Overland.11: Proper Yankee Welcome

Overland.11: Proper Yankee Welcome

From War Yankee - Overland by Kyle M. Bondo

January 31, 2023 · 1h 7m · Season 2 · Episode 11

About this episode

The episode discusses Brig. Gen. Harry Wilson's challenges during a Confederate cavalry encounter on May 5th, 1864.

In This Episode It's afternoon on May 5th, 1864 -- Greenhorn cavalry officer Brig. Gen. Harry Wilson has stumbled onto a third Confederate cavalry force coming down the Catharpin Road. While he prepares his troopers to repel a rebel counter-attack from his former West Point classmate, Gen. Thomas "Tex" Rosser of Virginia, he is desperate to get this new information to Meade before it is too late. The only problem is that Wilson's entire cavalry division -- over 3,000 men and horses -- is completely cut off from the rest of the Union Army. No one is coming to save him or his men. Notable Quotes "I had had no word from Sheridan that day and knew absolutely nothing as to his whereabouts or even as to the position of any part of the army except my own." -- Brig. Gen. Harry Wilson "Pistol and sabre were busy in slaughter while the shrieks of the stricken and the shouts of the victors mingled with the roar of battle." -- Confederate Cavalryman "General Wilson is falling back to this point, followed by the enemy. Col. Chapman reports the enemy that attacked very superior to his [force] and compelled him to retire. Wilson himself had not yet arrived and I can't say what I will do. I have…

People in this episode

Host: Kyle M. Bondo

Topics covered

  • Civil War
  • Cavalry Tactics
  • Military History
  • Leadership
  • Battle Strategies

Keywords

  • Brig. Gen. Harry Wilson
  • Confederate cavalry
  • May 5th, 1864
  • Union Army
  • battle tactics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Union Army, Confederate Cavalry

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