. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . WHY FEDERAL CAVALRY HISTORY BEGAN LATE These four Federal troopers holding their horses, side by side with an equal number of infantry, are typicalof the small detachments that split up the cavalry into units of little value during the first two years ofthe war. The cavalry also furnished guides, orderlies, and grooms for staff officers. The authoritiesdivided it up so minutely among corps, division, and brigade commanders as completely to subvert itstrue value. It was assigned to accompany the slow-moving wagon-trains, which could
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . WHY FEDERAL CAVALRY HISTORY BEGAN LATE These four Federal troopers holding their horses, side by side with an equal number of infantry, are typicalof the small detachments that split up the cavalry into units of little value during the first two years ofthe war. The cavalry also furnished guides, orderlies, and grooms for staff officers. The authoritiesdivided it up so minutely among corps, division, and brigade commanders as completely to subvert itstrue value. It was assigned to accompany the slow-moving wagon-trains, which could have been equallywell guarded by an infantry detail, and was practically never used as a coherent whole. Detachments. CAVALRY WITH INFANTRY ON PROVOST-GUARD DUTY from its strength were constantly increased, and it was hampered by instructions which crippled it for alluseful purposes. This photograph was taken in February, 1865, after the cavalry had proved itself. Thecompanies attached at that time to the provost-guard were Company K of the First Indiana Cavalry, Com-panies C and D of the First Massachusetts Cavalry, and the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry. The officeris inspecting the arms of the Zouaves at the right, and the troopers with their white gauntlets are muchmore spick and span than if they were assigned to the long rides and open air life of active campaigning.
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