Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction 3
1 "I had rather die than be whipped" The Battle at Yellow Tavern and the Death of J.E.B. Stuart 7
2 "Proper commanders. Where can they be obtained?" Lee Defers Selecting a Cavalry Commander 18
3 "Strike fast and strong" Evolution of the Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia 26
4 "When am I to get another horse?" Confederate Cavalry Regiments-New Commanders, Old Problems 32
5 The "New Issue" Reinforcements for Lee's Cavalry 41
6 "The Very Man I want" Philip Sheridan and His Senior Commanders 63
7 Veteran Volunteers Manning, Mounting, and Arming Union Cavalry 79
8 "I will not fight under the orders of a Dutchman" Changes in Composition of the Union Cavalry Corps 94
9 "Break up the railroad" Grant's Concept for a Cavalry Raid 104
10 "Thumping along" The March to Louisa County 115
11 "An exceedingly messed up affair" The Battle Opens on the Fredericksburg Road 122
12 "Where is the 9th N.Y.?" Union Momentum Builds on the Fredericksburg Road 134
13 "Pardonable zeal" Colonel Alger's Charge to Trevilian Station 139
14 "Where the hell is the rear?" Custer's First Last Stand 146
15 "Roll them up like a ribbon" Sheridan Prevails at Trevilian Station 159
16 "Too horrible to dwell upon" The Night of an Unfinished Battle 169
17 "A theatre of bloodshed" The Battle Continues on June 12 175
18 "Damn, damn, all the time" The Union Withdrawal 188
19 "The most disorderly retreat I have seen" Union Defeat at Samaria Church 200
20 "I regret my inability" Assessing the Outcome of the Trevilian's Battle and Raid 212
21 Old Soldiers Fade Away Lives After the Battle 223
Appendix A Order of Battle and Casualties 259
Appendix B West Pointers at Trevilian Station 267
Appendix C Custer's Captured Wagons 271
Appendix D Edward L. Wells and the Hampton vs. Vitz Lee Controversy 275
Chapter Notes 283
Bibliography 327
Index 339