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Browsing named entities in Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). You can also browse the collection for John Lamb or search for John Lamb in all documents.
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Confederate cavalry . (search)
The Confederate cavalry.
Its wants, trials, and heroism.
An Address by Hon. John Lamb, late Captain of cavalry, C. S. Army.
[This graphic presentation has several times been delivered before appreciative audiences of veterans, orally, and from the fullness of his heart, by our faithful representative in Congress of the first Virginia District.
It is now printed, from the first committal to paper in full, made at the request of the Editor.]
In order to form a proper estimate of the services rendered by the Confederate cavalry during the war between the States, we must consider the difficulties under which they labored.
The Confederate government was unable to supply horses for all the men who volunteered in this service.
The government entered into a contract with the soldier to take his horse at a fair valuation, and furnish food and keep him shod and pay a per diem of forty cents for his use. If the horse was killed, the owner received the muster valuation, but sho