Small But Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville ONeill Robert F.
Small But Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville ONeill Robert F. June 1863. Army in Virginia was in chaos. The American Civil War was two years old, and the U.S.…
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Small But Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville ONeill Robert F.
June 1863. Army in Virginia was in chaos. The American Civil War was two years old, and the U.S.
Confederate general Robert E. Reeling after the recent defeat at Chancellorsville, the Federals, especially the Cavalry Corps, scrambled to regroup. Lee seized the moment to launch a second invasion of the North.
As Lee slipped away, frantic Federal leaders asked, "Where are the Rebels?" At this critical moment, the much-maligned Federal cavalry stepped to center stage.Small but Important Riots is a tactical study of fighting from June 17 to 22, 1863, at Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville, placed within the strategic context of the Gettysburg campaign. It is based on Robert O'Neill's thirty years of research and access to previously unpublished documents, which reveal startling new information.Since the fighting in Loudoun Valley of Virginia ended in June 1863, one