I have been playing mostly western theater games lately and for the Rebs cavalry plays a major role. I am currently losing a Murfeeboro battle mainly due to my losses in cavalry. Granted I did a few dumb things with them that has hurt but for the most part they were used like infantry. I could have avoided this I guess but at the times they were engaged they were needed. This leads to this question, should losses for cavalry fighting on foot cost the same as infantry. My rationale behind this is that at least for the Rebs the added costs in my opinion reflect the losses in horses. If the cavalry is fighting in line then the horses are generally out of harms way. Also the cavalry of the day, unlike Napoleonic horsemen really didn't need a lot of training since almost everyone of that time period could ride a horse and they didn't often charge or manouver in formations. Their fire power could also be reduced by 25% to reflect the troopers tending the horses.
Lt General Jon Thayer
III Corps
Army of Northern Virginia
jonathanthayer@bellsouth.net