“NONE WERE TRUER OR BRAVER”
ELIJAH V. WHITE’S 35th BATTALION VIRGINIA CAVALRY
BY HORACE MEWBORN
FIRST EDITION
MINT CONDITION
BRAND NEW, UNREAD, PRISTINE CONDITION BOOK IN ORIGINAL, PUBLISHER’S SHRINK WRAP
Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Brand New Book
Illustrated Throughout; Also Contains Battle Maps
Contains a Comprehensive Unit Roster with the Civil War Service of Each Soldier in the Command
Contains Three Appendices; Fully Referenced and Indexed
“None Were Truer or Braver” is an account of Elijah V. "Lige" White and the unit he commanded, the partisan 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry during the Civil War. The unit was also known as "White's Comanches" for their war cries and sudden raids on enemy targets.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, White enlisted in the Loudoun Cavalry commanded by Captain Daniel T. Shreve, where he quickly rose to the rank of corporal. His service with the unit was short, and in June 1861 he joined Company C in Turner Ashby’s 7th Virginia Cavalry. While home on furlough, White served as an aide and scout for Colonel Eppa Hunton’s 8th Virginia Infantry during the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, which took place near his farm. For his invaluable service in the fight, White was given a captain's commission and granted permission to raise a company of men from Loudoun County for border service in the Provisional Army of the Confederacy.
In December 1861, White established recruiting offices for his command in Leesburg, and by January 11 he had raised enough men to have an active unit in the army. He was ordered to scout around Waterford. Two months later, on March 19, the Comanches had enough members to be formally organized as the 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry. Although raised for border service and highly involved in the partisan fighting in Loudoun County, Elijah White and the 35th were quickly mustered into regular service and fought in several major campaigns and battles, including Jackson’s Valley Campaign, the Battle of Brandy Station, and on a series of raids on Union-held railroads and defensive positions in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The 35th Battalion was one of the first Confederate units to arrive in Gettysburg, chasing off Pennsylvania militia on June 26, 1863, during an expedition to the Susquehanna River.
For the final months of the war, Elijah White and the 35th were a part of the celebrated Laurel Brigade. Following the Battle of High Bridge on April 6, 1865, in which General James Dearing was fatally wounded, White was placed in command of that brigade. Four days later, White disbanded the Laurel Brigade and the 35th. Nearly a month later, on May 8, White was paroled in Winchester.
MINT CONDITION
Brand new book by Civil War and Mosby historian, the late Horace Mewborn; his final work. This book is brand new, sharp, bright and clean. It comes in the original publisher’s shrink wrap. The book is bound in Confederate gray covers with bright, gold lettering on the cover and gold lettering on a black, spine background. Illustrated throughout. Contains and Introduction, Acknowledgements, Footnotes Abbreviations, three Appendices, an Introduction to the Roster of the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Roster of the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Bibliography and Index. 666 pages. Brand new, mint condition book by a leading scholar on Confederate Cavalry.
“NONE WERE TRUER OR BRAVER” ELIJAH V. WHITE’S 35th BATTALION VIRGINIA CAVALRY
BY HORACE MEWBORN
FIRST EDITION
MINT CONDITION BRAND NEW, UNREAD, PRISTINE CONDITION BOOK IN ORIGINAL, PUBLISHER’S SHRINK WRAP
Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Brand New Book
Illustrated Throughout; Also Contains Battle Maps
Contains a Comprehensive Unit Roster with the Civil War Service of Each Soldier in the Command
Contains Three Appendices; Fully Referenced and Indexed
“None Were Truer or Braver” is an account of Elijah V. "Lige" White and the unit he commanded, the partisan 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry during the Civil War. The unit was also known as "White's Comanches" for their war cries and sudden raids on enemy targets.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, White enlisted in the Loudoun Cavalry commanded by Captain Daniel T. Shreve, where he quickly rose to the rank of corporal. His service with the unit was short, and in June 1861 he joined Company C in Turner Ashby’s 7th Virginia Cavalry. While home on furlough, White served as an aide and scout for Colonel Eppa Hunton’s 8th Virginia Infantry during the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, which took place near his farm. For his invaluable service in the fight, White was given a captain's commission and granted permission to raise a company of men from Loudoun County for border service in the Provisional Army of the Confederacy.
In December 1861, White established recruiting offices for his command in Leesburg, and by January 11 he had raised enough men to have an active unit in the army. He was ordered to scout around Waterford. Two months later, on March 19, the Comanches had enough members to be formally organized as the 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry. Although raised for border service and highly involved in the partisan fighting in Loudoun County, Elijah White and the 35th were quickly mustered into regular service and fought in several major campaigns and battles, including Jackson’s Valley Campaign, the Battle of Brandy Station, and on a series of raids on Union-held railroads and defensive positions in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The 35th Battalion was one of the first Confederate units to arrive in Gettysburg, chasing off Pennsylvania militia on June 26, 1863, during an expedition to the Susquehanna River.
For the final months of the war, Elijah White and the 35th were a part of the celebrated Laurel Brigade. Following the Battle of High Bridge on April 6, 1865, in which General James Dearing was fatally wounded, White was placed in command of that brigade. Four days later, White disbanded the Laurel Brigade and the 35th. Nearly a month later, on May 8, White was paroled in Winchester.
MINT CONDITION
Brand new book by Civil War and Mosby historian, the late Horace Mewborn; his final work. This book is brand new, sharp, bright and clean. It comes in the original publisher’s shrink wrap. The book is bound in Confederate gray covers with bright, gold lettering on the cover and gold lettering on a black, spine background. Illustrated throughout. Contains and Introduction, Acknowledgements, Footnotes Abbreviations, three Appendices, an Introduction to the Roster of the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Roster of the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Bibliography and Index. 666 pages. Brand new, mint condition book by a leading scholar on Confederate Cavalry.
