Overview

The Second Massachusetts Cavalry included the only organized group (5 companies totaling 504 men) from California to fight in the east during the Civil War. Led by a young Boston aristocrat, Colonel Charles R. Lowell, these men began their wartime careers in Northern Virginia in 1862, clashing with the partisan rangers of Major John S. Mosby, in a deadly world of guerrilla warfare. In August of 1864, the regiment was assigned to Major General Phil Sheridan's Army of Shenandoah and served through all of the battles in the victorious campaign to clear the valley of Confederates, witnessing the final surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. This account tells what these men from California and Massachusetts accomplished, how they communicated, and how they viewed themselves. The book contains three appendices that list the battle casualties of the regiment during its largest engagements. Photographs and a bibliography are also included.

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Author:   Thomas E. Parson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   illustrated Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9780786432578

ISBN 10:   0786432578
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   15 October 2007
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Prologue      1. “What do you mean Gentlemen, drivers of gigs?”      2. The California Hundred      3. The California Battalion      4. “Take care Major, here come the Rebs”      5. Northern Virginia      6. The Independent Cavalry Brigade      7. Dranesville      8. Jubal Early’s Washington Raid      9. The Shenandoah Valley      10. “So strong a love for country”      11. “Let them know there is a God in Israel”      12. Appomattox      Epilogue      Appendix A: Casualties at Dranesville, February 1864      Appendix B: Casualties at Mt. Zion Church, July 1864      Appendix C: Casualties at Rockville, July 1864      Bibliography      Index     

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well-researched...fascinating --The Civil War News; well done, well illustrated --The Civil War Courier.

-well-researched...fascinating---The Civil War News; -well done, well illustrated---The Civil War Courier.

Author Information

Since retiring from the Navy in 1998, Thomas E. Parson performs maintenance on monuments, cannons, and historical markers at Shiloh National Military Park. He lives in Corinth, Mississippi.

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