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daughter of Archibald McCall, of Philadel- phia ; children: Thomas McCall, of whom further, and John, died in childhood.
Thomas McCall Cadwalader, son of Colo- nel Lambert and Mary (McCall) Cad- walader, was born at Greenwood, New Jer- sey, September II, 1795, died there Octo- ber 22, 1873, and is buried in Friends' ground at Trenton, New Jersey. He was a graduate of Princeton, and later studied law, but never practiced. He was appointed June 2, 1830, deputy adjutant-general of the Hunterdon County Brigade, New Jer- sey Militia ; lieutenant-colonel and aide-de- camp to Governor Seely, of New Jersey, April 10, 1833; brigadier-general and ad- jutant-general of New Jersey, July 30, 1842. The last named office he held through all political changes until his resignation, January 26, 1856. In 1856, by the request of the governor, he traveled over Europe, visiting the various countries, inspecting and investigating the firearms in use in the
different branches of service. On his re- turn he submitted a detailed report of his observations, which was printed. In March, 1858, by special act of the New Jersey Legislature, he was brevetted major-general for "long and meritorious service."
General Cadwalader married, December 27, 1831, Maria C., daughter of Nicholas Gouverneur, of New Jersey, and his wife Hester, daughter of Lawrence Kortright, and sister of the wife of President Monroe. Children : 1. Emily, married William Henry Rawle. 2. John Lambert, graduate of Princeton A. B., and of Harvard LL. B., assistant secretary of the United States, member of the firm of Bliss & Cadwalader, later Eaton Taylor & Cadwalader, later Strong & Cadwalader, of New York City. 3. Mary, became the second wife of Silas Weir Mitchell, son of Professor John Kearsley Mitchell, M. D., the well known physician and scientist. 4. Richard McCall, of whom further. 5. Maria, married John Hone, of New Jersey, a broker, son of John and Jane (Perry) Hone.
Richard McCall Cadwalader, second and youngest son of Thomas McCall and Maria C. (Gouverneur) Cadwalader, was born at Greenwood (Trenton), New Jersey. Sep- tember 17, 1839. He is a graduate of Princeton College, Bachelor of Arts, 1860, and of Harvard Law School, Bachelor of Laws, 1863. He was admitted to the Phila- delphia Bar in 1864, and was for many years active in practice. His writings have enriched the literature of the profession, his work, "The Law of Ground Rents," being a recognized authority. He has con- tributed frequently to the "American Law Register" and professional journals; is the author of "Fort Washington and the En- campment at Whitemarsh," and contributed a great deal of valuable material, historical and genealogical, to Keith's "Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania." He has been for many years a director of the Pennsyl- vania Fire Insurance Company.
Through his distinguished ancestry, Mr. Cadwalader has gained admission to the patriotic societies of the nation. He is a member of the Sons of the Revolution, vice- president of the General Society and presi- dent of the Pennsylvania Society; is gov- ernor of the Pennsylvania Society of Colo- nial Wars, vice-president of the General So- ciety ; auditor of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; and a member of the Amer- ican Historical Association. He is presi- dent of the Philadelphia Club, a vice-presi- dent of the Swedish Colonial Society; a member of the Penn Club and the Baronial Order of Runnymede; and for many years has been secretary of the vestry of St. Thomas' Church, White Marsh.
Mr. Cadwalader married, November 26, 1873, Christine, daughter of J. Williams Biddle and his wife Emily, daughter of Pro- fessor Charles D. Meigs, M. D .; children : Thomas, Williams Biddle, Richard McCall (2), Gouverneur, Lambert, Charles Meigs Biddle, and Alexander. The Cadwalader city and country homes are at No. 1614 Spruce street, Philadelphia, and Fort Wash-
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ington, Pennsylvania. His office is No. 133 South Twelfth street, Philadelphia.
