Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Heartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863 (Eric J. Wittenberg - UA) Section-American Revolution by Tom Vossler and Jeffrey

by Tom Vossler and Jeffrey McCausland

As one of an estimated 20

500 people

Lincoln Groups

it served as a field hospital for wounded Union and Confederate soldiers

Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Heartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863 (Eric J. Wittenberg - UA) Section-American Revolution by Tom Vossler and JeffreyThe Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Hartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863 by Eric Wittenberg The Army of the Potomac's mounted units suffered early in the Civil War at the hands of the horsemen of the South. However, by 1863, the Federal cavalry had evolved into a fighting machine. Despite the numerous challenges occupying officers and politicians, as well as the harrowing existence of troopers in the field, the Northern cavalry helped turn the tide of