Clash of Cavalry ~ Downey

Description

From the Western & Civil War research/reference library of Jerry Crandall

Clash of Cavalry ~ The Battle of Brandy Station 1st Phase – June 9, 1863 

by Fairfax Downey

Condition; book good, dust jacket well worn (fair) over hard cover

David McKay Company, 1959

The battle of Brandy Station was the zenith of American cavalry action. Officers and troopers meet in single combat with saber and revolver in the greatest cavalry engagement of the Civil War. At the back of the book is the manual of the sabre for the cavalry, poems and songs of the cavalry troops. Illustrations of regiments in action and battle maps augment the book.