Confederate Cavalry West of the River

by Stephen B. Oates

Overview

Another Confederate cavalry raid impends. You hear the snort of an impatient horse, the leathery squeaking of saddles, the low-voiced commands of officers, the muffled cluck of guns cocked in preparation—then the sudden rush of motion, the din of another attack.

This classic story seeks to illuminate a little-known theater of the Civil War—the cavalry battles of the Trans-Mississippi West, a region that included Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, the Indian Territory, and part of Louisiana. Stephen B. Oates traces the successes and defeats of the cavalry; its brief reinvigoration under John S. "Rip" Ford, who fought and won the last battle of the war at Palmetto Ranch; and finally, the disintegration of this once-proud fighting force.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780292711525
Publisher:	University of Texas Press
Publication date:	04/01/1992
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. Recruiting the Volunteers, 1861
2. The Organization of the Cavalry, 1862
3. Food and Clothing
4. Arms and Mounts
5. Campaigning: Cane Hill and Prairie Grove
6. Raiding Federal Missouri
7. Closing Scenes
Appendices
Appendix A. List of Confederate Cavalry Regiments and Battalions from the Trans-Mississippi
Appendix B. Total Strength of Cavalry Units Raised in the Trans-Mississippi
Appendix C. Organization of Price's Cavalry Corps
Bibliography
Index