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New Jersey Butterfly Boys: The 3rd NJ Cavalry
New Jersey Butterfly Boys: The 3rd NJ Cavalry
They were formed for the last year of the Civil War by an alcoholic ex-officer of the Union Army. Also known as the First American Hussars, the 3rd NJ Cavalry was supposed to entice young men to join a galloping, dashing, romantic unit. Clothed in orange-lined capes and gilt-trimmed hats, they were intended to charge [...]