The Last Cavaliers: Confederate and Union Cavalry in the Civil War by Carter III, Samuel - 1979

St. Martin's Press, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

St. Martin's Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

St. Martin's Press, 1982T. hardcover. Good. 1.2000 9.2000 6.2000.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1979 Book bowed.. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good.

New York, New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0312470258 . There is some wear at the extremities of the DJ. There is also some light foxing and wear to the top of the page edges. ; Chipped & Yellowed .

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. Very good hard cover. No dust jacket. Some minor wear to corners and edges.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Cover.

NY. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Hardcover; St. Martin's Press; 1979; Book . Club (BCE/BOMC). 0312125534 . Illustrated dust wrapper, good, wear to edges. Brown hardcover with brown titles to spine. Very good, bumping to edges. Black and white illustrations and maps thru out. BCE, 338 pages with notes, bibliography, and index. Confederate and Union Cavalry in the Civil War; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. xiii, 338p., b/w illus., dj.

New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, 1979. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Clarice Borio (Maps). xiii, [1], 338 pages. Illustrations. Map. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Some wear to dust jacket. Some edge soiling. Samuel Carter III, a recognized Civil War authority, demonstrates the sure hand of a master storyteller in this, the first full-length history of the dashing, valiant, and often marvelously eccentric Civil War cavalry leaders and their men. With all the drama of an epic novel, THE LAST CAVALIERS documents the role of horsemen throughout the war. The book contains vivid and accurate retellings of every major regular and irregular cavalry engagement during the war. Though a bloody and brutal affair, the American Civil War gave rise to a number of legendary military figures, and probably the most lionized were in the cavalry. Southern gentlemen being raised to horse, the cavalry was at first better utilized by the Confederate forces, but then came… Read More

New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, Inc, 1979. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xiii, [1], 338 pages. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ is price clipped and some creasing and small chips. Contains chapters on Rallying of the Sabers; Gold Spurs and Roses; Hellion on Horseback; A Tear for Ashby; Kentucky Cavalier; Ring Around an Army; Thunderbolt of the Confederacy; The Gray Ghost; The Yanks are Coming; "Forward the Mule Brigade!", Cavalry at the Crossroads; A Small Town in Pennsylvania; Ride to Oblivion; Goldilocks; Duel of Giants; "That Devil Forrest"; Horsemen at the Gates; Sheridan all the way; Twilight of the Western Cavaliers; "A Final Blaze of Glory"; Ave Atque Vale. With all the drama of an epic novel, The Last Cavaliers documents the role of horsemen throughout the American Civil War. Southern gentlemen being raised to horse, the cavalry was at first better utilized by the Confederate forces, but then came to play a vital role in the Union victory as General Sheridan… Read More