No, both sides had cavalry soldiers.
James Ewell Brown (JEB) Stuart
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For the most part, the Confederacy had a superior cavalry than did the North. Later, as the war progressed, the North's cavalry improved. It was especially effective at the Battle of Gettysburg. There it helped scouting and protecting the Army of the Potomac's flanks.
When the seven original member states formed the Confederate States of America, Robert E. Lee was serving in the US Cavalry in Texas. Lee held the opinion of most Virginians that were originally against secession. Before Virginia actually joined the Confederacy, Winfield Scott promoted Lee to a full colonel commanding the !st Cavalry. The commission was signed by President Lincoln on March 18, 1861.
Cavalry
Often overlooked because of the cavalry of JEB Stuart, Nathan Bedford Forrest was an excellent Confederate cavalry commander.
Pikemen and Halberdiers. One of them kills cavalry in about 2 seconds.
one is a helicopter the other is a small river.
the confederacy
Cavalry. Cavalry
There were two reasons why the Romans were defeated at the battle of Cannae. One was the military brilliance of Hannibal. He was one of the greatest military geniuses of antiquity. This battle was one of the masterpieces of Hannibal's tactical cleverness. The other was the superiority of Hannibal's cavalry. The Roman cavalry was 1/3 of the size of the infantry. Hannibal's cavalry was 2/3 of its forces. With a superior cavalry, the cavalry could outflank the enemy and attack them from the rear, thus encircling the enemy as the infantry attacked at the front.
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