. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . movement of notetook place. On the 11thof July he was called toWashington, and twelvedays later given thechief command of allthe Federal armies. Gen-eral Thomas was left of that portion0! tbe Grand Army of ji inmofiua He displaycii L-ont aptitude through am maStudies, and soon evinced on liki
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . movement of notetook place. On the 11thof July he was called toWashington, and twelvedays later given thechief command of allthe Federal armies. Gen-eral Thomas was left of that portion0! tbe Grand Army of ji inmofiua He displaycii L-ont aptitude through am maStudies, and soon evinced on liking for, andrtmarknblo proficiency in, nil pertaining to Iho arts ofwar. His strict observance, of military discipline soon wontho admiration or oil Around aim, and bis advancementwas very rapid. One year after tiis graduation he was maden first lieutoouit, and promoted to a captaincy in 18-H, 880-SIKa, ISJb. u«Dero iHHIee tcbs afflignud tc commandin Smith Carolina and m <j*)rgia. ,v,*i Mating SavaimaiiDecember 30th, 1884, anil Charleston. February 17lh, 186-1Ho look part in Iho battle of Bentonsville, N. C, Marchll)tb-2Isl, 1603, and surrendered to QBasra] W T. Sherman,with Joseph E. Johnstons army, at Durham Station, N the 26th of April, 1803. LOVELL H. colonel not loog otter, in nrtynilitD if his gallant conductin the Mexican Wiir. He was promoted to be major of llioSecond Regular Cavalry in 1855, and nno year later wasappointed to the command of the cadets at the West PointAcademy, with the rank of tieutennnl-coloncl. While at theAcademy, he gave rvnirses of in-irui in artillery, cavalryand infantry tactics, his hook upon the hitter becoming after-ward the standard for use by the militia and in (he RegularAnn;-. In IwiJ li■ ■ \v;l~ tmide u lii-iitenaiil-Cilene] nf i rivalry,and during Junuury of the fltiviug yeiir rcsiLHied his com-mission in tho Federal Army to enter that of the Confederates,wherein he was appointed a brigadier-gen end, and so
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