the city to the final great cavalry charge at Selma, Alabama, the 4 th U.S. Cavalry earned areputation second to none as they were indeed the Masters of the Field!It should be noted that many of the most important “strands in the fabric” John weaves arehardly started when the book ends. We can be sure, though, that one of the greatest chaptersin the Civil War will be pursued by emerging Civil War historian-authors as John began andunderstood it – – with a proper sense of both historical importance and its proper sense of
greatness.
