The history of Terry’s Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry: Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry, Rowlett’s Station, Shiloh, Chickamauga, the last charge at Bentonville and their monument in Austin.
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The Charleston Zouave Cadets of the Confederate Army, 1861 Charleston’s Own Zouaves When war came to South Carolina in 1861, Charleston answered with a long list of volunteer militia companies. One of the most colorful was the Charleston Zouave Cadets. Like many units of the day, they borrowed their style from the French Zouaves, whose
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Mosby’s Rangers The Men Who Rode With the Gray Ghost Few Confederate units were as feared, or as admired, as Mosby’s Rangers. Officially the 43rd Battalion of Virginia Cavalry, they were led by Colonel John Singleton Mosby, a lawyer turned cavalryman whose lightning raids earned him the nickname “the Gray Ghost.” Mosby’s men operated behind
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General Robert E. Lee and his horse, Traveller A General and His Faithful Horse Few partnerships in American history are as well known as Robert E. Lee and his horse, Traveller. The gray horse carried Lee through most of the war, from the hills of western Virginia to the long road home from Appomattox. Lee
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