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A Lieutenant of Cavalry in Lee's army
Item
Type - ex: book, article, monograph, essay
Book
Title - full title of the published work
A Lieutenant of Cavalry in Lee's army
Creator - the author
Beale, George William (1842-1921)
Subject - ex: regimental history, personal memoir, battle narrative
Regimental History
Abstract - a brief summary of the content of the text
A narrative of the 9th Virginia Cavalry in the American Civil War
Date Available - date published
1918
Publisher - company, organization, or printer
The Gorham Press., Boston
Rights - a statement of ownership or usage restrictions
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Source - holder or donor of the original document
Library of Congress
Temporal Coverage - time period covered in the text
1861 to 1865
Spatial Coverage - place(s) or area covered in the text
Eastern United States
Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the text
George William Beale was born into the Virginia nobility, son of Richard Lee Beale, who served in the House of Representatives and Congress for that state before the Civil War. He followed his father into the Confederate cavalry, 9th Virginia when the Civil War began.
His well-written and compelling memoirs document his time with JEB Stuart and Hampton across most of the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. He participated in engagements during the Maryland Campaign, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Gettysburg, The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid, and Spotsylvania. His active career was cut short in February 1865 when he was badly wounded.
His well-written and compelling memoirs document his time with JEB Stuart and Hampton across most of the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. He participated in engagements during the Maryland Campaign, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Gettysburg, The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid, and Spotsylvania. His active career was cut short in February 1865 when he was badly wounded.
