Rebel cavalry at ITW

[Bill Cross]

I thought I would post something I said to Coley Adair in a phone conversation we had the other night. The Critters at "Into the Wilderness" looked like the meanest, dirtiest, nastiest bunch of fellers you could imagine: in other words, every inch what I would expect CS cavalry to look like in 1864. Not a single new item to be seen, everything patched together and well-aged like they'd been in the saddle for three years.

Bravo, gentlemen. A fine impression, and one Coley tells me is backed up with ample research at the Atlanta History Center. As y'all filed past us during a stand-down it was like going back in time for a moment. I have an ancestor in the 9th VA Cavalry, so maybe that's what Walter Frank Chapman looked like. Gave me goose bumps.

[GeraldTodd]

Re: Rebel cavalry at ITW

They certainly lived up to their reputation from our point-of-view. We stomped our foot at them to say "go on!" and they turned around and bit us like a mean dog.

That appearance is backed up with skill.