From the 2015 Civil War Calendar.
As usual, anything Mr. Kustler paints has amazing detail and accuracy. This one shows a Wade Hampton, sword raised, leading a cavalry charge with some very young horsemen.
The text:
GENERAL HAMPTON & THE CADET RANGERS, JUNE 11, 1864
He was a big man who inherited a big task. After General J.E.B. Stuart was killed in battle in 1864, command of General Robert E. Lee's cavalry corps was given to General Wade Hampton. Almost immediately, Hampton engaged the enemy.
In early June of 1864, General Philip Sheridan led 6,000 Federal cavalrymen on an expedition to destroy a vital section of the Virginia Central Railroad. On the morning of June 11th, Hampton and 5,000 Confederate cavalrymen intercepted Sheridan's force at Trevilian Station in Virginia.
A fierce battle erupted in dense woods, forcing the cavalrymen to fight on foot. In the heat of the fight, however, Hampton seized the opportunity to mount a charge against the federals in a dusty clearing near the railroad.
More to Come. --Old Secesh
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