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Pleasonton slow to track Lee's push North; Confederates slip away to Gettysburg.(SATURDAY)(THE CIVIL WAR)
; ...Union cavalry commander, Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton. Graduating high in the West Point class of 1844, Pleasonton fought in the Mexican War and on the...crossing the Rappahannock River with Pleasonton in command, the Yankees took the Confederates...
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Lanesville summit is open to the public.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
; ...Hampshire railroad. They halted at Guilford Station (now Sterling, Va.) where they camped for five critical days while Alfred Pleasonton and his federal cavalrymen tried in vain to locate Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it passed down the...
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Skirmish At Brandy Station
; ...his brief account of the battle was riddled with errors. Pleasonton - not Pleasanton - took his men up the Rappahannock - not down it. Pleasonton didn't send a "reconnaissance in force" across the river...are gone, we should give our blessings to the bulldozers? Alfred R. Waud, war correspondent and ...
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A different Gettysburg battle.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
; ...Cavalry had lost its commander, Col. James Drake. On July 14, on orders from Union cavalry corps commander Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, Gregg crossed the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry with the First and Third brigades of the Second Cavalry Division...
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IRS COMMISSION NOMINATION:MAX BAUCUS
; ...commissioners from the State of New York. Mr. Everson, you would be the sixth. -William Orton served four months in 1865; -Alfred Pleasonton served eight months in 1871; -Joseph D. Nunan, Jr. served three years and 4 months around World War II; and -Justin...
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CIVIL WAR SITE IS SOLD, KILLING AUTO TRACK PLAN.(LOCAL)
; ...County Courthouse steps. On June 9, 1863, Union Gen. Alfred Pleasonton's cavalry surprised the troops of Confederate Gen...of Confederate infantry forced the withdrawal of Pleasonton's forces. The battle involved about 17,000 cavalry...
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Days Before Gettysburg, Local Fields Left Soaked in Young Men's Blood
; ...the Bull Run range. At the same time, Union Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton had the task of clearing the way to the Blue Ridge to...morning, a second contingent of New Englanders, Col. Alfred Nattie Duffie's 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, rode toward...
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Thorough account of clash of cavalries.(SATURDAY)(THE CIVIL WAR)
; ...cavalry commander, Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton to disperse and destroy the Rebel...divisions and two infantry brigades, Pleasonton planned a three-pronged surprise...forces still held the field. Pleasonton, who had almost 900 men killed...
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On Fleetwood Hill, a Charge of Horses [ Corrected: 07/10/03 ]
; ...crossed at Beverley's Ford. His superior was Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, who had been ordered by Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, commander...5,400 troops led by Brig. Gen. David Gregg and Col. Alfred Nattie Duffie at Kelly's Ford, six miles downriver...
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140 Years Ago, a Charge of Horses on Fleetwood Hill
; ...crossed at Beverley's Ford. His superior was Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, who had been ordered by Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, commander...5,400 troops led by Brig. Gen. David Gregg and Col. Alfred Nattie Duffie at Kelly's Ford, six miles downriver...
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