In this personal journal, E.N. Gilpin recounts his experiences as a cavalryman during the final months of the Civil War. From the Battle of Five Forks to Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Gilpin provides a unique and often harrowing perspective on the conflict that defined a nation. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the...