The Cavalry at Gettysburg by Edward G. Longacre

Many of Gregg’s contemporaries “were not reluctant to celebrate his contributions to victory,” writes Longacre, but Gregg’s own inclination to exude “modesty and disdain for self-promotion” hindered his prominence in collective historical memory. Longacre has titled his 2021 volume about that underrecognized figure Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Gregg. Department of Defense historian) Edward G.

Hence, well-known Civil War biographer (and retired U.S. Despite an admirable record, one federal divisional chief has received relatively little acclaim. When it comes to cavalry commanders at the Battle of Gettysburg, several figures-Stuart, Custer, and Buford, to name a few-instantly come to mind. They include Mounted Raids of the Civil War, available in a Bison Books edition.Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Greggby Edward G. Longacre's books on the Civil War have won both the Fletcher Pratt Award of the Civil War Round Table of New York and the Moncado prize of the American Military Institute. Generals and privates share the pages, as the mounted opponents parry and thrust across hundreds of miles of territory from June 9 to July 14, 1863.'-Civil War Times Illustrated Edward G. For those who enjoy the thunder of hoofbeats, the clang of sabers, and the crack of pistols and carbines, this book has all of it. The author's graphic recountings of the Virginia fights at Brandy Station, Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville, the Pennsylvania encounters at Hanover, Hunterstown, Gettysburg, and Fairfield, and finally the retreat to Virginia, are the finest this reviewer has read under a single cover.

The mounted operations of the campaign from organizational, strategic, and tactical viewpoints are examined thoroughly.

It] bristles with analysis, details, judgements, personality profiles, and evaluations and combat descriptions, even down to the squadron and company levels.

'For cavalry and/or Gettysburg enthusiasts, this book is a must for other Civil War buffs, it possesses the qualities sought by students of the conflict.

The Cavalry at Gettysburg by Edward G. Longacre