Horse Soldiers at Gettysburg: The Cavalryman’s View of the Civil War’s Pivotal Campaign

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Daniel Murphy

Horse Soldiers at Gettysburg

The Cavalryman’s View of the Civil War’s Pivotal Campaign

Daniel Murphy

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English

Stackpole Books
01 June 2023

History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; American Civil War

Cavalry operations during the Gettysburg campaign have been well covered, but never like this. Most cavalry treatments of the campaign and battle have focused on strategy, operations, and tactics and zoomed in on particular episodes: the Battle of Brandy Station in June 1863 (the largest cavalry engagement on American soil), Jeb Stuart’s controversial ride-for-glory that deprived Lee of important intelligence for days, Union cavalry general’s John Buford’s role in the start of the battle on July 1, and the cavalry battle involving not only Stuart but also George Armstrong Custer east of Gettysburg on July 3. Daniel Murphy’s book covers the grand sweep of cavalry in the Gettysburg campaign, from Lee’s crossing of the Rappahannock in early June 1863, through the epic three-day clash in Pennsylvania, to the conclusion of Lee’s retreat in July 1863. But more than that, in a book blending strategy and tactics and campaign narrative with deep research in primary sources and an equestrian’s sense for what it’s like to ride and manage horses, Daniel Murphy brings a horseman’s eye to the story of the campaign: how individual cavalrymen experienced the campaign from the saddle and how horses—with special needs for care and maintenance—were in fact weapons that helped shape battles.

In this new narrative of Civil War cavalry, author Daniel Murphy gets into the saddle and explores what it was like to be a cavalryman during the Gettysburg campaign. Horse-soldiering was a unique way of doing battle, and Murphy gives it more justice and nuanced description than any author has yet given it.

By: Daniel Murphy
Imprint: Stackpole Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 753g
ISBN: 9780811772716
ISBN 10: 0811772713
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 01 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daniel Murphy is a classically trained fencer, avid equestrian, and living historian. He has served as cavalry coordinator for several National Park Service films. His articles have appeared in Military Heritage, America’s Civil War, and The Journal of the United States Cavalry Association. He is author of William Washington, American Light Dragoon: A Continental Cavalry Leader in the War of Independence (Westholme, 2014), about which Battle of Cowpens expert Lawrence Babits wrote, “Murphy has combined all currently known written sources on William Washington with his vast experience as a mounted reenactor to produce a study of Nathanael Greene’s cavalryman. This is a very good read.” Murphy lives in Conyers, Georgia, twenty miles east of Atlanta.

Reviews for Horse Soldiers at Gettysburg: The Cavalryman’s View of the Civil War’s Pivotal Campaign

"""In the nearly forty years since Edward Longacre's The Cavalry at Gettysburg, A Tactical Study of Mounted Operations during the Civil War's Pivotal Campaign 9 June - 14 July 1863, the library of work has grown exponentially, with micro and macro-studies of all aspects of the campaign now gracing our shelves. No one, however, has produced another comprehensive study of the vital role played by the horse-soldiers, until now. Daniel Murphy not only brings a wealth of new primary sources to his account, but he does so with the eye of a true cavalryman. A ""classically trained fencer, avid equestrian, and living historian,"" Murphy has portrayed cavalryman of several eras. He understands the manual of the trooper, mounted, and dismounted, the trials of cavalry combat, and the many other challenges the horse-soldiers of 1863 faced and overcame, and he brings his experience in the saddle to his latest work, Horse Soldiers at Gettysburg: The Cavalryman's View of the War's Pivotal Campaign. His account rings with an authenticity few other cavalry historians could hope to achieve. His experience informs his interpretation and adds brilliant color to his brisk narrative. Step into the saddle and enjoy the ride."" --Robert O'Neill, author of Small but Important Riots, The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville ""This work is highly recommended for students of Civil War cavalry operations and the Gettysburg Campaign. Horse Soldiers at Gettysburg also serves as a fine follow up to Murphy's previous publication about an earlier era of horsemen, William Washington, American Light Dragoon: A Continental Cavalry Leader in the War of Independence."" -- ""Emerging Civil War"""