Both Richard McCall Cadwalader and his wife, Christine Biddle, trace to royal ancestors-the Cadwaladers to Rhodri, King of All Wales, who died in 876, through twenty-seven generations of noble blood to John Cadwalader, the founder of the family in Pennsylvania, through his mother, Ellen Evans. Cliristine Biddle Cadwalader traces to David I., King of Scotland ; Henry I., of France, and William the Conqueror, through her mother, Mary Montgomery, wife of Professor Charles D. Meigs, M. D., of Phil- adelphia. Mary Montgomery was a lineal descendant of William Montgomery, who came in 1701, settling in Monmouth county, New Jersey, through his son James, of "Eglinton," and his son William, of Phila- delphia, father of Mary Montgomery Meigs. William Montgomery, of Monmouth county, was of the twenty-first generation from David I., King of Scotland, through the noble families of Montgomery, Campbell and Bruce, to Prince Henry, Earl of North- umberland, son of King David I. by his wife, Lady Matilda, daughter of Wallheof, Earl of Northumberland. Prince Henry, of Scotland, married Lady Ada de Warren, daughter of William, second Earl of War- ren and Surrey, and his wife Isabel, grand- daughter of Henry I., King of France. William, the second Earl of Warren and Surrey, was a son of William de Warren, first Earl of Surrey, and his wife, Princess Gunfred, fifth daughter of William the Conqueror and his wife, Matilda of Flan- ders.
BALDERSTON, John P., Man of Affairs, Philanthropist.
In the Society of Friends the name of Balderston is one that has been well known for many generations. The family history dates back to the early days of Old Eng- land, and while the name is now extinct in that country, the "old stock of Balderstons
was considered one of the most respectable families."
The first of the ancestors to come to America was John Balderston, a native of Norwich, born in 1702. He married Han- nah Cooper, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah (Hibbs) Cooper, the former of York- shire, England, the latter living near Phila- delphia. After the marriage he settled in' Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and died in 1782.
A son of John Balderston, Isaiah B. Balderston, married Martha Ely, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Ely, in the county of Bucks, Pennsylvania, and soon after re- moved and settled within the limits of Deer Creek Monthly Meeting, in Har ford county, State of Maryland, and in 1792 removed a second time and settled in Baltimore.
His son, Hugh Balderston, married Mar- garet Wilson, daughter of John and Alis- anna (Webster) Wilson, December 23, 1802, at a meeting of Friends in Baltimore. He died June 14, 1860, in his seventy-eighth year, and was buried in the Friends' burying ground, near Baltimore, as was also his wife, who died in the ninety-fifth year of her age.
Christopher Wilson, grandfather of Mar- garet (Wilson) Balderston, was a cele- brated Quaker preacher in the north of England, on the border of Scotland, in Yorkshire, where he lived and died. He came to America on a visit sometime prior to 1760, and was much pleased with the New World. His son Jolin was engaged to a Yorkshire lady, who was not a member of the Society of Friends. His father was opposed and offered him an outfit to Amer- ica, if he would give her up. He agreed and sailed for the New World, landing at a little town called Joppa (before the city of Baltimore was founded), up the Gun- powder river, about a half mile above the present railroad bridge on the Philadelphia, Western & Baltimore railroad. When the ship arrived, everyone in the neighborhood came down to see it, for in those days a
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ship from England was a great thing, and the girls standing on the shore picked out their beaux as they landed. When John Wilson stepped off the ship, Alisanna Web- ster said, "This is my beau, I'll have him." They became engaged. He afterward went back to England and on his return they were married and live at Stafford, on the Susquehanna river, about five miles above Havre de Grace.
William Handy Balderston, son of Hugh and Margaret (Wilson) Balderston, mar- ried Rebecca J. Richardson and they became the parents of John P. Balderston, of whom further.
John P. Balderston was born in Balti- more, Maryland, September 6, 1847. After receiving an education in the Friends' schools of Westtown, Pennsylvania, Mr. Balderston entered upon a business career, and at a very early age became connected with William F. Potts' Son & Company, incorporated, importers and jobbers in iron and steel tin plate. His abilities were soon recognized and he was entrusted with more important duties. Within a period of ten years from the time he became associated with the firm, he was made a junior part- ner, and upon the incorporation of the firm, July 6, 1904, he was made its president. To have become the head of so important a business institution was proof of execu- tive ability of a high order. He was not only a man of great energy and enterprise, but was the very essence of integrity. He placed great stress upon the guidance of a clear conscience, and his influence for good was felt everywhere his duties carried him. His equitable business policies and strict integrity of purpose had secured for him a warm and sincere friendship in the vari- ous walks of life. But Mr. Balderston was also recognized as a solid and useful man of affairs, and his services were in demand in many ways in behalf of the betterment of civic conditions. As a member of the City Club he was ever enthusiastic and active in movements for reform, and while serving
the Chamber of Commerce his opinions on matters of importance very often shaped the policy of the board. His connection with the Merchants and Salesmen's Asso- ciation (now out of existence) was also a most important one. It was a beneficial society, and Mr. Balderston was the guid- ing mind of the organization which, with others of its kind, probably did more to bring about the reform in life insurance circles than any other one thing. In charitable enterprises Mr. Balderston was ever ready to lend a helping hand, and he gave liberally of time and money to this end.
