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Okay, still my question.
And here it is:
THREE TIMES, this commander's men threatened mutiny and disobedience, unless HE obeyed THEM. Each time, he obeyed, and none of the soldiers were ever punished, but instead were lauded by their commander and the entire country as heroes.
Name the commander and what did his men order him to do?
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Originally posted by dave lukins View PostAnd an excellent answer. How many fought 'blood' against 'blood' and went through similar situations? Sad, but that's war I suppose.
I think about that sometimes, and I almost break down.
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Originally posted by Bluesman View PostOkay, still my question.
And here it is:
THREE TIMES, this commander's men threatened mutiny and disobedience, unless HE obeyed THEM. Each time, he obeyed, and none of the soldiers were ever punished, but instead were lauded by their commander and the entire country as heroes.
Name the commander and what did his men order him to do?"So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3
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Originally posted by Bluesman View PostToo easy?
Good shot, and fire away.
This commander was relieved of command for insanity early in the war. He was later restored to command and promoted both in rank and in position."So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3
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Originally posted by Bluesman View PostOkay, trivia warriors...NO GOOGLING/BINGING or searching of any kind! (I want to see who knows THIS factoid.)
Who organized the first battery of Confederate horse artillery?“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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Okay, time's up.
Roger Preston Chew was only 19 years old, Milton Rouse 17 years old, and James Thomson 18 years old the day the three appeared before their former VMI artillery instructor, Col. Thomas J. Jackson, to offer their services as volunteers in the new army of the Confederate States of America. At the suggestion of Turner Ashby, flamboyant commander of Jackson's cavalry in the Shenandoah Valley, the three were commissioned, respectively, Captain, First Lieutenant, and Second Lieutenant of an artillery battery that would revolutionize the tactics of the American Civil War.
Chew's Battery, armed with an imported British Blakely rifled cannon, a 12-pounder smoothbore and a 3-inch iron rifle, became the first of several horse artillery batteries organized and employed by Confederate cavalry commanders.
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Only counting the war years, from the ranks of this volunteer regiment came four brigadier generals (three confirmed, one acting), the most of any non-Regular regiment. It was the only unit granted permission to designate itself as the senior regiment from its state.
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