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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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JUST BEFORE SHERIDAN CA^TE. ISCI This photograph shows the Eighteenth Pennsylxania in wint.-r-riuarters near Brandy Station in March,1864, a )7i..iith ))eforc the most important event in the history of tlie Federal ravalry-tlie nnifying of thecavalry branch under the aggressive Sheridan. After Kilpulricks raid on Riclunond, .-nding the -id ofMarch, these troopers rested in camp until Sheridan left for his Richmond raid on May !)lh. A .nonlli incamp is a long time for cavalry, a.ul here one has a good opj.orlunily to see will, whal rapidity a.ul case atrooper had lcani..l to make Imns.-lf comf..rtal.lc. iJarn^ls have \n-ru place! n;.on li,c .■hium.-ys in order to
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COPTRIGHT, 1911, PATRIOT PUB. CO. THE EIGHTEENTH PENNS\XVANIA CAVALRY increase their draft. Light enelosurcs of poles have been thrown up for the horses, and fodder has beenstacked ui> on the hill. With stumps and cross-pieces the (NlcClellan saddles are kept out of the wet andmud. The saddles were covered with rawhide instead of leather, and were more uncomfortable when theysplit than an ill-fitting shoe. The troopers themselves look fairly contented, and some of them are notso lean and angular as in the days of scouting and hard riding. There is plenty of work ahead of them,however, nearer Richmond, which will quickly enable them to rid themselves of any superfluous flesh. 0 I Ltrnzm/z/mmd rgautsattini uf tlir iFritn*al (Eaualrij 4- 4- jjic^^^^ssst V\ ment were armed with rifles or carbines. Later, all cavalrjreyinients ^\-ere supplied witli single-shot carbines, the de-creased length and weight of the sliorter arm being a decidedadvantage to a soldier on horseback. One volunteer

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