Hoosier Spies and Horse Marines

This work traces the history of a remarkable troop of Hoosier horsemen—the East Wing of the Third Indiana Cavalry—during the Civil War. From the backwaters of the war in eastern Maryland to the epicenter of cavalry action in the eastern theater, they fought at Antietam, Brandy Station, Gettysburg and around Petersburg, and helped subdue Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley. Along the way they served as spies and fought in dozens of vicious skirmishes and battles. At Appomattox, they escorted one of the most famous generals to come out of the war.

James A. Goecker is a retired vice president for enrollment management at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He worked in higher education for 35 years. He lives in Front Royal, Virginia.

James A. Goecker
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 291
Bibliographic Info: 41 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2023
pISBN: 978-1-4766-9258-6
eISBN: 978-1-4766-5043-2
Imprint: McFarland

Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Prelude to War 3
1. April 1861–October 14, 1861 5
2. October 15, 1861–May 25, 1862 13
3. May 26, 1862–August 8, 1862 25
4. August 13, 1862–September 13, 1862 33
5. September 14, 1862–April 30, 1863 44
6. May 1, 1863–May 25, 1863 58
7. May 26, 1863–June 29, 1863 67
8. June 30, 1863–July 1, 1863 77
9. July 2, 1863–September 9, 1863 86
10. September 23, 1863–February 27, 1864 97
11. February 28, 1864­–May 6, 1864 107
12. May 7, 1864–June 15, 1864 118
13. June 16, 1864–July 12, 1864 129
14. July 13, 1864–September 25, 1864 139
15. September 26, 1864–December 31, 1864 151
16. January 1, 1865–April 7, 1865 161
17. April 8, 1865–Postwar 175
Appendix: Casualty List for Gettysburg 187
Regimental Roster: Original and ­Re-Organized 189
Chapter Notes 261
Bibliography 275
Index 279

“Match[es], if not excel[s], the highest compliment a dedicated Civil War bibliophile can earn, ‘Your words and sentences weave history into art…’ provides a broad canvas and revealing close-up of a subject even the most resolute aficionado knows nothing about…highly recommended…Goecker not only write[s] their rarely told stories in a readable and absorbing way, but also in a realistically fresh manner to the point history and personality are vivid, alive, absorbing. The research so obviously on display on virtually every page of his scholarship commingling with fine narrative skill, deserves special praise”—ARGunners Magazine