General Of The Confederacy

General Of The Confederacy350 Signed Numbered Overall: 31. 5" x 24. 25" Image: 26. 75" x 20. 25" $225. 00 Some were graduates of West Point, others had served as volunteers in the Mexican War and yet others had no military experience at all. Some bought their way in by raising regiments of volunteers or with political influence and others worked their way up through the ranks earning promotions based on hard fighting, natural leadership ability and experience. By 1863 most of

William Williams

Butler’s Rangers

Before the war he had worked as a hunter

each rifleman was guarded by a companion with a musket and bayonet

88th New York Volunteers Irish Brigade 1862-63

This is where I get bogged down with the details

Commanded by John Coffee "Jack" Hays they distinguished themselves at the Battle of Monterey and during subsequent anti-guerrilla operations in which they excelled

The French entrenched themselves behind a well fortified line outside of the main fort and held off hours of British assaults inflicting severe loses on the redcoats

and casualties were mounting

… nothing now remains but for the actors of this mighty scene to preserve a perfect

Accompanied by Assistant Secretary of War Charles A

Continental Marine With Hand Grenade