Posted on 09/10/2003 12:00:26 AM PDT by SAMWolf
I'll sneak back in here later to read some good civil war history. It's not going to make me mad is it?
Buford's story of the first day at Gettysburg, IMHO, if the most fascinating part of the battle.
Unless you wanted the South to win, it shouldn't make ya mad.
I think my mom served me that one.
VITAL STATISTICS
BORN: 1826 in Woodford County, KY.
DIED: 1863 in Virginia.
CAMPAIGN: Second Bull Run and Gettysburg.
HIGHEST RANK ACHIEVED: Major General.
BIOGRAPHY
John Buford was born on March 4, 1826, on Woodford County, Kentucky. His family moved to Rock Island, Illinois when he was a child.
Like his older brother, Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, John Buford attended the US Military Academy at West Point.
Graduating in 1848, he served in the dragoons, taking part in various military operations until his regiment marched from Kansas to Washington, D.C., at the beginning of the Civil War.
Buford held a small assignment as inspector at the time. Maj. Gen. John Pope, commander of the army defending Washington, was aware that Buford was one of the most skilled and experienced cavalry officers in the Regular Army, and soon Buford was made a brigadier general and appointed a cavalry commander.
Buford applied his military knowledge from his days as a dragoon officer. One concept he brought to his command was using horses to get troops where they needed to be, then having the cavalry dismount and fight like infantry.
Another idea was to use cavalry in scouting. His brigade, while scouting, captured the famous plumed hat of Confederate Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, as well as a copy of Gen. Robert E. Lee's orders to gather the Army of Northern Virginia against Maj. Gen. Pope.
Buford's intelligence gathering might have helped avert a Union disaster at the Second Battle of Bull Run, if it had been utilized effectively.
Buford led troops at the Battle of Gettysburg, and succeeded in holding off the Confederate forces long enough for Union troops to secure a defense position.
His health deteriorated in the fall of 1863, and he took a sick leave in November. Buford died from typhoid fever on December 16, 1863, in Virginia. His appointment as major general, to rank from the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, was confirmed after his death.
The beginnings of the Armored Infantry?
The courage and sacrifice of the Founders continues to inpsire me.
Busy day . . . bump for later. Thanks.
Air Power |
The Tupolev Tu-128 Fiddler was a derivative of the Tu-98 bomber (which was developed as a tactical transonic bomber), and is probably the largest fighter ever built.
Around 200 were built to patrol areas of Siberia which were not protected by a SAM screen. Its main objective was to intercept B-52 long before they approached the soviet airspace.
The Tu-128 was retired in 1992. was withdrawn from Russian service in 1992.
Specifications:
Manufacturer: Tupolev
Primary Mission: All Weather Fighter Interceptor
Crew: 2
Powerplant: 2 Lyulka AL-21F with 11000kg thrust each
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 19.8 m
Length: 27.43 m
Maximum Weight: 36000kg
Performance :
Max. Speed: Mach 1.6
Range: 1250 km ( mission ) / 3200km (max)
Ceiling: 18300m
Armaments:
Up to 4 long range AAM "R-4" (Range 40km, NATO Name:"Ash") missles
the ANV would have rolled up the flank of the bluebelly army & that would have been that.
the adherents of BOTH sides had GREAT heroes/martyrs that day. the 20th ME had an average of 0.6 rounds per man (and most of that pistol ammo) at the end of the day;that's how close it was.
free dixie,sw
So true. It really is a good read today.
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