A Yankee Horseman in the Shenandoah Valley: The Civil War Letters of John H. Black, Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry

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A Yankee Horseman in the Shenandoah Valley A Yankee Horseman in the Shenandoah Valley The Civil War Letters of John H. Black, Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry Edited by David J. Coles and Stephen D. Engle Voices of the Civil War Peter S. Carmichael, Series Editor The University of Tennessee Press / Knoxville The Voices of the Civil War series makes available a variety of primary source materials that illuminate issues on the battlefield, the homefront, and the western front, as well as other aspects of this historic era. The series contextualizes the personal accounts within the framework of the latest scholarship and expands established knowledge by offering new perspectives , new materials, and new voices. Photographs reproduced from the Magazine of the Jefferson County Historical Society (Charles Town, West Virginia), vol. 55 (December 1989). Copyright © 2012 by The University of Tennessee Press / Knoxville. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. First Edition. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Black, John H., 1834–1922. A Yankee horseman in the Shenandoah Valley: the Civil War letters of John H. Black, Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry / edited by David J. Coles and Stephen D. Engle. pages cm. — (Voices of the Civil War) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 13: 978-1-57233-883-8 ISBN 10: 1-57233-883-0 1. Black, John H., 1834–1922—Correspondence. 2. United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 12th (1861–1865) 3. Pennsylvania—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Personal narratives. 4. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Personal narratives. 5. Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)—History—Civil War, 1861-1865. I. Coles, David J. II. Engle, Stephen Douglas. III. Title. E527.612th .B55 2012 973.7'8—dc23 2012017308 [ For James A. and Jayne P. Coles and Taylor and Claire Engle ...