cavalryman

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Reynolds shows a flamboyant cavalryman, leaning on his sword, his red coat unbuttoned to show his cream waistcoat and breeches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Curators from the museum had told the F.B.I. that the cavalryman was worth $4.5 million, and an expert witness called by the prosecution said that its thumb was worth about $150,000, Artnet News reported.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

While certainly a dynamic leader, and, Brian Steel Wills has argued, an expert cavalryman, perhaps even the Confederacy’s best, Forrest was certainly not a great commander.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2022

According to a 1907 newspaper report, few knew Scott’s horse was modeled after the favorite mare ridden by Kentucky’s Gen. John Morgan, a Confederate cavalryman.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2019

There was not a cavalryman near, not one horse.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara