Wounded at Gettysburg, Vilified for a Political Scandal
In every battle he fought, William Wade Dudley “distinguished himself as a good soldier, which is the highest possible recommendation that can be given any man,” according to an 1881
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Wounded Three Times in Battle— and Once by a Guerrilla
By Scott Valentine Poinsett Cooper seemed destined to find his calling in the military. His father, Benjamin, served as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812
The Death of a Tenacious Veteran
By Scott Valentine Brigadier Gen. Joseph King Fenno Mansfield mastered the art of soldiering long before many of those commanded by him were a twinkle in their parents’ eyes. Thomas