
The New Jersey Butterflies, officially the Third New Jersey Cavalry, was formed for the last year of the Civil War. They were also known as the First American Hussars; their creation by an alcoholic ex-officer of the Union Army was supposed to entice men to join a galloping, dashing, romantic cavalry unit. Clothed in orange gilt trimmed hats and capes, they were supposed to charge armed only with ...
Series: Civil War Series
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: The History Press (March 18, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781609491321
ISBN-13: 978-1609491321
ASIN: 1609491327
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 2620322
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Follow the "Butterfly boys" from enlistment to discharge at the end of the war. The author included a list of names with place of origin and the ultimate fate of eachmember....
most traditional European Cavalry fashion, into battle and subdue an enemy armed with rifles. This book is not about battlefield configurations, but rather about the men themselves. Individual stories from original accounts will examine how this glorious, historically victorious, difficult and often tragic year affected their return to the daily world of doctors, teachers, lawyers, clerks and workmen.