. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . WHEN SLEEK HORSES WERE PLENTIFUL—YORKTOWN, 1862 Confederate winter quarters near Yorktown, Virginia, which had passed into Federal MeClellan moved to the Peninsula in the spring of 1862 he had but few cavalry, butevery officer was provided with a handsome charger on which he pranced gaily up and downthe lines. Little Mac himself rode preferably at full speed. His appearance was thesignal for an outburst of cheering. It was to be a picnic parade of the well-equipped armyto the Confederate capital. It is presumable that th
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . WHEN SLEEK HORSES WERE PLENTIFUL—YORKTOWN, 1862 Confederate winter quarters near Yorktown, Virginia, which had passed into Federal MeClellan moved to the Peninsula in the spring of 1862 he had but few cavalry, butevery officer was provided with a handsome charger on which he pranced gaily up and downthe lines. Little Mac himself rode preferably at full speed. His appearance was thesignal for an outburst of cheering. It was to be a picnic parade of the well-equipped armyto the Confederate capital. It is presumable that the portly officer in the center of the picturehad lost some weight, and the chargers some sleekness before they were through with Lee andJackson. To such an extent had overwork and disease reduced the number of cavalry horsesduring MeClellans retreat from the Peninsula that when General Stuart made his raid intoPennsylvania, October 11th of the same year, only eight hundred Federal cavalry could bemounted to follow him. Under date of October 21st, MeClellan
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