Download or read book Lincoln's Cavalrymen written by Edward G. Longacre and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This modern study focuses solely on the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac and includes all major battles and commanders. Drawing heavily on primary sources, the author has consulted 50 manuscript collections pertaining to general officers of cavalry as well as the unpublished letters and diaries of 200 officers and enlisted men, representing almost every mounted unit in the Army of the Potomac.