The commander of a regiment or division of armed horsemen .
A cavalry leader is the Troop Commander; a captain's position (slot).
Jeb Stuart
He was Lee's main cavalry commander, and one of the best ever. But there were others, like Nathan Bedford Forrest, Fitz Lee, Wade Hampton.
Colonel George S. Patton, commander 11th ACR in Vietnam; son of WW2 Gen G.S. Patton. (11th ACR/Armored Cavalry Regiment/Blackhorse).
At the outbreak of the war, most of the best cavalry officers joined the Confederates. Southern boys were more accustomed to the riding and shooting life, and not surprisingly, the Confederate cavalry ran rings round the Union in the first half of the war. There was a dramatic moment in May 1863 when the North suddenly pulled-off the most successful cavalry operation of all - a raid right down through the state of Mississippi that enabled Grant to cross the river unobserved by the garrison commander at Vicksburg. This not only helped to liberate the Mississippi and end the war in the West, but it was a triumph of good cavalry tactics in itself. The fact that it was led not by a West Point cavalryman but by a music teacher who was frightened of horses did not diminish the impact it made. After that, Union cavalry began to show equal calibre, though the legendary cavalry leaders of the war are still the Confederate ones.
robert e lee's cavalry commander
A cavalry leader is the Troop Commander; a captain's position (slot).
Phil Sheridan
Jeb Stuart
Stuart commanded the Confederate cavalry. Custer commanded the Union cavalry.
Cavalry Commander JEB Stuart was absent for the early stages of the battle.
J.E.B Stuart
Philip H. Sheridan =]
Often overlooked because of the cavalry of JEB Stuart, Nathan Bedford Forrest was an excellent Confederate cavalry commander.
The FIRST commander of the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry was Colonel Leonard Wood. When he became commander of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, his second in command, Theodore Roosevelt became commander. Rough Riders was the nickname of the unit.
Major General George Stoneman was the commander of Union cavalry forces in the Eastern Theater in 1863. His first attempt to cross into Virginia was hampered by rainfall that forced him to abandon his plan to place his cavalry between the Army of Northern Virginia and Richmond.
The Confederate cavalry General J.E.B. Stewart.