. History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, Sixtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . last engage-ment gave the newspapers something to talk about, and rightwell they improved the opportunity. The pictorial weekliesof Harper and Frank Leslie gave full-page illustrations of oneof the charges. The latter gave two half-page illustrations, eachof them commenting in lavish praise upon the dash and valor ofour troopers, and from that time the papers ceased their flings atthe cavalry. These unkind thrusts were never merited, as isproven b
. History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, Sixtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . last engage-ment gave the newspapers something to talk about, and rightwell they improved the opportunity. The pictorial weekliesof Harper and Frank Leslie gave full-page illustrations of oneof the charges. The latter gave two half-page illustrations, eachof them commenting in lavish praise upon the dash and valor ofour troopers, and from that time the papers ceased their flings atthe cavalry. These unkind thrusts were never merited, as isproven by our first years record of service, but they had beenfounded upon the remarks of some of our own infantry Ford put an end to all such unfair criticism, as we beatour adversaries on their own ground. We are enabled, through the kindness of The National Tribune,of Washington, to include in this history a graphic account of thatbrilliant fight, published some years ago in that journal. It wasalso printed in the Publications of the First Maine CavalryAssociation of July and October 1893. It is here inserted asa chapter by
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