. Morgan's cavalry . horse, if the soldier had it, was ordered to be left inthe place of the one impressed. When a man was withouta horse, altogether, his company commander could im-press one for him. There existed among the infantry not exactly a prejudiceagainst cavalry (for they all wanted to join it) but that sortof feeling against it, which is perhaps natural upon the partof the man who walks against the man who rides. Whenthe web-feet called us buttermilk rangers, we did notget angry with them, for we knew that they were gallant fel-lows and that much walking tries the temper; but we did
. Morgan's cavalry . horse, if the soldier had it, was ordered to be left inthe place of the one impressed. When a man was withouta horse, altogether, his company commander could im-press one for him. There existed among the infantry not exactly a prejudiceagainst cavalry (for they all wanted to join it) but that sortof feeling against it, which is perhaps natural upon the partof the man who walks against the man who rides. Whenthe web-feet called us buttermilk rangers, we did notget angry with them, for we knew that they were gallant fel-lows and that much walking tries the temper; but we didnot admire the official prejudice against us, and thought anaffected contempt of our arm in very bad taste upon thepart of generals who not only never won battles but nevertried to win them. In the spring and summer of 1863 supplies could be ob-tained for neither men nor horses of the cavalry of Braggsarmy without the greatest difficulty and great oppression ofthe citizens. It was not the custom to issue (out of army.
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