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Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta—and Then Got Written Out of History
By Raines, Howell
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- 9780593668115
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Starred Review on February 1, 2024 | Audio
Former executive editor of the New York Times, Raines (The One That Got Away: A Memoir) presents the little-known story of white Alabama volunteers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. The First Alabama Cavalry consisted of 2,066 white Alabamian farmers, including Raines's great-great-grandfather, who fought for the Union, assisting General William Tecumseh Sherman during the fall of Vicksburg and the burning of Atlanta. Raines's crucial contribution to Civil War sch...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
