Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Moss Bluff rebel Moss Bluff rebel Philip Robert Caudill Reveals a detailed portrait of a fascinating Texan, William Duncan-- businessman, county sheriff, cattleman, and Confederate officer-- capturing his wartime emotions and his postwar struggles to rein… OL12036962W
Cobb's Legion Cavalry Cobb's Legion Cavalry Harriet Bey Mesic "This book offers a history of the Legion's actions in more than 100 battles and skirmishes over the course of the war. Additionally, biographies of the officers and the nearly 1500 men of the regime… OL13656958W
Jeb Stuart Jeb Stuart Lynda Pflueger Traces the life of the famous Confederate general from his childhood in Virginia through his West Point education and brilliant military career to his death following the Battle of Yellow Tavern. OL1817900W
The Gray Riders The Gray Riders Lee Jacobs xiii, 187 p. ; 23 cm OL19417860W
Glorious war Glorious war Thom Hatch "The thrilling and definitive biography of George Armstrong Custer's incredible Civil War years and the heroics that made him a legend From George Armstrong Custer's graduation from West Point to the… OL19972744W
At Custer's side At Custer's side James Harvey Kidd "During the Civil War, James Harvey Kidd fought alongside General George Armstrong Custer as a member of the 6th Michigan Cavalry - the Wolverines. A student at the University of Michigan at the outb… OL2686999W
Fiction as fact Fiction as fact Neil Longley York "Colonel Benjamin Henry Grierson led a cavalry expedition that General Ulysses S. Grant hoped would distract Confederate forces while the Union army made its move toward Vicksburg. In the spring of 1… OL3899872W
Life among the soldiers and cavalry Life among the soldiers and cavalry James A. Corrick Discusses life among Civil War soldiers and cavalry, including joining up, uniforms and rifles, training and discipline on the march, battle, and returning home. OL450798W
Kill-Cavalry Kill-Cavalry Samuel J. Martin "This is a biography of an antihero," Samuel Martin writes in his prologue. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was one of the most notorious scoundrels in the Union Army. He lied, thieved, and whored his way thr… OL50483W