Talk:Cavalry in the American Civil War

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[edit] Mounted Infantry

Note that Buford, although fighting dismounted as did mounted infantry, followed standard cavalry procedures and formations (videttes, skirmish lines with cavalry spacing, etc.). The article implies that he used mounted infantry tactics, which involved standard infantry formations (often with massed troops in double rank) and the usage of rifles. Perhaps, the best example of mounted infantry tactics at Gettysburg was Jenkins' brigade on East Cavalry Field. Scott Mingus 12:03, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Go ahead and make your proposed changes, but I'd recommend that you choose a famous example, rather than assuming Gettysburg is the operative point in this example. I doubt that many readers of this article would have any familiarity with Jenkins. Hal Jespersen 18:14, 23 May 2006 (UTC)