. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . Rorke,but for the bullet that laid him low at Gettysburg. Thatbattle was the only one missed by another boy colonel, whoproved so fine a soldier that New York captured him from hiscompany in the Twenty-second Massachusetts and made himlieutenant-colonel of their own Sixty-first. Severe woundskept him out of Gettysburg, but May, 18L found him amongthe new brigadiers. Major-general when only twenty-six. hegave thirty-eight years more to the service of his country, andth
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . Rorke,but for the bullet that laid him low at Gettysburg. Thatbattle was the only one missed by another boy colonel, whoproved so fine a soldier that New York captured him from hiscompany in the Twenty-second Massachusetts and made himlieutenant-colonel of their own Sixty-first. Severe woundskept him out of Gettysburg, but May, 18L found him amongthe new brigadiers. Major-general when only twenty-six. hegave thirty-eight years more to the service of his country, andthen, as lieutenant-general, Nelson A. Miles passed to the re-tired list when apparently in the prime of life. The South chose her greatest generals from men whowere beyond middle life—Lee, Jackson, Sidney Johnston,Joseph E. Johnston, Bragg, Beauregard, and Hardee. Long-street and A. P. Hill were younger. Hood and Stuart werebarely thirty. The North found its most successful leaders,save Sherman and Thomas, among those who were aboutforty or younger. [196] 8£~ PART ISOLDIER LIFE MARCHING AND FORAGINGEAST AND WEST. A WESTERN BAND—FIELD-MUSIC OF Til?] FIRST INDIANA HEAVY ARTILLERY AT BATON ROUGE
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