Project Gutenberg 2019-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 166 Comstock, Daniel Webster 1840 1917 02013186 Ninth Cavalry: One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteers 9th Cavalry: 121st Regiment Indiana Volunteers Produced by David King and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Ninth Cavalry: One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteers" by Daniel Webster Comstock is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the experiences of the 9th Indiana Cavalry during the American Civil War, highlighting key battles, individual narratives, and the overall impact of the regiment's actions. Comstock provides a vivid portrayal of the soldiers' bravery and camaraderie in the face of adversity, focusing on specific events such as the battle at Sulphur Branch Trestle. The opening of the book introduces the context of the collected writings, which were read at annual reunions of the regiment. The author explains the purpose of these narratives as a means to document the significant but often overlooked contributions of the soldiers, particularly the privates, in various skirmishes against Confederate cavalry leaders. The narrative shifts to a specific incident—the forced march to defend Sulphur Branch Trestle, detailing the precarious situation faced by Major Lilly and his men as they prepared for an overwhelming Confederate assault. The passage describes the grim reality of battle, emphasizing the chaos, sacrifice, and valor demonstrated by the troops as they bravely defended their position despite being significantly outnumbered. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories United States. Army. Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 9th (1863-1865) E456 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 178848 2025-07-24T06:11:50.916823 text/html 155525 2024-10-17T13:59:25 text/html 321685 2025-07-24T06:11:54.599767 application/epub+zip 320464 2025-07-24T06:11:51.754793 application/epub+zip 127592 2025-07-24T06:11:51.278790 application/epub+zip 372621 2025-07-24T06:11:56.821771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362560 2025-07-24T06:11:54.205816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170017 2022-09-27T09:13:07.845919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160523 2025-07-24T06:11:50.682819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140398 2024-10-17T13:59:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17656 2025-07-24T06:11:56.991780 application/rdf+xml 11490 2025-07-24T06:11:51.366783 image/jpeg 2326 2025-07-24T06:11:51.322825 image/jpeg 305529 2025-07-24T06:11:50.937784 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia