Lee's Body Guards: The 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Michael C. Hardy - CA) animated by John Muir

by John Muir

and best with a good dose of humor

the two regiments were posted for a time in the vicinity of Washington

and gambling magnates control the Yankees

This book invites the reader to walk the routes of some of the units on the field through the stories of thirty-six individual soldiers who fought on that day

Lee's Body Guards: The 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Michael C. Hardy - CA) animated by John MuirBy Michael C. Hardy They considered themselves "Lee's Body Guard," cavalrymen specifically recruited to serve as scouts, couriers and guides for General Robert E. Lee. Though their battle experiences might pale compared to those of soldiers under J. E. B. Stuart and Wade Hampton, the men of the 39th Virginia served crucial roles in the Confederate army. From the fields of Second Manassas to Appomattox Court House, they were privy to the inner workings