History of a Cavalry Company by William Hyndman — 1870 — First edition

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Full title: History of a Cavalry Company. A Complete Record of Company A, 4th Penna Cavalry, as Identified with that Regiment by William Hyndman. Published in Philadelphia by J. B. Rodgers Co., Printers in 1870. First edition. 343pp.

A firsthand regimental history of Company A, 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, written shortly after the Civil War by veteran William Hyndman.

Traces the service of the regiment through some of the war’s most significant campaigns and engagements with the Army of the Potomac. Hyndman records the experiences of cavalrymen in battle, camp life, reconnaissance, and combat, while also reflecting on the hardships and realities faced by Union soldiers during the conflict.

Include accounts of the following:

• Army of the Potomac campaigns
• Battle of Malvern Hills
• Battle of White Oak Swamp
• Battle of Peach Orchard
• Battle of Fredericksburg
• Battle at Kelleys Ford
• Escapes from Andersonville Prison
• Guerilla warfare during the Civil War
• Lee's surrender at Appomattox
• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
• Reflections on John Wilkes Booth
  

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