Newspaper article titled "READY FOR A RAID", Some of the Exploits of the 11th Pa. Cav. Unknown newspaper (likely in Philadelphia) and certainly written soon after August 17th, 1865. For the context here, the text for the key part of the article is as follows: "At the battle of Five Forks, on April 1, 1865, the regiment had the advance of the division, which was ordered to attack on the extreme right of Gen. Sheridan's forces. A charge was at once made and the enemy driven from his position. This was not achieved without heavy loss. Maj. Monroe and Capt. Lancaster were killed, Lieut. Mathews mortally wounded and Col. Spear wounded." |