Miles feats and career of the Civil War legend
The article chronicles General Nelson A. Miles, his impressive early rise from a 21-year-old clerk to captain of a company, and later wartime achievements. It notes his visit to Washington to see his son Sherman Miles at Fort Myer and his famed 90 mile ride in nine hours, suggesting his lifelong drive and penchant for the spectacular.
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Miles
America
Massachusetts
Washington Street
Boston
Calignac
Young
Maj. Young
Washington Herald
Gen. Young
Germany
War Department
Kaiser William
Berlin
Dresden
Emperor William
Plains
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Fifth Infantry
Twenty-second Infantry
Crook
Terry
Mississippi River
Joseph
Nez Perces
Legendary Generals Young Miles Highlight Frontier Valor
The narrative follows Maj. Young and Gen. Miles, detailing perseverance under heavy conflict from Civil War to the Philippine campaign. It recounts wounds, leadership under fire, and a career spanning four decades, including command roles and multiple brevet honors.
How the Confederates Designed the Stars and Bars
Gen. W L Cabell of Dallas reveals a Richmond origin story for the Confederate flag. He says Beauregard ordered red markers after Manassas and a battle flag style by Johnston and Beauregard. Ladies of the South provided red and blue silk for Beauregard and Johnston flags, with Beauregard’s flag now in Memorial Hall New Orleans and Van Dorn’s in memory as well.
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W. L. Cabell
Dallas
Tex
Transmississippi Department of the United Confederate Veterans
Beauregard
Manassas
Blackburn Ford
Johnston
St. Andrew's Cross
St. Andrew’s Cross
Gen. Johnston
South
Colin McRae Selph
Richmond
Selph
New Orleans
Carey
Baltimore
Henningsen
Savannah
Hopkins
Alabama
Coasts Artillery Adopts Hubbard Range Board
The war department adopts a range board by Maj. E. W. Hubbard to automatically compute firing range. The device updates range every 15 seconds and guides elevation to hit a target. Hubbard notes modern 12 inch guns can fire once a minute with solid odds of hitting moving targets at long range.
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War Department
Coast Artillery Service
E. W. Hubbard
Fort McHenry
Maj. Hubbard
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Hancock
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Appomattox
Pennsylvania
United States
Sulphur Springs
Amelia Spring
Sailors Creek
Robert E. Lee
Gaines Mills
Fourth Cavalry
Chicago
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Cuba
Las Guasimas
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Philippines
Gen. Miles
General Nelson
A. Miles
Gen. Cabell
Texas
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