Union Cavalry and the Chickamauga Campaign
During the Chickamauga Campaign, General Stanley''s two Union cavalry divisions battled Forrest''s and Wheeler''s cavalry corps in some of the most difficult terrain for mounted operations. The Federal troopers, commanded by Crook and McCook, guarded the flanks of the advance on Chattanooga, secured the crossing of the Tennessee River, then pushed into enemy territory.
The battle exploded on ...
During the Chickamauga Campaign, General Stanley''s two Union cavalry divisions battled Forrest''s and Wheeler''s cavalry corps in some of the most difficult terrain for mounted operations. The Federal troopers, commanded by Crook and McCook, guarded the flanks of the advance on Chattanooga, secured the crossing of the Tennessee River, then pushed into enemy territory.
The battle exploded on ...
