Chasing Mosby, Killing Booth: The 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry

by James Carson and James Carson

Near the end of the Civil War, Army Chief of Staff Henry W. Halleck described the 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry as "cowed and useless" after they were "cut up" by Confederate Colonel John Mosby's Rangers. The following April the New Yorkers made their place in history when 26 men led by Lieutenant Edward P. Doherty captured and killed John Wilkes Booth.

An amalgam of three partially formed regiments, the 16th was plagued by early desertions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476663297
• ISBN13: 9781476663296
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher