ePub The 2nd Maine Cavalry in the Civil War: A History and Roster by Ned Smith in History

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Readers are invited to take a ride with the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry; to relive the thrilling action; disappointments; and their ultimate victory. Through the power of their personal letters and diaries; over one hundred voices tell their stories from beyond the grave. In addition to these moving first-hand accounts; the troopers; their relatives at home; and some of the commanders relate their experiences in a composite journal. It is the author's intent to have the Sixth Ohio troopers tell their own story at or near the time that they experienced it. Post-war reminiscences have been used sparingly. The majority of the troopers were Ohio-born; but the Sixth Ohio Cavalry also contained Irish immigrants and men from over the Pennsylvania border. The Sixth fought side by side with cavalry regiments from Maine; Massachusetts; New Jersey; New York; and Rhode Island. From the Valley Campaign to Gettysburg; and back through Maryland and Virginia to Appomattox; the Sixth Ohio Cavalry engaged General Lee's Confederate Army. Four appendices provide additional data: battles and skirmishes; the names of the wounded and captured; the Roll of Honor; and the Sixth Ohio Cavalry roster. An index; seventeen maps; ninety photographs; ten Harper's Weekly illustrations; a post-war epilog; and a bibliography enhance the text.