Civil War Calvary : waging mounted warfare in nineteenth-century America / Earl J. Hess.
| Author/creator | Hess, Earl J. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2025] |
| Description | ix, 431 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The cavalry heritage -- Organizing the cavalry -- Books, doctrine, and training -- Formations and maneuvers -- Mounted operations -- Mounted charges and personal combat -- Dismounted fighting -- Raiding -- Weapons and equipment -- Mounting the cavalry -- Cavalry horses -- Cavalrymen -- From dispersion to concentration -- Working toward effectiveness -- After the war. |
| Abstract | "The Civil War produced the largest cavalry force ever raised in American history. In Civil War Cavalry, Earl J. Hess examines that force comprehensively and from new perspectives, challenging standardviews of the war's mounted arm. Hess surveys the organization, training, administration, arming, and mounting of cavalry units and examines mounted troops' tactical formations and maneuvers. He addressesthe nature of cavalry operations, discussing the mounted charge, dismounted fighting, long-distance raids, the varied types of weapons used by troopers, and the difficulty of supplying horses. Hess also brings concepts from the burgeoning field of animal history to arguethat cavalry mounts exercised a degree of agency in shaping their role in the large military machine. Civil War Cavalry is a sweeping and innovative history, establishing a new criterion for understanding how Americans waged mounted warfare in the mid-nineteenth century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780807184448 |
| ISBN | 0807184446 hardcover |
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