Cavalry is often underrated in Civil War annals, and that holds true for Illinois' mounted soldiers. With the exception of names such as John Buford and Benjamin Grierson, the horsemen of Illinois ...
in the ranks of cavalry. The greatest Illinois cavalryman of all was Benjamin Grierson, whose background offered no indication of his skill on horseback. Born of Irish descent in Pittsburgh in 1826, ...
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