. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . left, [the cavalry] came upon a re-doubt containing four guns, which was splendidly carried by assault, at1 , by a portion of Hatchs division, dismounted, and the capturedguns turned upon the enemy. A second redoubt, stronger than the first,was next assailed and carried by the same troops that carried the firstposition, taking four more guns and about three hundred infantry, McArthurs division, on the left of the cavalry, . . par-ticipated in both of the assaults; and, indeed, the dismounted cavalryseemed to vie w
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . left, [the cavalry] came upon a re-doubt containing four guns, which was splendidly carried by assault, at1 , by a portion of Hatchs division, dismounted, and the capturedguns turned upon the enemy. A second redoubt, stronger than the first,was next assailed and carried by the same troops that carried the firstposition, taking four more guns and about three hundred infantry, McArthurs division, on the left of the cavalry, . . par-ticipated in both of the assaults; and, indeed, the dismounted cavalryseemed to vie with the infantry who should first gain the works; as theyreached the position nearly simultaneously, both lay claim to the artil-lery and prisoners captured. But the gallant part taken by Wilsons cavalry in theseoperations is best exemplified by the spoils of war. Duringand after the battle of Nashville, and including prisoners takenin the hospitals at Franklin, the Union cavalry captured 2strong redoubts, 32 field guns, 11 caissons, 12 colors, 3232 266 ]. THE FEDERAL CAVALRY AND THEIR REWARD—MAY, 1865 Shoulders squared, accouterments shining, all of the troops in perfect alignment, a unified, splendidlyequipped and disciplined body, the Federal cavalry marched up Pennsylvania Avenue on that glorious sun-shiny day in May when the Union armies held their grand review in Washington. What a change fromthe long night rides and the terrible moments of the crashing charge was this holiday parade, when not atrooper thought of sleeping in the saddle which had often proved his only bed. The battles are over again will their ears be riven by the agonized shriek of a wounded horse, said by many a cavalrymanto be the most horrible sound in the field of battle. Never again will they bend over the silent body of awounded friend. Men die more quietly than their mounts. This is an arm of the service that proved early disappointments and disasters, and dissipation of ene
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