. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A VETERAN OF THREE WARS General Silas Casey at Fair Oaks. Threeyears before General Lee had left WestPoint, Silas Casey had been was fifty-four years old when the warbegan. Active service in two exactingcampaigns had aged him in appearance,but not in efficiency. He had been withGeneral Worth at Florida in the SeminoleWar and under Scott at Mexico and hadfought the Indians on the Pacific Fair Oaks the old veterans division,after fighting bravely t
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A VETERAN OF THREE WARS General Silas Casey at Fair Oaks. Threeyears before General Lee had left WestPoint, Silas Casey had been was fifty-four years old when the warbegan. Active service in two exactingcampaigns had aged him in appearance,but not in efficiency. He had been withGeneral Worth at Florida in the SeminoleWar and under Scott at Mexico and hadfought the Indians on the Pacific Fair Oaks the old veterans division,after fighting bravely through the woods,was driven back, for it received the wholebrunt of the first Confederate bravely advancing Confederates hadgained possession of his camp beforesupports could reach GENERAL SILAS CASEY TWO LEADERS OF THE FOREFRONT In the center of this group sits GeneralNaglee. At Fair Oaks his troops had rushedto arms in the dark gloom of that cloudyday, the 31st of May. The woods beforehis forces were filled with sharpshooters,and back of them, massing on his front,came overpowering numbers. Fightingstubbornly, contesting every inch, GeneralNaglee was driven back to the protectionof McCarthys battery near Savages Sta-tion. Twice during the action had Nagleeplaced himself personally at the head of hismen in the firing line. General Stonemanis handing a note to an orderly. Beforethe battle of Fair Oaks, he had conductedthe successful raids against the Hanover Court House Stonemans riderswere opposed to those of the great Stuart.
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