ABOUT THE BOOK -

This book is mostly about the actions of the 10th New York Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War, but also includes letters written during the Civil War by one soldier, Justus Matteson, and his future spouse Mary Louise Hatch. The book is in chronological order from the beginning of the Civil War to its end. Each chapter covers a period of the War. Within each chapter there is a table of the actions of the 10th New York Cavalry, descriptions of these actions, maps showing the locations of each action (mostly in Virginia), some official reports, Civil War Sites Advisory Commission reports of each action where available, the letters, and many photos and sketches, including current photos of locations and places where some of the actions occurred.

Number of Pages: 444
        ISBN# 978-1-4303-2488-1
     Paperback book (6" x 9")
  Published August 2007

ABOUT THE AUTHOR-

Ron Matteson received a PhD in electrical engineering from Syracuse University, majoring in Computer Systems. After working as an engineer and engineering manager at General Dynamics and Xerox for several years he joined the faculty of the Computer Engineering Department at Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Matteson published a textbook on document image processing and a practical book about scanning for the small office and home office. He has also published two editions of his book "Justus in the Civil War" containing letters between his great grandfather and his great grandfather's fiancé written during the Civil War. The letters in those books have been included in his book, “Civil War Campaigns of the 10^th New York Cavalry”.

REVIEW (On the Lulu.com web site) -

 Civil War Campaigns of the 10th New York Cavalry, by Ron Matteson

Dr. Ron Matteson's book is a well-researched, wonderful, easy read for any Civil-War enthusiast, not just those with a penchant for the cavalry. He masterfully weaves overall war events around a chronology of the Tenth New York Volunteer Cavalry Regiment's movements throughout the eastern, battle theater in a tidy, comprehensive way. The wealth of tables, maps, pictures, official reports make this a handy reference tool. Although his work is non-fiction, it has a novel-like feel when Dr. Matteson shares his treasure trove of letters between his great-grandfather (the cavalryman) and family and friends. These give us insight into the emotional pulse and non-war happenings both at home and on the battlefront.