Massachusetts - State & Local History, Union - Civil War History - Regimental Histories, Armed Forces - United States - Regimental Histories - General & Miscellaneous, United States Civil War - Military Operations - General & Miscellaneous, Union - Civil
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Overview
The Second Massachusetts Cavalry included the only organized group (5 companies totaling 504 men) from California to fight in the east during the Civil War. Led by a young Boston aristocrat, Colonel Charles R. Lowell, these men began their wartime careers in Northern Virginia in 1862, clashing with the partisan rangers of Major John S. Mosby, in a deadly world of guerrilla warfare. In August of 1864, the regiment was assigned to Major General Phil Sheridan's Army of Shenandoah and served through all of the battles in the victorious campaign to clear the valley of Confederates, witnessing the final surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.This account tells what these men from California and Massachusetts accomplished, how they communicated, and how they viewed themselves. The book contains three appendices that list the battle casualties of the regiment during its largest engagements. Photographs and a bibliography are also included
Author Biography: Since retiring from the Navy in 1998, Thomas E. Parson performs maintenance on monuments, cannons, and historical markers at Shiloh National Military Park. He lives in Shiloh, Tennessee.
Book Details
Published
May 31, 2001
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. ; McFarland, c2001.
Pages
228
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780786411221