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Nicknamed Kill-Cavalry because of the unusually high casualty rate among his men, cavalry commander Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was also the most notorious scoundrel in the Union army. Kilpatrick lied, thieved, and whored his way through the Civil War, yet managed to attain the stars of a major general. But despite his faults - or perhaps because of them - he is a fascinating character. This exceptionally well-researched biography (all the more remarkable given that Kilpatricks daughter destroyed all her fathers papers after his death) profiles one of the most interesting soldiers to ever wear Union blue.
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General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Kill-Cavalry
The Life of Union General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Samuel J. Martin
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Copyright 2000 by Stackpole Books
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Library in Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Martin, Samuel J. Kill-Cavalry: the Life of Union General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick / by Samuel J. Martin. p. cm. Originally published: Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1996. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8117-0887-X 1. Kilpatrick, Judson, 18361881. 2. GeneralsUnited StatesBiography. 3. United States. ArmyBiography. 4. United StatesHistoryCivil War, 18611865Cavalry operations. 5. United StatesHistoryCivil War, 18611865Campaigns. I. Title. E467.1.K345 M37 2000 973.7'41'092dc21 [B] 99-047528
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Contents
Acknowledgments
7
Prologue
11
1. Antebellum
15
2. Big Bethel
21
3. Drills and Misdeeds
30
4. McClellan
38
5. John Pope
44
6. Descriptions
59
7. Joe Hooker
64
8. Brandy Station
79
9. Aldie
91
10. Gettysburg
103
11. Back to Virginia
119
12. The Gunboat Expedition
127
13. Brandy Station Revisited
132
14. The Buckland Races
136
15. A Plan for Glory
144
16. The Richmond Raid
154
17. The Dahlgren Papers
168
18. Atlanta
173
19. The March to the Sea
191
20. South Carolina
205
21. North Carolina
219
22. The End of the War
227
23. Ambassador to Chile
237
24. Farmer/Lecturer
250
25. The End
260
Epilogue
264
Notes
269
Selected Bibliography
304
Index
317
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Acknowledgments
Kilpatrick left no personal letters or diaries (all of this material was destroyed by his daughter, Laura, just before her death in 1955), so ascertaining the details of his life was a challenge, a puzzle that had to be compiled a piece at a time. Many people were of much help, and I want to acknowledge those who contributed to my research.
Mike Miers and Kathy DiCastro led me through the musty records of the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Edward Skipworth of Rutgers University provided a number of key bits of information about Kilpatrick's life.
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