5/21/2023 0 Comments Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman with Custer's Michigan... by James Harvey Kidd![]() ![]() In the battle of Falling Water, he was wounded in the foot and sent to a hospital in Washington. Many rebels gave themselves up, being "heartily tired of this useless war." Then there is the campaign with General Kilpatrick in which there are encounters with Stuart's Cavalry, the battle of Gettysburg, and the pursuit of Lee's Army. There are marches, scouting expeditions, picket duty. Their first camp at Washington is described. Brevet Brigadier General Jfor gallant and meritorious services in the Shenandoah Valley. He was wounded again at Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864. He was wounded in action at Falling Waters, Md., July 14, 1863, but rejoined the regiment in November. 1865) written to his parents while he was serving in Company E, Sixth Cavalry as Captain, Major, and Colonel. ![]()
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