. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . around Atlanta, and theMarch to the Sea. He was surprised by General Wade Hampton at Fayette-ville, N. C, March 7th, 1865, and lost all his artillery. Here,it is said, he escaped on foot in very unconventional attire, butmanaged to rally a sufficient number of his men while theenemy were plundering his camp to successfully retake all hisartillery, which he promptly turned on the retreating foe, thusmaking their discomfiture complete. Breveted Brigadier General
. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . around Atlanta, and theMarch to the Sea. He was surprised by General Wade Hampton at Fayette-ville, N. C, March 7th, 1865, and lost all his artillery. Here,it is said, he escaped on foot in very unconventional attire, butmanaged to rally a sufficient number of his men while theenemy were plundering his camp to successfully retake all hisartillery, which he promptly turned on the retreating foe, thusmaking their discomfiture complete. Breveted Brigadier General, March 13th, 1865, for gal-lant and meritorious service at Fayetteville, N. C. Breveted Major General, March 13th, 1865, for gallantand meritorious service during the campaign in the Carolinas/ He was appointed United States Minister to the Republicof Chili, November, 1865, and recalled in 1868, and was againappointed to the same place in 1881. He died December 4th,1881. Major General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was one of themost accomplished and enterprising of the many brilliant Cav-alry officers developed during the Civil War. 16. General Geo. A. Custer, in Harrison Comity, Ohio, December 5th, to Military Academy from Ohio in 1857; graduatedin 1861. Was appointed Second Lieutenant Second Cavalry,U. S. A., June 24th, 18G1 ; transferred to 5th Cavalry, U. S. A.,August 3d, 1861; First Lieutenant, 5th Cavalry, U. S. A.,July 17th, 1862 ; breveted Major, July 3d, 1863, for gallant andmeritorious service at Gettysburg; Captain 5th Cavalry U. , May 8th, 1864; breveted Lieutenant Colonel May 11th,1864, for gallant and meritorious service at Yellow Tavern,Va.; breveted Colonel, September 19th, 1864, for gallant andmeritorious service at Winchester, Va.; breveted BrigadierGeneral, March 13th, 1865, for gallant and meritorious serviceat Five Forks, Va.; breveted Major General March 13th, 1865,for gallant and meritorious service during the campaign endingwith the
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