Mr. Balderston married (first) June I, 1871, Rachel Stokes, of Cincinnati, daugh- ter of Samuel Stokes. She died in 1874, leaving one daughter, Lydia Ray Balder- ston. Mr. Balderston married (second) Ella M. Mead, daughter of Nathaniel Em- erson Mead, of New York City. The widow and daughter survive him.
At the time of the death of Mr. Balder- ston, August 30, 1910, the Chamber of Com- merce passed the following resolutions :
The members of the board of directors of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce learn with profound sorrow of the sudden death of their esteemed and beloved co-worker, John P. Balder- ston. His zealous and active work as one of this board, and his generous and kindly dealings with his fellow members, won for him respect and high esteem from all those who had the privilege of his companionship. We realize that in his death this community has suffered a distinct loss that will be felt most keenly by those who have enjoyed the inspiration and help of his friendship. Therefore be it resolved, that we extend to his bereaved family our sincere and heartfelt sympathy with them in their affliction, and be it further resolved that a copy of this minute be engrossed and forwarded to the family of our departed member as a further token of respect.
A meeting of the board of directors of the Merchants and Salesmen's Association passed the following :
Whereas it has pleased Almighty God in his infinite wisdom to remove from our midst, our
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esteemed friend and associate, John P. Balder- ston, and whereas, we knew him for his broad- guage fellowship, his uncompromising honesty, his open-hearted, big-souled generosity, and the height and cleanliness of his thoughts; therefore, be it resolved-That we extend to his family our heartfelt sympathy in the hour of great bereave- ment. We realize how empty and inadequate any words of ours must seem at a time of such overwhelming grief, but we sincerely trust that they will see through them the sorrow and com- miseration that every member of this Association feels; further be it: Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be suitably engrossed and pre- sented to his family.
The resolution of the Philadelphia Tin Plate and Jobbers' Association was as fol- lows :
Whereas, in the death of our fellow member, Mr. John P. Balderston, we are called upon to mourn the loss of a business associate of many years standing, therefore be it resolved-That this special meeting of the Philadelphia Tin Plate and Jobbers' Association, called for the purpose of taking action regarding the sudden removal from life's activities of our friend and brother, we are not unmindful of the tireless industry and manifest ability displayed by the late John P. Balderston during the forty years that he was identified with the tinplate and metal interests of the city of Philadelphia; during which period of time he won an unsullied reputation, bequeathing to his family and associates of this company, a record worthy of emulation. His splendid energy was not only expended for personal ends, but in private life he was a genial and pleasing friend and companion. With this tribute to his worth and character, we wish to assure his family of our sincere sympathy with them in their great bereavement, and that his name will always be remembered by those who have been his business associates, and who now are so forcibly reminded of the brevity and uncertainty of life. Further be it: Resolved, That a copy of this tribute be engrossed on the minutes of the Association and also engrossed and sent to the family.
Just one more resolution might be added, the one adopted by the board of trustees of the Charity Hospital of Philadelphia :
Whereas John Peck Balderston has by the Grace of Almighty God, been taken from us in the fullness of his usefulness, and whereas the
suddenness of his death has found us unpre- pared to replace him in the important position he held among us, and, whereas, his mental strength, executive ability, and power of keen judgment were only equalled by his integrity of thought and uprightness of conduct in all his relations with us; therefore be it: Resolved, That we, the board of trustees of the Charity Hospital of Philadelphia, in regular meeting assembled, do hereby testify to our sense of loss, as well as grief for the absence from among us, of our friend and co-worker, John Peck Balderston, and be it Resolved, That we humbly bow to the decree of our Lord, who at this time sees fit to deprive us of a friend. And be it further resolved, That this preamble and resolutions be spread upon the minutes, and that a copy of the same be sent, as a token of respect, to the widow of our deceased associate.
