tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067579820246795126.post6613593629984629394..comments2023-10-29T00:42:56.138-07:00Comments on Crossed Sabers: Unravelling threads and stalkersDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02981364424576706674noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067579820246795126.post-27984597175684617082007-03-07T15:36:00.000-08:002007-03-07T15:36:00.000-08:00Eric, Yes, I'd found the 6th US and 2nd Ohio inf...Eric,<BR/> Yes, I'd found the 6th US and 2nd Ohio info, but I also discovered today he was one of the nine members of the tribunal convened to try the Lincoln conspirators. This is REALLY an area I know little about, but other members were cavalrymen David A. Hunter (6th Cavalry) and Charles H. Tompkins (2nd Cavalry,in a bit of trouble just before Bull Run for an unauthorized foray that wounded R.S. Ewell).<BR/> I tried to find the memoir at USAMHI this afternoon without any luck. I keep having difficulties with their database searches for some reason. The diary entries in the OR are very interesting so far, though.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981364424576706674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067579820246795126.post-57984047615033098482007-03-07T15:29:00.000-08:002007-03-07T15:29:00.000-08:00Brian, Yes, Kautz is one of many, just more pers...Brian,<BR/> Yes, Kautz is one of many, just more persistent than most. At least I hope so, I was feeling a little pursued yesterday. <BR/> I'm looking forward to Antietam, if I ever make it out of 1861. I've never studied it too closely. What would you recommend as a one-volume overview?<BR/><BR/>DonDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981364424576706674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067579820246795126.post-73889950983947053072007-03-07T13:45:00.000-08:002007-03-07T13:45:00.000-08:00Don,Kautz is an interesting fellow. He ended up i...Don,<BR/><BR/>Kautz is an interesting fellow. He ended up in the 6th US Cavalry, and then was commissioned colonel of the 2nd Ohio Cavalry. He eventually ends up a major general of volunteers commanding a division of USCT in the Army of the James. He left behind an extensive collection of papers at the Library of Congress and an unpublished memoir at USAMHI. <BR/><BR/>And yes, it's the June 1864 Wilson-Kautz Raid. The raid was intended to destroy the railroads feeding Petersburg, but was a true disaster. Wilson and Kautz were lucky to escape with their commands intact. As it was, they lost all of their wagons, all of their artillery, and about 1/3 of their men. Ugly.<BR/><BR/>EricEric Wittenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593195379278302156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067579820246795126.post-13841754905761839412007-03-07T11:26:00.000-08:002007-03-07T11:26:00.000-08:00A-ha. Exactly.I know precisely how you feel. My ...A-ha. Exactly.<BR/><BR/>I know precisely how you feel. My albatross is the Battle of Antietam, and I pull people-threads related to that place and time daily.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I find very many more threads than time. Or, as you say, they find me. Kautz, as you prob know, is typical, not an exception. There are hundreds more right beside him. <BR/><BR/>It looks like you've found a life's work, if you want such a thing.<BR/><BR/>Some of my family think it's more of a curse, though :)Brian Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208140752257451676noreply@blogger.com