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Memories of Fear in Early Battles Across Two Wars
A 1907 account recalls Civil War and Mexican War nerves faced by generals Grant Sheridan and Longstreet, and a veteran’s retreat at Wilson Creek. It details Grant’s uneasy first battles, Sheridan’s trepidation before a nonfight, and a young officer’s sentimental aid as he crossed a lagoon into combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Lurie
Wilson Creek
Missouri
Tie
Bloody Hill
Nathaniel Lyon
Stephen Crane
Grant
Mexico
Rio Grande
Taylor
Myaself
Leutenant
Twenty-first Illinois Volunteers
Mississippi River
Quincey
Koridu
Mark Twain
Sam Clemens
Har
Harris
Sheridan
Oregon
Pitt River
Sheridare
Interio
James Longstreet
Louge Street
DeLeon
Hedford
W. W. Hartzler
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