The evolution of the battlefield - now populated with supremely accurate rifled muskets - made the mounted shock tactics of a classic Napoleonic cavalry charge harrowing if not completely insane. Current technology made horse and rider a better target than fighting platform. For this reason the cavalry in the American Civil War would have been considered light cavalry which were more suited to screening and raiding, but above all reconnaissance. As the "eyes and ears" of the army, they kept the commander informed of the enemys position and movements. Famously, when Confederate cavalry commander J.E.B. Stuart was "cut loose" to conduct a secondary raid, Lee was deprived of adequate reconnaissance before the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the principal reasons for the Confederate defeat.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
American Civil War
Time
1861 - 1865
Nationality/Location
USA
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
W. Britain Model Figures E. Water St. 20 OH 45601 Chillicothe Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
