General Buford's Cavalry Charge

Civil War Harper's Weekly, July 4, 1863

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General Buford's Cavalry Charge

Secession Cartoon

This Civil War Harper's Weekly features a picture of General Buford's Cavalry in action.  The illustration is captioned, "Charge of General Buford's Cavalry Upon the Enemy Near Beverly Ford, on the Rappahannock. - Sketched by Mr. A. R. Waud. [See Page 427]."