. "Boots and saddles." A history of the first volunteer cavalry of the war, known as the First New York (Lincoln) Cavalry, and also as the Sabre regiment. Its organization, campaigns and battles . fullyexpected to Ijag the- whole l)rigade. Wo followed the Uir[)vrs Feri-y road oidy a few miles,and then turnel westward, in tlie dirertion of SumiiutPoint, in (.u-der to reach ^Vilu•he-ter tVom the re;ir. Ourwagon train, under the acting (piarlcrniiister, LieutenantBoyd, was directed to kcp right on to Martinsluin:, li\way of Ibinker ILll ; and Captain .Martindale, withCompany • H, >vas -mt widi
. "Boots and saddles." A history of the first volunteer cavalry of the war, known as the First New York (Lincoln) Cavalry, and also as the Sabre regiment. Its organization, campaigns and battles . fullyexpected to Ijag the- whole l)rigade. Wo followed the Uir[)vrs Feri-y road oidy a few miles,and then turnel westward, in tlie dirertion of SumiiutPoint, in (.u-der to reach ^Vilu•he-ter tVom the re;ir. Ourwagon train, under the acting (piarlcrniiister, LieutenantBoyd, was directed to kcp right on to Martinsluin:, li\way of Ibinker ILll ; and Captain .Martindale, withCompany • H, >vas -mt widi them as an escort. Therest of the ;r)o[iS [Uoeecilcd to Winchester. The enemy- ca\alry lud followed us up. and on reach-ing Summit Point they learneil all about our wagons,and sent a i-on~ fdrcL in [lursuit. This forceovertook the tiaiii at r>un] Hill, and there was a vervshar[) fight lietwecn them and (a[itain Martiuitales over half an Imur. \\iiile the figit was in [tvu-gre>s Lieutenant IJoyi cau-ed hi- drivius to lay ou thewhip. and. lia\ing a ir-xid turnpike under him. he suc-ccede 1 in reaekiu-- M;irtin-aii^ in -afety. u-irh^ut losinga siude wa^ iw*;-. ,-*---N;- ?????•My ^4 ^i i
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