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Originally Posted by David LaPell
Pursuing Confederate Cavalry?? Are you positive that it was not the other way around?? That the NY Cavalry was used to run away from the greatest Cavalry that the world had every known?
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To imply that the NY Cavalry Regiments were cowards is offensive to their memory, their ancestors memory and historically absurd. As for your remarks characterizing "the greatest cavalry the world had ever known" hell, apparently they couldn't read a map. At Gettysburg, Lee didn't even know where his cavalry was most of the time. Among other cavalry regiments, those from New York (some of the oldest) served well documented distinguished service to our nation in many engagements through many wars. The Civil War was merely one of them, and their conduct throughout was no less than honorable.
Cheers;
Lefty