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Excerpt from History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, Sixtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865
The first twelve companies available at or near Washington formed into The Kentucky Light Cavalry under Colonel William H. Young How and where the companies had been recruited - Their ofiicers Rendezvous at Camp Park, Washington - Equipment and mounting of the companies - The regiment the first cavalry in the field Scattering of the companies - Active service while known as the Kentucky Light Cavalry Regiment - Some companies sent across the Potomac as escorts to infantry generals - Some on duty on the lower Potomac - The first cavalryman' killed in the war - Scouting and picketing from Munson's Hill to Mason's Hill - Ambushing the enemy on the Little River Turnpike - Reconnoissances to Lewinsville, Va. - Skirmish at Ball's Cross Roads - Capture of a foraging party of the enemy near Mt. Vernon - Skirmish at Accotink - Stopping blockade running on the underground railroad Colonel Young resigns - Lieutenant William W. Averell, U. S. A., commissioned Colonel - The twelve companies allotted to the quota of Pennsylvania - They become the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
