The Maps of the Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign: An Atlas of Mounted Operations from Brandy Station Through Falling Waters, June 9 July 14, 1863 [Hardcover]

Winner, 2020, Gettysburg Civil War Round Table Book AwardFinalist, 2020, Reference, Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book AwardThe Maps of the Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign: An Atlas of Mounted Operations from Brandy Station Through Falling Waters, June 9 - July 14, 1863 continues Bradley M. Gottfrieds efforts to study and illustrate the major campaigns of the Civil Wars Eastern Theater. This is his seventh book in the ongoing Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series.The Maps of Gettysburg, Gottfrieds inaugural and groundbreaking atlas published in 2007, covered only a small portion of the cavalrys actions during the seminal campaign. This book addresses that topic in-depth in a way that no other study has ever achieved. Gottfried covers the opening battle of the campaign at Brandy Station in detail, followed by the actions at Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville, where Jeb Stuarts cavalry successfully halted Alfred Pleasontons probes toward the Blue Mountain passes in an effort to determine the location of Robert E. Lees army. The movements toward Gettysburg are covered in a series of maps, including the actions at Westminister, Hanover, and Hunterstown. The five major actions on July 2-3 at Gettysburg take up a considerable portion of the book and include the fight at Brinkerhoff Ridge, and four more on July 3 (Stuart against David Gregg northeast of the town, Wesley Merritts fight along Emmitsburg Road, Judson Kilpatricks actions near the base of Big Round Top, and Grumble Joness near-destruction of the 6th U.S. Cavalry near Fairfield).The cavalry also played a vital role during Lees retreat to the Potomac River. The numerous fights at Monterrey Pass, Smithfield, Boonsboro, Funkstown, and Hagerstown were of critical importance to both sides and are covered in detail. The book concludes with the fight at Falling Waters and ends with an epilogue recounting events occurring in Virginia through the end of July.The Maps of the Cavalry in the Gettysburg l3&