1. Peter Dennis. Рисунок из
оспрейкипо кавалерийской пике.
Stoneman’s Raid, May 1863: Rush’s Lancers under attack
Цитата
It was the unwieldiness of the lance in the close country of northern Virginia,
notably during Stoneman’s Raid, that led to its demise. According to Corporal
Joseph Blaschek of the regiment, it was a ‘decided nuisance in a wooded
country’ (Blaschek 1897) and ‘ill adapted to cavalry service, as performed in
the wooded country through which we were called to operate’ (Gracey 1868:
155). The regiment itself seems to have had mixed views on its armament.
The fillip given to esprit de corps by their unique and distinctive armament
seems to have been offset by the unsporting tendency of Confederate
marksmen to utilize the scarlet pennons as aiming points. In late May 1863 at
Dumfries Camp, Virginia, the unit was re-equipped in its entirety with Sharps
repeating carbines – the contrast in technologies could not have been
greater.
2. Manuel Krommenacker. Зуав.
3. Mark Maritato. Зуав 146-ого Нью-Йоркского полка.
4. Zvonimir Grbasic. «Железная бригада» из дивизии Даблдея.
5. Zvonimir Grbasic. Битва на Хэмптонском рейде, 1862.
6. Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau. Кавалерист конфедератов.