GREGG, Gen. David McMurtry,
Distinguished Soldier, Public Official.
With a glorious record of duty well per- formed, General Gregg, one of Pennsyl- vania's most distinguished citizens and one of the two yet living division commanders of Union forces who fought at Gettysburg, is serenely passing the evening of life. Long past man's scriptural allotment of years, three-score and ten, he is yet well preserved, and performs the duties of his office, president of the board of directors of the Charles Evans Cemetery Company, of Reading, Pennsylvania. Much has been written of General Gregg, particularly of his share in the victory at Gettysburg, where as commander of a division of cavalry he fought off Stuart and his cavalry, prevent- ing them from rendering Lee the assistance as planned and expected. He enjoys the distinction of being the only surviving Union general of that great battle, and is the last of its cavalry commanders. As he served the nation, so he served his State in high official position, and to his home city of Reading he has given years of useful service. He is there held in highest venera- tion and esteem.
General Gregg descends from distin- guished ancestors, both paternal and ma-
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ternal, tracing to Captain David Gregg, of Cromwell's army, and later one of the de- fenders of Londonderry, Ireland, during the great siege, finally meeting his death in a conflict between Orangemen and Catholics. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, about 1630. His son John was killed in the same conflict as his father, and later two of his sons, David and Andrew, with their sister Rachel, came to America, settling in New Hampshire in 1726. Andrew became dis- satisfied with that location, moving to New Castle, Delaware, and later to Chestnut Level, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. In 1748 he purchased land near Carlisle, Penn- sylvania, where he died in 1789, leaving issue by two marriages.
Andrew Gregg, son of David Gregg by his second wife, was a man of education and prominence. He served with the Penn- sylvania militia during the Revolution ; was Congressman, 1791-1807; United States Senator, 1807-13; Secretary of State of Pennsylvania, 1820, appointed by Governor Hiester; and candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania on the Federal ticket. He married Martha, daughter of General James Potter, who bore him many children; one of their daughters, Jean, married Roland Curtin, and became the mother of Andrew G. Curtin, Pennsylvania's great War Gov- ernor. Another child was Matthew Dun- can Gregg, of whom further.
Matthew Duncan Gregg was born April 5, 1804, in Penns Valley, Center county, Pennsylvania, died July 25, 1845, and is buried with his brother, James P. Gregg, in a churchyard between Leesburg and Point of Rocks, Virginia. He was a lawyer, ad- mitted to the Huntingdon county bar in 1825, practicing until 1838, when he re- moved to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and er .- gaged in iron manufacturing. In 1845, with his brother, James P., and brother-in-law, David Mitchell, lie purchased the Potomac Furnace, in Loudoun county, Virginia, and died shortly afterward. He married Ellen McMurtrie, daughter of David (2), son of
David (1) McMurtrie, born at Ayr, Scot- land, 1709, died 1782, in Bedford, now Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania. David (2) McMurtrie was born in Philadelphia, was a merchant, and in 1802 was a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. He married Martha Elliott, a daughter of Benjamin, and granddaughter of Robert Elliott, of Lancaster, now Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. His son Benjamin was a member of the convention that met in Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, July 15, 1776, to frame the first constitution for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; was sheriff of Bedford county, 1784-85 ; first sheriff of Huntingdon county; delegate to the State Convention that ratified the Federal consti- tution ; member of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, and hield several county offices in Huntingdon county, in- cluding that of associate judge. He mar- ried Mary Carpenter, granddaughter of Heinrich Zimmerman, born in Switzerland, in 1675. Matthew Duncan and Ellen (Mc- Murtrie) Gregg were the parents of nine children, General David M. Gregg being the third in order of birth.
