Elon J. Farnsworth
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Elon John Farnsworth was a Union Army captain in the American Civil War. He commanded Brigade 1, Division 3 of the Cavalry Corps from June 28, 1863 to July 3, 1863, when he was mortally wounded and di
Elon John Farnsworth
On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg there were two cavalry battles: one approximately three miles to the east, in the area known today as East Cavalry Field, the other southwest of the Round
Elon J. Farnsworth
…by the United States Senate. After the collapse of Pickett's Charge and the defeat of Major General J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry on July 3, the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Brigadier General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, commanding the 3rd Division, ordered Farnsworth to make a charge with his brigade against Confederate positions…
Farnsworth's Charge, Battles and Leaders
Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, CSA
Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, CSA
Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, USA