. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . shvillecampaign he had command of Fort Rosecransunder General Thomas, and did his share inachieving the notable results of that the time of his death in 1809 he wascommander of the Department of the Gulf. MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGESTONEMAN General Stoneman was born at Busti, Chau-tauqua County, N. Y., in 1822, and graduatedat West Point in 1840. Following some servicein West Virginia in the early part of the war,he was appointed chief of cavalry in theArmy of the Potomac. After the evacuationof Yorktown, he overtook the Confede
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . shvillecampaign he had command of Fort Rosecransunder General Thomas, and did his share inachieving the notable results of that the time of his death in 1809 he wascommander of the Department of the Gulf. MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGESTONEMAN General Stoneman was born at Busti, Chau-tauqua County, N. Y., in 1822, and graduatedat West Point in 1840. Following some servicein West Virginia in the early part of the war,he was appointed chief of cavalry in theArmy of the Potomac. After the evacuationof Yorktown, he overtook the Confederatetroops and brought on the battle of Williams-burgh in May, 1862. On November 15, 1805,he was made commander of the Third ArmyCorps, which he led at Fredericksburg onDecember 13, 1805. During Hookers Chan-cellorsville campaign he led a cavalry raidtoward Richmond. In April, 1804, he wasmade commander of a cavalry corps in the Armyof the Ohio, and in the Atlanta campaign under-took a raid against Macon and three months lie was a krtrhra of £>mttr (Haualrg fambna * •:!:- I. ■! for a time in Cuba as Commander of the District of Havana,and was made brigadier-general in the regular army, wherehe served with distinction until he was retired. GENERAL WHEELEB One of the most versatile soldiers of the Civil War Wheeler, Lieutenant-General, C. S. A., Brigadier-General, U. S. A., and in the opinion of General R. E. Lee oneof the two ablest cavalry officers which the war developed. President Davis said that General Wheeler displayed adash and activity, vigilance and consummate skill, which justlyentitled him to a prominent place on the roll of great cavalryleaders. By his indomitable energy he was able to keep theGovernment and commanders of our troops advised of the ene-mys movements and by preventing foraging parties from leav-ing the main body, he saved from spoliation all but a narrowtract of country, and from the torch millions worth
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