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The recollections of a horse soldier in blue
Willard Glazier kept a detailed journal of his time as an officer
in the 2nd New York Cavalry during the American Civil War, making
immediate notes about his experiences in camp, around the campfire
and even during lulls in the fighting. It was that carefully kept
resource that is the basis of the two volumes included in this
special Leonaur edition of Glazier's memoirs. In the first book he
tells of his time on campaign with the Army of the Potomac in
Virginia and describes many interesting scenes of action in cavalry
skirmishes or full battle and camp life. The second volume
continues Glazier's story to the pivotal conflict at Gettysburg and
beyond. Shortly after an engagement with Confederate forces at
Culpepper Courthouse and Liberty Mills, the good fortune that had
seen him safely through the war up to that point abandoned him. In
an ambush at Buckland's Mills in 1863, his horse was shot from
under him and he was knocked senseless and trampled in an enemy
charge. The action was a notable victory for Confederate forces
under J. E. B Stuart commanding Wade Hampton's cavalry division and
Fitzhugh Lee's division; Union forces under Judson Kilpatrick were
routed in a debacle which became known as the Buckland Races.
Glazier regained consciousness in Confederate hands as a prisoner
of war. He spent nearly a year in prison camps and made a daring
bid for freedom which is recorded here in detail.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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The Capture, The Prison Pen, And The Escape - Giving An Account Of Prison Life In The South, Principally At Richmond, Danville, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Columbia, Millin, Salisbury, And Andersonville: Describing The Arrival Of Prisoners, Plans Of (Hardcover)
Willard W. Glazier
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