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Notable Civil War Generals and Riders Honored in US Records
The article recalls Gen John R Brooke and Gen Nelson A Miles among a select group of American officers awarded commissions for distinguished service. It details Brooke's actions at Antietam Fredericksburg Gettysburg and Cold Harbor plus his later roles in Sioux, Spanish American, and Cuban governance. It also mentions Miles Merritt and Humphrey, highlighting battles Spotsylvania Pine Ridge and interactions with Roosevelt in Cuba.
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United States Army
John R. Brooke
Old
Wilderness
Penet House
Cold Harbor
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Nelson A. Miles
Wesley Merritt
Washington
Sol
Battle of
Brooke
Miles
Pine Ridge
Miller
Kicking Bear
Alles
Port
Spottsylvania Court House
John
Robert He
Lee
Cold Tris
McDougall
Lot
Hill
Creck
Pine Ridge Agency
Department of the
Porto Rico
Cuba
Charles F Humphrey
Roosevelt
Humphrey
Santago
Rough Riders
Col
Charles F. Humphrey
Theodore Roosevelt
Charlies F. Humphrey
Col. Humphrey
Gen. Humphrey
Charles P. Humphrey
Tuba
Tait
Admiral Evans
Oyster Bay
Taft
Humbrey
Quartermaster’s Department
Commissary Department
Department