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1. Imagine that you are a graduate student working on your master's thesis on Union cavalry officers. Your friend happens to be a doctoral candidate in physics and he has developed a time machine. He needs a volunteer to test his invention and you are the lucky guinea pig. If this works you will have firsthand knowledge for your thesis and will get to experience that which you have only read about. In your first mission you end up as a courier for a very famous general. This cavalry general was renowned for being the youngest general in the Union army and for his flowing golden hair. In the Civil War he was known as the "Boy General" to the Northern Press and later in life he was called "Yellow Hair" and "Son of the Morning Star" by his enemies. Who is this general?
2. Since your first mission was such a success, your friend decides he needs to run nine more tests to make sure his time machine has no bugs. This time you end up as a sergeant on the staff of a cavalry general who now commands a whole army, the Army of the Shenandoah. He was a practitioner of the concept of total war and used it to great acclaim or infamy, depending on which side you belonged to. He led his forces in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 in which he employed these scorched earth tactics. Who is this general?
3. With two successful missions under your belt, you now begin to grow confident in your friend's machine and decide to have a little fun. For your next mission you end up as a scout for the commander of the most daring Union cavalry raid of the war. You and 1,700 other horse soldiers leave La Grange, Tennessee, travel south 600 miles through enemy territory, wreaking havoc along the way. Finally 16 days later you reenter Union lines at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Who is your commanding officer?
4. After the thrill of your last mission, you are beginning to thoroughly enjoy these experiments in time travel. You decide next to travel back to one of the most pivotal battles of the war. This time you are serving as a private in a cavalry division commanded by the next general. You have just passed through a sleepy little hamlet in Pennsylvania and have taken up positions on the north side of town. You and your comrades must hold the line against advancing Confederate infantry until your own infantry arrives. The nation and your general are depending on you. Who is your commander?
5. On your next mission you end up in a horse cavalry artillery unit. The men and officers of your division seem to be of two opinions about their commanding general - some see him as a gallant and noble warrior who effectively engages the enemy at every opportunity while others see him as a man who cares little about his men, often ordering suicidal cavalry charges. You happen to have joined his division late in June 1863 and find yourself fighting against General Fitzhugh Lee and General JEB Stuart prior to the Battle of Gettysburg. Who is your commander?
6. You are half way home with five more missions to go. Your friend is excited at how well his time machine is working and decides to join you on your next mission. For the next mission you are both second lieutenants and are aides to the commander of the District of Baton Rouge in early 1864. Your commander is sometimes referred to as the father of the US Cavalry, although he was born in Virginia. In fact his only son is serving as a Confederate general and one of his daughters is married to Confederate General JEB Stuart. Who is this general?
7. Upon your return your friend decides time travel is not for him and lets you continue on the missions alone. This time you end up as a colonel in the cavalry attached to the Army of the Cumberland. Your commanding general is a daring officer who started out as an engineer but proved to be an extremely effective cavalry combat officer. In fact you are with his troops when they capture the fleeing Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Who is this general?
8. You are starting to dread the end of this most excellent adventure. The things you have seen and experienced are almost too much to grasp. But then you remember the task at hand and refocus on what must be done. For your next mission you are back in the Shenandoah Valley as a corporal in a scouting unit in the 1st Division of the Cavalry Corp of the Army of the Shenandoah. Your commander leads your division expertly arriving just in time to rout enemy at the Third Battle of Winchester. You are also present at Appomattox Court House and watch your commander as he performs as one of the commissioners at Lee's surrender. Who is your commander?
9. For this mission you are the personal attendant to the commander of the Cavalry Corps for the Army of the Potomac in June of 1863. You watch as he commands his forces in the largest cavalry engagement of the war at Brandy Station and ends the dominance of Confederate cavalry in the East. Who is this general?
10. It is time for your final mission. You are once again a scout at the forefront of a daring cavalry endeavor. Your commanding officer has been charged with the task of raiding deep into enemy territory, to destroy supply and communication lines so that General Hooker can advance on Chancellorsville. The raid starts out promising but gets bogged down and the raid fails. Who is your commanding officer?
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