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History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry by Charles H. Kirk

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History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Which Was Recruited and Known as the Anderson Cavalry in the Rebellion of 1861-1865 by Charles H. Kirk. Reprint of the 1906 original. Contains all the original photos, fold out map and muster rolls. The 15th was active from August 22, 1862 to June 21, 1865. It was known as the Anderson Cavalry and the 160th Volunteers, it was a three-year cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was recruited and formed in the summer of 1862 by officers and men of the Anderson Troop, an independent company of the Pennsylvania Volunteers that had been mustered the previous November. Until the last three months of the war the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry was an independent unit reporting directly to the headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland, performing escort, scouting, courier and other details for the commanding general. Composed of hand-picked men most of whom were qualified to receive commissions, it became the favorite unit of both Generals William S. Rosecrans and George H. Thomas.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
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  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1985
  • Condition:
    as new, cover has crease in corner.
  • Seller Location:
    valatie, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: LK-1741stDibs: LU2605117414162

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