The 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry: From Gettysburg to Appomattox (Britt Charles Isenberg - UA) Karlton Smith Union surgeon James Dana Benton

Union surgeon James Dana Benton witnessed firsthand the suffering and death brought about by the ghastly wounds

by Dwight Sturtevant Hughes  (Author)

This is a dangerous path for a society that depends upon civility and virtue to survive

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The 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry: From Gettysburg to Appomattox (Britt Charles Isenberg - UA) Karlton Smith Union surgeon James Dana BentonBy Britt Charles Isenberg Hailing from the south central region of the state, the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry was forged during the Gettysburg Campaign in the third summer of the Civil War. Its charismatic officers included William H. Boyd and Oliver B. Knowles, who had honed their fighting prowess earlier in the war against fearsome Confederate tacticians John Mosby and John Imboden. The regiments war record was dynamic and arduous, including service