Chasing Mosby, killing Booth : the 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry /

Chasing Mosby, killing Booth : the 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Carson, James, 1944- author.
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Description:	vii, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Mosby, John Singleton, -- 1833-1916. Booth, John Wilkes, -- 1838-1865 -- Death and burial. Booth, John Wilkes, -- 1838-1865. Mosby, John Singleton, -- 1833-1916. United States. -- Army. -- New York Cavalry Regiment, 16th (1863-1865) Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- Virginia Cavalry Battalion, 43rd. Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- Virginia Cavalry Battalion, 43rd. United States. -- Army. -- New York Cavalry Regiment, 16th (1863-1865) American Civil War (1861-1865) Military operations, Cavalry. Regimental histories. New York (State) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations. New York (State) United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11318894

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ISBN:	9781476663296 (softcover : alk. paper) 1476663297 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-249) and index.
Summary:	"Drawing on personal letters, diaries and memoirs by men of the 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry, and the recollections of Confederate Colonel John Mosby's men, this deeply researched history provides fresh perspective on Mosby's exploits and the hunt for John Wilkes Booth"--

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. A Regiment Is Formed
2. Colonel Lazelle Joins His Regiment
3. The Spring 1864 Campaign
4. July-August 1864: More Challenges, More Losses
5. September-October 1864: More and More Losses
6. A New Colonel and Brigade Reorganization
7. Victory and Tragedy
8. At War's End
9. Postwar Fortunes and Failures
Appendix A. Roster of Officers and Sergeants
Appendix B. Regimental Deaths in Andersonville and Other Prisons
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index