THREE YEARS IN THE FEDERAL CAVALRY.

Willard GlazierToList

THREE YEARS

in the

FEDERAL CAVALRY.

BY

WILLARD GLAZIER,

AUTHOR OF "THE CAPTURE, THE PRISON-PEN AND THE ESCAPE," "VIRGINIA'S
BATTLE-FIELDS," ETC., ETC., ETC.

Illustrated.

NEW YORK:
R. H. FERGUSON & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS,
138 BLEECKER STREET
1870.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by
WILLARD GLAZIER,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

The Trow & Smith Book Manuf. Co.
205-213 E. 12TH STREET,
New York.

TO
THE GALLANT AND UNASSUMING SOLDIER,

MAJOR-GENERAL HENRY E. DAVIES, JR.

WHOSE STAR ALWAYS SHONE BRIGHTEST ON
THE FRONT LINE OF BATTLE,
THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY
dedicated
BY
THE AUTHOR.

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PREFACE.

I have for a long time intended the publication of this book, for Ithought that such a work would not only be found interesting to thepublic, but would do justice to the brave men with whom it was myfortune to be associated during the dark hours of the rebellion. Toserve them is and ever will be my greatest pleasure.

The remarkable features and events of our late Cavalry movements inVirginia and elsewhere, visible to me during the campaigns of the Armyof the Potomac, were noted daily in my journal. From that diary thisstory of our raids, expeditions, and fights is compiled.

My descriptions of battles and skirmishes, in some cases, may seem toobrief and unsatisfactory; to which I can only say that scores ofengagements, which to the participants appear to be of vast importance,have very little general interest. On the other hand, however, it is tobe regretted that where our gallant horsemen have done the most[Pg x]brilliant things, it has been impossible for me, in many instances, tosecure reliable and detailed accounts with which to do them fulljustice.

Willard Glazier.

New York, October 8th, 1870.

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CONTENTS.