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New Jersey Butterfly Boys in the Civil War: The Hussars of the Union Army

New Jersey Butterfly Boys in the Civil War: The Hussars of the Union Army - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Peter T. LubrechtPublish date:2011-03-18Pages:194
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540224460ISBN-10:1540224465UPC:9781540224460Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCGW9MHV9G
The New Jersey Butterflies, officially the Third New Jersey Cavalry, was formed for the last year of the Civil War. They were also known as the First American Hussars; their creation by an alcoholic ex-officer of the Union Army was supposed to entice men to join a galloping, dashing, romantic cavalry unit. Clothed in orange gilt trimmed hats and capes, they were supposed to charge armed only with a saber, in most traditional European Cavalry fashion, into battle and subdue an enemy armed with rifles. This book is not about battlefield configurations, but rather about the men themselves. Individual stories from original accounts will examine how this glorious, historically victorious, difficult and often tragic year affected their return to the daily world of doctors, teachers, lawyers, clerks and workmen.
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540224460ISBN-10:1540224465UPC:9781540224460Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCGW9MHV9G
Publisher: History Press Library Editions

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