Hubbard, Robert T., Jr. The Civil War Memoirs of a Virginia Cavalryman. Edited by Thomas P. Nanzig. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2007.

3rd Virginia Cavalry Causes of the war, 1 Slavery, 2-3 1860 election, 3 Fort Sumter, Virginia secession, 7-8 Enlistment, 8 Mustered into service, 10 Scouting, John Bell Hood, 11-12 Officer election, 13, 18, 21 Skirmish, 15 Picket duty, 15-16 Missing women, 16 Jaundice, 17 Threat to Newport New, 19 Peninsula defense, 19-20 Comrade shot by Yankee, 22 Skirmishing, 22-23 Duel in 5th Louisiana Infantry, death, 24 Magruder Peninsula, 27 Winter quarters, 27-28 Officer election, wire worker, 28-29 Confidence that one Confederate could whip several Yankees, 29 Conscription, 30 Peninsula campaign, 32 Magruder, 33 Food, General George Anderson, 34 Lee’s Mill, Dam No. 1, 34-36 Yorktown, 37-39 Wounded Confederate, 41 Williamsburg, 39-43 Wounded soldiers persisting, 44 Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Joseph Johnston wounded, 45-46 Criticizes Stuart’s ride around McClellan’s army, 47 Seven Days, Gaines’s Mill, 47-48 Savage Station, 48 Malvern Hill, 49 Fever, home, 49 Cedar Mountain, 49-50 Second Manassas, Bull Run, 50 Conscription, officer elections, lack of discipline, 52-55 Rumors about Washington, 57 Antietam campaign, shoes thrown away and army strength reduced, 57-58 Harpers Ferry, South Mountain, Antietam 58-62

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Food, 62 Stuart, 63-64 Cavalry organization and efficiency, Stuart, recruiting, 66-68 Fredericksburg, 68-70, 74-75 Dumfries raid, 70-73 Horses, feed, 79 Cook captured camp slaves, 79 Hartwood Church Raid, 80-81 Kelly’s Ford, 81-85 Chancellorsville, Jackson, 88-93 Brandy Station, 94 Aldie, 94-98 Gettysburg, 99-101 Retreat from Gettysburg, 101 Denies extensive Confederate destruction in Pennsylvania, 105 Port Royal, Kilpatrick, 107 River crossing, barge, horses, 107-8 Fitzhugh Lee, 108 Criticizes A. P. Hill and Heth, 110-113 Stoneman, Fitzhugh Lee, 118 Chancellorsville, 118-19 Gettysburg, 119-20 Vicksburg, Port Hudson, providence, 121 Union soldiers, Lincoln, and slavery, 121 Women and love affairs, 122-25 Impressment, taxes, inflation, 132 Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid, 132-32 Overland campaign, 133ff Todd’s Tavern, 135-36 Spotsylvania Courthouse, 136ff Fitzhugh Lee, 138 George H. Matthews, 140-41 Yellow Tavern, Stuart, 142-46, 162-63 Fitz Lee, attempt to capture a garrison of black troops, 164-65 Haw’s Shop, 165-68 Turkey Hill, 168-69 Skirmishing, Trevilian Station, 170-78 Wounded, 176 Nance’s Shop, 178-79 Reams’ Station, 180-82 Prisoners, black soldiers, 183 James Harrison Wilson, captured photographs, 183 Heat, illness, 184 1864 Valley campaign, 186ff Front Royal, 186-91 Third battle of Winchester, 193-96

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Milford, 197-98 Skirmish, demoralization, 200 Boils, camp itch, 201 Cedar Creek, 201 Mount Jackson, 203-6 Overland campaign, 207-8 Women and Yankee photographs, 208-9 Captured Yankee clothing to be altered, 209 Dinwiddie Courthouse, 214-17 Five Forks, 217-19 Left for home, 220 Prisoners, end of the war, 222-23 Slaves declared themselves free, 224 Chambersburg raid, 233-34

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