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June 22, 2015

General John Buford’s Report on His Cavalry’s Action at Gettysburg

At the outset of the Civil War, Confederate cavalry was generally superior to Union cavalry in terms of both commanders and tactics. As the war proceeded, better Union commanders emerged and the tactics and...

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April 7, 2014

Colonel Lewis Grant’s Report on the 1st Vermont Brigade at the Battle of the Wilderness

On May 5th, 1864, the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia clashed in the Battle of the Wilderness, the first battle of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland...

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April 25, 2012

The Death of General John Reynolds at Gettysburg

Lancaster, Pennsylvania native John F. Reynolds was a West Point graduate and instructor at that institution when the Civil War began. Initially, he was the Lieutenant Colonel of the 14th U.S. Infantry, but was...

Tagged: Henry Heth

General John Buford’s Report on His Cavalry’s Action at Gettysburg

Colonel Lewis Grant’s Report on the 1st Vermont Brigade at the Battle of the Wilderness

The Death of General John Reynolds at Gettysburg

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