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Small but Important Riots : The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville
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Cavalry battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville.
Title
Small but Important Riots : The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville / Robert F. O'Neill.
ISBN
9781640125681
9781640125476
Publication
Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2023]
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2023
Copyright Notice Date
©[2023]
Physical Description
1 online resource (384 pages).
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Summary
"June 1863. The American Civil War was two years old, and the U.S. Army in Virginia was in chaos. Reeling after the recent defeat at Chancellorsville, the Federals, especially the Cavalry Corps, scrambled to regroup. Confederate general Robert E. Lee seized the moment to launch a second invasion of the North. As Lee slipped away, frantic Federal leaders asked, "Where are the Rebels?" At this critical moment, the much-maligned Federal cavalry stepped to center stage. Small but Important Riots is a tactical study of fighting from June 17 to 22, 1863, at Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville, placed within the strategic context of the Gettysburg campaign. It is based on Robert O'Neill's thirty years of research and access to previously unpublished documents, which reveal startling new information. Since the fighting in Loudoun Valley of Virginia ended in June 1863, one perspective has prevailed-that Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton, who commanded the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, disobeyed orders. According to published records, Pleasonton's superiors, including President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, and army commander Joseph Hooker, ordered Pleasonton to search for General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during a critical stage of the Gettysburg campaign, and Pleasonton had ignored their orders. Recently discovered documents-discussed in this book-prove otherwise. "-- Provided by publisher.
"This tactical study of fighting in June of 1863 is placed within the strategic context of a campaign-the result of thirty years of research at repositories across the country and research in unpublished records at the National Archives"-- Provided by publisher.
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Project MUSE complete collection 2023.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 19, 2023
Contents
Alfred Pleasonton
"a small, neat, dapper, dashing little fellow"
Rebuilding the Cavalry Corps
May 20-June 9
Re-organization
June 10-11
Jeb Stuart
Conflict & controversy
June 10-15
An Army on the move
June 13-16
Stuart moves into the Loudoun Valley
June 16-17
Hooker's ruse
June 16-17
Hard work lay ahead
June 17
Aldie
"The Aldie Haystacks Charge"
June 17
Aldie
"The fiery ordeal"
June 17
Aldie
"Men of Maine"
June 17
The 1st Rhode Island
"Cut all to pieces"
June 17-18
Aldie
"I have never seen as many Yankees killed"
June 17
John Mosby
"He goes where he pleases"
June 17
"Find out where the enemy is"
June 18
Middleburg
"The engagement was renewed with spirit"- June 19
"Enthusiastic anticipation of an exciting time"
June 20
Upperville
"Small but important riots"
June 21
Upperville
"The hottest fighting I ever did"
June 21
Upperville
"In no previous collision have they manifest such implacable hate"
June 21
"A horrid looking sight"
June 21
"We were after them"
June 22
The Southern Cavalry
Continuing controversy
The Union Cavalry
Continuing success
Appendix A
Order of Battle
Appendix B
Casualties
Appendix C
Horses, ordnance, and regimental strength.
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History.
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