The American Civil War saw extensive use of horse-mounted soldiers on both sides of the conflict. They were vital to both the Union army and Confederate States Army for conducting reconnaissance missi
Union army cavalry at the Battle of Cedar Creek
Cavalry Soldier with Sword on Horseback (Winslow Homer, 1863)
Cavalry orderly, Rappahannock Station, Va. (Edwin Forbes, 1864)
An advance of the cavalry skirmish line (Edwin Forbes, 1876).
J. E. B. Stuart
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James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was a Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb", from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry command
Cavalry in the American Civil War
…most of the experienced cavalry officers from the Regular Army had chosen to side with the Confederacy. Notable Confederate cavalry leaders included J. E. B. Stuart, famed for literally riding rings around the Union's Army of the Potomac, and Nathan Bedford Forrest, who caused havoc with Union supply lines. The…
Portrait by George S. Cook, 1863
Laurel Hill Farm overview, 2017
A young Stuart
Stonewall Jackson assigned Stuart to cavalry. In this portrait he wears the coat Stuart gifted him.