llable. His flashing eye
now turned to the 'First Maine,' a regiment composed mostly of heavy,
sturdy men, who had not been engaged as yet during the day; and, riding
to the head of the column, he shouted, 'Men of Maine, you must save the
day! Follow me!' With one simultaneous war-cry these giants of the North
moved forward in one solid mass upon the flank of the rebel columns. The
shock was overwhelming, and the opposing lines crumbled like a 'bowing
wall' before this wild rush of prancing horses, gleaming sabres, and
rattling balls.

"On rode Kilpatrick, with the 'men of Maine,' and, on meeting the two
regiments of his brigade, which had been repulsed, and were returning
from the front, the General's voice rang out like trumpet notes, above
the din of battle, 'Back, the "Harris Light!" Back, the "Tenth New
York!" Reform your squadrons and charge!' With magical alacrity the
order was obeyed, and the two regiments, which had been so humbled by
their first reverse, now rushed into the fight with a spirit and success
which redeemed them from censure, and accounted them worthy of their
gallant leader. The commanding position was won; a battery, lost in a
previous charge, was re-captured, and an effectual blow was given to the
enemy, which greatly facilitated the movements which followed."

From numerous press notices, eulogistic of this work, which appeared
shortly after its publication, we select the following from the Chicago
_Times_:

"For the thousands of warriors who entered upon life too late to
participate in the war of the rebellion; for the thousands who
entered upon life too soon to be permitted a sight of its glorious
and hideous scenes; for the thousands who snuffed the smoke of
battle from afar; no better book could have been produced than this
'Three Years in the Federal Cavalry.' ... It tells them in
thrilling and glowing language of the most exciting phases of the
contests.... It is a book that will thrill the heart of every old
soldier who reads its historic pages.... The author carries his
readers into every scene which he depicts. Throughout the book one
is impressed with the idea that he saw all that he describes....
The triumphs, the despondencies, the sufferings, the joys of the
troops, are feelingly and vigorously painted.... His book is a
noble tribute to the gallant horsemen, who have too often been
overlooked."

The Sy