Eric J. Wittenberg is an American Civil War historian whose work delves deeply into the experiences of cavalrymen and the pivotal cavalry battles of the conflict. With a particular focus on the Army of the Potomac's Cavalry Corps, his writings offer a detailed and insightful examination of this crucial aspect of the war. Wittenberg's approach emphasizes meticulous research and careful analysis, bringing the realities and strategies of Civil War cavalry to life for the reader.
June 1863. The Gettysburg Campaign is underway. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia is pushing northward through the Shenandoah Valley toward Pennsylvania, and only one significant force stands in its way: Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy's Union division of the Eighth Army Corps, in the vicinity of Winchester and Berryville, Virginia.