7th Pennsylvania Cavalry

The Saber Brigade in The Civil War

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History of 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Command of 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry Over the years the division was assigned to different military commands as follows: Organized at Harrisburg September to December, 1861. At Camp Cameron, Harrisburg, till December 19, 1861. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, December 19, 1861. Ordered to Jeffersonville, Ind. Duty there till February, 1862. Served unattached,...

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A Daring Attack (Kilpatrick’s Raid)

From: Memorial of the Patriotism of Schuylkill County in the American Slaveholders Rebellion, Compiled by Francis B. Wallace, 1865. Page 363. A Daring Attack When General Sherman’s Army arrived in front of Atlanta, and laid siege to the place, a plan was formed to attack the enemy’s communications, to cut off his supplies. For the daring and...

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