended in June 1863, one perspective has prevailed - that
Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton, who commanded the Cavalry
Corps, Army of the Potomac, disobeyed orders. According to
published records, Pleasonton's superiors, including President
Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, and army commander
Joseph Hooker, ordered Pleasonton to search for General Robert E.
Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during a critical stage of the
Gettysburg campaign, and Pleasonton had ignored their orders.
Recently discovered documents - discussed in this book - prove
otherwise.
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