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Army Officers Compared with Civil War Leaders
The New York Sun profile examines the character of National Guard officers and the manhood of regular army soldiers. It lists nine senior generals likely to lead in a future war, highlights Nelson A. Miles and Wesley Merritt, and notes West Point roots, volunteer origins, and Irish-born Brigadier General John J. Coppinger.
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New York
National Guard
United States
Haraller
Frsides
United States Military Academy
West Point
Thomas
Grant
Tuk
Sun
Department of the East
Nelson A. Miles
Army
Wesley Merritt
Governor's Island
Joseph R. Brooke
Department of the Lakes
Chicago
Flwell
Merritt
Coppinger
Ireland
New York Cavalry
Jeri
James G. Blaine
Miles
Weetmingter
Waorooebor County
Mars
Custer
Boston
Twenty-second Massachusetts Infantry
O. Howard
Howard
Fair Oaks
Pair Oaks
McClellan
Johnston
Longstreet
Pitajonn Porter
Franklin
Johnties
Henen
Ine
Hewart
Malvern Hit
Fredericksburg
Chancelloreville
Od Wilderness
Spottsylvania
Renim
Army of the Potomac
Sherman
Sheridan
Geronimo
Crook
Rome
Army Register
Gettysburg
Yellow Tavern
Hawes Shop
Five Forks
Virginia
Winchester
Fisher's Hill
Cuba
Omer
Hilly Graham
Wade
Merriam
Graham
Department of the Gulf
Billy
Ian