Little other information is obtained due to the fatigue of the foot soldiers, numerous casualties, and the lack of Confederate cavalry trained in reconaissance.

An uneducated farm-boy who became the Civil War’s most brilliant cavalry officer, Nathan Bedford Forrest reportedly had 30 horses shot out from under him. Enlisting as a private in a mounted ...

Fighting with white soldiers from the 11th Michigan and 12th Ohio Cavalries, the colored cavalry charged, overran, and held the Confederate left. After holding their position for some time without ...

Morgan had one goal in the American Civil War, and that was to harass and hinder the Union Army as it invaded the South.