Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg

The award-winning Civil War historian''s study "makes the case that Union cavalry had a tremendous effect on the course of the titanic battle" (J. David Petruzzi, author of The Complete Gettysburg Guide).On July 3, 1863, a large-scale cavalry fight was waged on Cress Ridge four miles east of Gettysburg. There, on what is commonly referred to as East Cavalry Field, Union horsemen under Brig. Gen. D...