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Chasing Mosby, Killing Booth

The 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry

by James Carson
language: english
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, June of 2017 ‧
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Near the end of the Civil War, Army Chief of Staff Henry W. Halleck described the 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry as "cowed and useless" after they were "cut up" by Confederate General John Mosby's Rangers. The following April the New Yorkers made their place in history when 26 men led by Lieutenant Edward P. Doherty captured and killed John Wilkes Booth. An amalgam of three partially formed regiments, the 16th was plagued by early desertions, poor leadership and a near mutiny as its First Battalion prepared to march to northern Virginia to bolster the outer defenses of Washington in October 1863. The regiment spent most of the remainder of the war chasing Mosby's cavalry, winning a handful of tactical victories but mainly confounded by the Confederate guerrillas. Drawing on personal letters, diaries and memoirs by men of the 16th, and the recollections of Mosby's men, this deeply researched history provides fresh perspective on Mosby's exploits and the hunt for Booth.

Chasing Mosby, Killing Booth

The 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry

by James Carson

Property Description
ISBN: 9781476663296
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Release Date: June of 2017
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 264
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > History of America
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9781476663296