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Page 8
... have happened . In the midst of this confusion the colonel com- manding the Second Regiment of United States Cavalry arrived from Fort Mason . He was on his way to Washington , where Winfield Scott , the 8 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... have happened . In the midst of this confusion the colonel com- manding the Second Regiment of United States Cavalry arrived from Fort Mason . He was on his way to Washington , where Winfield Scott , the 8 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Page 9
... cavalry . Very tall and handsome , magnificently fit in body and in mind , genial but of commanding presence , this flower of Southern chivalry was not only every inch a soldier but a leader born and bred . Though still unknown to ...
... cavalry . Very tall and handsome , magnificently fit in body and in mind , genial but of commanding presence , this flower of Southern chivalry was not only every inch a soldier but a leader born and bred . Though still unknown to ...
Page 22
... cavalry , artillery , engineers , commis- sariat , transport , medical services , and , above all , staff . Armament was bad ; other munitions were worse . There would have been no chance what- ever of holding Harper's Ferry unless the ...
... cavalry , artillery , engineers , commis- sariat , transport , medical services , and , above all , staff . Armament was bad ; other munitions were worse . There would have been no chance what- ever of holding Harper's Ferry unless the ...
Page 37
... the Baltimore and Ohio Railway and to support the three hundred troopers under J. E. B. Stuart , who was so soon to be the greatest of cavalry commanders on the Confederate Χ side . Unknown at twenty - nine , killed THE CLASH : 1861 37.
... the Baltimore and Ohio Railway and to support the three hundred troopers under J. E. B. Stuart , who was so soon to be the greatest of cavalry commanders on the Confederate Χ side . Unknown at twenty - nine , killed THE CLASH : 1861 37.
Page 38
... cavalry com- mander should be : tall , handsome , splendidly supple and strong , hawk - eyed and lion - hearted , quick , bold , determined , and inspiring , yet always full of knowledge and precaution too ; indefatigable at all times ...
... cavalry com- mander should be : tall , handsome , splendidly supple and strong , hawk - eyed and lion - hearted , quick , bold , determined , and inspiring , yet always full of knowledge and precaution too ; indefatigable at all times ...
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