. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . GRADUATES OF THE ROUGH SCHOOL OF WAR The photograph reproduced above through the courtesj of Captain Xoble D. Preston,who served with the Tenth New York Cavalry here represented, shows to what stage thetroopers had progressed in the rough school of war by the winter of 1863-3. The TenthNew York was organized at Elmira, N. Y., September 27, 1861, and moved to Gettysburg,Penn., December 24th, where it remained till March, 1862. It took part in the battle ofFredericksburg in December, 1862, and participated in the famous mud march, Ja
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . GRADUATES OF THE ROUGH SCHOOL OF WAR The photograph reproduced above through the courtesj of Captain Xoble D. Preston,who served with the Tenth New York Cavalry here represented, shows to what stage thetroopers had progressed in the rough school of war by the winter of 1863-3. The TenthNew York was organized at Elmira, N. Y., September 27, 1861, and moved to Gettysburg,Penn., December 24th, where it remained till March, 1862. It took part in the battle ofFredericksburg in December, 1862, and participated in the famous mud march, January,1863, about the time this photograph was taken. The men had ample time for schoolingand training in the Middle Department, in Maryland and the vicinity of Washington. Theyproved their efficiency in Stonemans raid in April, 1863, and at Brandy Station and War-renton. Later they accompanied Sheridan on his Richmond raid in May, 1864, in the courseof which Stuart met his death, and they were still on duty with Grant at Appomattox. €, kmMMMSmk imittttmt
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