. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ?rwS!lt. A SPREADING SECTION OF THE FEnERAL CAVALRY IN At Relic Plain Landing on the Potomac lay a chief base of suijplies for Ciranls armies in tlie spring of April 4th Sheridan had been given charge of all the cavalry. He had fonnd the corps much run downand the horses in poor condition. In a month he had effected a decided change for the better in the con-dition and morale of his ten thousand men, and was begging to be allowed to use the
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ?rwS!lt. A SPREADING SECTION OF THE FEnERAL CAVALRY IN At Relic Plain Landing on the Potomac lay a chief base of suijplies for Ciranls armies in tlie spring of April 4th Sheridan had been given charge of all the cavalry. He had fonnd the corps much run downand the horses in poor condition. In a month he had effected a decided change for the better in the con-dition and morale of his ten thousand men, and was begging to be allowed to use them as an inde])endentcorps to fight the Confederate cavalry. Though they had been relieved of much of the .irdnous |)icket(1mI\ that llie\ formerly performed. Iliey were still coTisidered as auxiliaries, to ])r()tc(l the flanks and frontof llic infiintry. On May 7tli (irants army ad\ancc(i with a view lo t;iking Spotsylvania Court House.
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