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Need help finding Lt. Gen etc in OOB Confederate

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:50 am
by drypowder
Hi, I found Perrin, Lt. Gen Longstreet in the 2nd Day OOB, also with Longstreet under him I found Maj, Gen Kershaw was looking for the following I checked the OOB's extensivelly but did not see them maybe I missed them they are

Maj. Gen. and Gov. Milledge Luke Bonham

Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton

maybe they were not at Gettysburg

If they were not it kind of reminds me of what Patton said "20 years from now when you have your grandson on your knee and he asks you, 'what did you do during the great world war', you won't have to say, 'well... I shoved shit in Louisiana.'

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Re: Need help finding Lt. Gen etc in OOB Confederate

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:39 pm
by General P R Cleburne
Hey there Powder,
I think you'll find that Bonham came out of the Army in 1862 and served in Confederate congress.Although serving in the Army of the Potomac under Beauregard in 1861 he was only commisioned as Brigadier General and commanded a Brigade.He certainly wasnt at Gettysburg.

Wade Hampton was however and you will find him in the Confederate OOB in the Cavalry Corps(Division)under Jeb Stuart.He also was only commisioned Brigadier General at Gettysburg although he did go on to become Maj General and then Lt General later in the war after Stuart's death.

Hope this helps
Cleburne