At the outset of the Civil War, the cavalry of the Army of the Ohio (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Tennessee) was a fledgling force beginning an arduous journey that would make it the best cavalry in the world. In late 1862, most of this cavalry was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland and a second cavalry force emerged in the second Army of the Ohio.
Throughout the war, these regiments fought in some of the most important military operations of the war, including Camp Wildcat; Mill Springs; the siege of Corinth; raids into East Tennessee; the capture of Morgan during his Great Raid; and the campaigns of Middle Tennessee, Perryville, Knoxville, Atlanta, and Nashville. This is their complete history.

Dennis W. Belcher has edited or authored nine books on the Civil War and has published in the North & South magazine. He lives in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Dennis W. Belcher
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 389
Bibliographic Info: 62 photos, 16 maps, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2024
pISBN: 978-1-4766-9232-6
eISBN: 978-1-4766-5230-6
Imprint: McFarland

Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Part I: The First Army of the Ohio, 1861–1862
One. The Beginning—1861 6
Two. 1862—Mill Springs to Corinth 38
Three. 1862—Middle Tennessee and Northern Alabama 57
Four. The Perryville Campaign 95
Part II: The Second Army of the Ohio, 1863–1864
Five. Carter’s Expedition and Pursuit of Morgan 154
Six. 1863—New Beginnings and More Confederate Cavalry Raids 169
Seven. The Campaign for East Tennessee 200
Eight. The Atlanta Campaign 257
Nine. End of the Cavalry of the Army of the Ohio 314
Chapter Notes 327
Bibliography 361
Index 373