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General Orders.
Soldiers of the First Cavalry Division,
We have lost our chief. Our gallant leader, our heroic General, our kind and sympathising friend has been taken from us by the afflicting hand of Divine Providence. We bow submissive to the dispensation, but we mourn, as mortals must, our irreparable loss. It is not for me to relate his virtues. Not a soldier in this command need be told of his qualities. You know his gallantry and chivalric nature. Gettysburg attests his glory. Beverly Ford and the scenes around you here bear witness to his never-dying fame.
You need not be reminded of his goodness of heart, his sympathetic nature, his high, sensitive, noble feeling ; they were all exhibited in the kind tenderness he has always shown for our sick and wounded comrades, and the solicitude for the safety of each man in his command. His master mind and incomparable genius as a cavalry chief, you all know by the dangers through which he has brought you, when enemies surrounded you and destruction seemed inevitable. The dying words of your wounded comrade, “I’m glad it isn’t the General”, bear testimony to your unutterable love.
But now, alas ! “It is the General!” “He has fought his last fight !” No more forever will you see his proud form leading you on to victory. The profound anguish which we all feel forbids the use of empty words, which so feebly express his virtues. Let us silently mingle our tears with those of the nation in lamenting the untimely death of this pure and noble man, the devoted and patriotic lover of his country, the soldier without fear and without reproach.
W. Merritt
Brigadier General of Volunteers,
Commanding.
No, actually, it was Bud Hall.
Eric
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]]>Best regards,
Dennis
I’ll have to watch the episode of ‘Buford at Gettysburg’ on DVD from Greystone in honor of him this holiday season.
Also, need to go back and read the wonderful parts of ‘The Killer Angels’ that feature Buford and watch the excellent portrayal of him by Sam Elliott in ‘Gettysburg’.
I wish there was more biographies on him than just Longacre’s (very good) bio.
I’m glad that he has at least received that much attention over the last 40 years. He certainly deserved it.
Chris
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