. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . en. Albert Sydney Johnstonuntil the evacuation of Kentucky and in March, 1862,on reaching Decatur, Ala., was handed a dischargewhich had been granted on the application of hismother, he being under eighteen Years of age. Sheknew his preference for the cavalry and had made theapplication for his discharge in order that he mightfollow his inclination as to joining that branch of theservice. She provided him with horse, saddle andbridle, and he was now ready to join a troop of fortv-eight hours the First Louisi
. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . en. Albert Sydney Johnstonuntil the evacuation of Kentucky and in March, 1862,on reaching Decatur, Ala., was handed a dischargewhich had been granted on the application of hismother, he being under eighteen Years of age. Sheknew his preference for the cavalry and had made theapplication for his discharge in order that he mightfollow his inclination as to joining that branch of theservice. She provided him with horse, saddle andbridle, and he was now ready to join a troop of fortv-eight hours the First Louisiana passedthrough Decatur and he enlisted in Company C Hesoon proved to the Louisiana boys that Kentucky valorwas fully equal to theirs. He was conspicuous forgallantry in every fight until we left him on the fieldat Somerset, Ky., March 30, 1863, as was feared, mor-tally wounded. A description of the fight has beengiven in the preceding pages. Months afterward theregiment had the gratification of hearing that FrankMonroe was not dead, but all were distressed to hear. ALBERT G. PHELPS, 1900. l68 A CAVALRYMANS REMINISCENCES that he was so dreadfully wounded and was a afterward informed us that he was in bed in a logcabin three months on the battlefield, a prisoner of war,was then taken to Lexington, where he spent threemonths more, still confined to his bed. Then removedto Wests Building Hospital prison, in Baltimore,where he remained two months, and was then ex-changed. Being unfit for further field duty, in orderto obtain service elsewhere he went before the medicalexamining board at Marietta, Ga., consisting of Doc-tors D. D. Saunders, Chas. E. Michel and Frank Haw-thorne, who gave him a certificate of permanent disa-bility The Secretary of War then assigned him toduty and ordered him to report to Capt. A. B. Sharpe,A. Q. M., at Forsythe, Ga., where he remained untilthe close of the war Having fought with Louisian-ians he concluded that it might be agreeable to li
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