. History of Morgan's cavalry . s pantaloons has given way in complete cavalryman, in such cases, finds protection in his saddle,but the soldier on foot is defenseless: and thus the very recog-nition, which, if he has a stout pair of breeches, would be hisdearest recompense for all his toils, becomes his most terribleaffliction. Many a time, have I seen a gallant infantryman,who would have faced a batter^ double-shotted with grape andcanister with comparative indifference, groan and turn pale inthis fearful ordeal. It was a touching sight to see them seek todispose their knapsacks
. History of Morgan's cavalry . s pantaloons has given way in complete cavalryman, in such cases, finds protection in his saddle,but the soldier on foot is defenseless: and thus the very recog-nition, which, if he has a stout pair of breeches, would be hisdearest recompense for all his toils, becomes his most terribleaffliction. Many a time, have I seen a gallant infantryman,who would have faced a batter^ double-shotted with grape andcanister with comparative indifference, groan and turn pale inthis fearful ordeal. It was a touching sight to see them seek todispose their knapsacks in such a manner that they should serveas fortifications. The ideas which the experience of the past eight months hadsuggested, regarding the peculiar tactics best adapted to theservice and the kind of fighting we had to do, were now put intopractical shape. A specific drill, different in almost every re-spect from every other employed for cavalry, Avas adopted. Itwas based upon a drill taught in the old army for Indian fight-. MAP SHOWINa EOUTE TAKi;N \i\ Tennessee LiDC, oEiNT. 3vr o PI G-A. isr 7ii Ills Fiist Ituid into the or Kentucky, July, 18t;2. n=i Indicates Oen. Morgans route.^^i* Indicates Federals route. 83AU SI UII,E3 TO THS lUOH. (173) 174 HISTORY OF morgans CAVALRY. ing, called Maurys skirmish tactics for cavalry, I believe;but as that drill contemplated the employment of but a very fewmen, and ours had to provide for the evolutions of regiments,and eventually brigades, the latter was necessarily much morecomprehensive. The formation of the company, the method ofcounting off in sets, and of dismounting and deploying to thefront, flanks, or rear, for battle, was the same as in Maurystactics; but a great many movements necessary to the changeof front, as the kind of ground or other circumstances requiredit to be made in various ways, to the formations from columninto line, and from line into column, the methods of takingground to the front, or rear, in establishing
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