Grant's Cavalryman

by Edward G. Longacre

Book Overview

Born in Shawneetown, Illinois in time to be newly graduated from West Point when the Civil War started, James H. Wilson became a brigadier general by the age of twenty-six. Fueled by boundless ambition and the desire to serve his country, he reorganized the Union cavalry in time to gain the upper hand over the Confederate army. But the story of this brash, young man did not end with the capture of Jefferson Davis, for which Wilson was ultimately responsible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811727807
• ISBN13: 9780811727808
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"