. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . LBWWm^g^rSaggJ ;j-?t&2:)-:;v:.y. ^-^Mffgfeji-^^g SOME OF PLEASOXTOXS MEXAT GETTYSBURG These men and mere boys stood seriously before the camera. Without a trace of swagger they leaned upontheir flashing sabers; yet they had seen all the important cavalry fighting in the East before their final su-preme test at Gettysburg. They had fought at Fair Oaks and the Seven Days around Richmond. Theyhad played their part at Kellys Ford and in the great cavalry battle at Brandy Station. They came toGettysburg seasoned troopers, with poise and
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . LBWWm^g^rSaggJ ;j-?t&2:)-:;v:.y. ^-^Mffgfeji-^^g SOME OF PLEASOXTOXS MEXAT GETTYSBURG These men and mere boys stood seriously before the camera. Without a trace of swagger they leaned upontheir flashing sabers; yet they had seen all the important cavalry fighting in the East before their final su-preme test at Gettysburg. They had fought at Fair Oaks and the Seven Days around Richmond. Theyhad played their part at Kellys Ford and in the great cavalry battle at Brandy Station. They came toGettysburg seasoned troopers, with poise and confidence in themselves. On the first day Greggs SecondCavalry Division, of which they formed part, fought the Second Virginia on foot with carbines. On thesecond day they were deployed as dismounted skirmishers to meet Stuarts men. The Confederate cavalryleader hoped to charge at the opportune moment when Pickett was advancing, but Pleasontons men frus-. COMPANY DTHIRD PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY trated this attempt. The desperate charges and counter-charges on the Union right on that third decisiveday were the fiercest of the entire war. This photograph was taken seven months later at Brandy Station,a few weeks before the Third Pennsylvania went into the Wilderness. Their time intervening sincethe battle of Gettysburg has been spent scouting and picketing along the Rappahannock, includingmany a skirmish with their active adversaries. They have had time to spruce up a bit during one oftheir short rests, but their quiet veteran bearing reflects the scenes they have passed through. Theirswords that gleam so brilliantly are the regulation light curved cavalry sabers. With these and allother needed articles of equipment they and most of the Federal cavalry are now thoroughly equipped.
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