“It was under my administration, [as head of the Cavalry Bureau] …that the Spencer magazine carbine was adopted as the standard [carbine] for the cavalry service, and the division which I commanded in Sheridan’s cavalry was the first in the world completely supplied with that or any similar arm.” So wrote Maj. Gen. James H.…
Readers who are not fans of George Custer may soon groan that I have changed the focus of my Small but Important Riots blog to a Custer blog. Not true. I have spent a lot of time with Custer for the last year, as I have worked on a couple presentations, and he will appear…
For many years now, my focus of study has been the development of the Union cavalry through 1863. During the last several years, however, I have prepared a couple presentations on the cavalry postwar. While researching those programs, several carbine related documents have caught my eye. Following the Grand Review, the men of the Michigan…
I want to pass along information from friend, author, historian and Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide, Jim Hessler. Jim, along with fellow GLBG Chris Army, and historian Phil Spaugy have, for a couple of years, been running several tours a year. I believe these are generally run as car caravans, which helps to keep costs reasonable.…
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