Kill-Cavalry
By Samuel J. Martin.
Description
24 b/w photos 38 maps 6 x 9 * First full-length biography of the controversial Union cavalryman * Comprehensive, well-balanced treatment of the infamous Dahlgren Affair, the plot to assassinate Jefferson Davis Nicknamed "Kill-Cavalry" because of the unusually high casualty rate among his men, cavalry commander Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was also the most notorious scoundrel in the Union army. Kilpatrick lied, thieved, and whored his way through the Civil War, yet managed to attain the stars of a major general. But despite his faults-or perhaps because of them-he is a fascinati...
ISBN(s)
081170887X, 9780811708876
