Wade Hampton, Philip Sheridan and the Largest All-Cavalry Battle of the Civil War
by
Joseph W. McKinney
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
In June 1864, General Ulysses Grant ordered his cavalry commander, Philip Sheridan, to conduct a raid to destroy the Virginia Central Railroad between Charlottesville and Richmond. Sheridan fell short of his objective when he was defeated by General Wade Hampton’s cavalry in a two-day battle at...