Another line of ancestry from which General Gregg derives Revolutionary and Colonial forbears is through Martha Pot- ter, his grandmother. She was a grand- daughter of John Potter, who emigrated from county Tyrone, Ireland, in 1741, set- tling first in New Castle, Delaware, later coming to Pennsylvania. He was the first sheriff of Cumberland county, and a cap- tain in Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong's ex- pedition against Kittanning, in 1756. His son, James Potter, was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, in 1729, and came to this country with his parents in 1741. On Feb- ruary 17, 1756, he was commissioned ensign in his father's company, accompanying Colonel Armstrong's expedition to Kittan- ning, was wounded, and on February 17, 1759, was commissioned captain command- ing three companies on the northern frontier. In 1768 he moved to Sunbury,
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Pennsylvania, and when the fighting at Lex- ington, Concord and Bunker Hill kindled the fires of liberty all over the colonies, he volunteered his services. He was elected. colonel of the Upper Battalion, January 24, 1776, and in July of that year was a mem- ber of the first constitutional convention. He was in command of a battalion of Northumberland county militia at the bat- tle of Trenton and at Princeton, and on April 5, 1777, was appointed third brigadier- general of the Pennsylvania militia. He commanded a brigade at Brandywine and Germantown, and served on the outpost at Valley Forge. He was a member of the council from Snyder county in 1780, and on November 14, 1781, was elected to the office of vice-president of Pennsylvania ; elected major-general in 1782, and in 1784 was chosen a member of the board of censors. General James Potter married (first) Eliz- abeth Cathcart, (second) Mrs. Mary Cham- bers, daughter of James and Mary (Stewart) Patterson. Martha (Potter) Gregg was one of the three daughters of General Potter by his second wife. From the intermarriage of Scotch, Irish and Swiss blood came General David McMurtrie Gregg, of Reading. In tracing his lineage one ceases to wonder that West Point was his goal in youth. His heritage was war- like, and his public usefulness was but fol- lowing in the footsteps of his distinguished forbears.
General Gregg was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1833, son of Mat- thew Duncan and Ellen ( McMurtrie) Gregg. His early life was spent in Belle- fonte, Harrisburg and Hollidaysburg, Penn- sylvania, the family moving to Loudoun county, Virginia, in April, 1845, but return- ing the following July without the father, he having died during the short interval. The mother died at Bedford, Pennsylvania, in 1847, David McMurtrie then becoming a member of the family of David McMurtrie, his uncle. He attended the excellent John A. Hall school for two years, then entered
Milnwood Academy, in Huntingdon county, later joining his brother Andrew at Lewis- burg University. While a student at the latter institution he received an appointment to a cadetship at the United States Mili- tary Academy at West Point, passed the required mental and physical examination, and was admitted July 1, 1855. Four years later he was graduated eighth in a class of thirty-four, including the later prominent Union generals of the Army of the Po- tomac, Averill, Webb, Ruggles, Comstock ; also Nichols, the latter a general in the Con- federate army.
Cadet Gregg was made a second lieuten- ant of dragoons, July 1, 1855, and thereon donned the army blue, which he did not lay aside until ten years later. He served in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, 1855-56, re- ceiving his commission as second lieutenant of First Dragoons, September 4, 1855. In 1856 he was assigned to frontier duty in the West and on the Pacific coast, stationed first at Port Union, New Mexico, marching from that point to California the same year ; was at Fort Tejon, Colorado, 1856-57 ; Fort Vancouver, Washington, 1857-58; Fort Walla Walla, Washington, in 1858. In the latter year he took part in the Spokane ex- pedition, was in the desperate fight with the Indians at To-holsnimme, Washington, May 17, and at Four Lakes, Washington, Sep- tember I, and a skirmish on Spokane river, September 8. He was on frontier duty at Fort Walla Walla in 1859, at Fort Dallas, Oregon, 1859-60, scouting against the Snake Indians, and engaged in a warm skirmish with them near Harney Lake, Oregon, on May 24. The winter of 1860-61 was spent on duty at Warm Spring Reservation.
The outbreak of the Civil War then re- called him east, and the next four years were spent in almost daily grapple with foes bent upon destroying the Union. He was commissioned first lieutenant of the First Dragoons, March 21, 1861, and cap- tain of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, May 14, 1861. During the first months of the
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war he was on duty about Washington, D. command. Had Stuart with his dash and daring been able to have thrown one of his daring charges into the balance when most needed, Gettysburg would have been a still harder battle for the Union army to win. Therefore to General Gregg and his divi- sion is additional honor and glory due for the service there rendered. C., and for the remainder of the war was in active service with the Army of the Po- tomac, save when absent on sick leave, Oc- tober 12, 1861, to January 24, 1862. He was commissioned colonel of the Eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, January 24, 1862, and as such was engaged during the Peninsular Campaign at Seven After Gettysburg, the Army of the Po- tomac was engaged in the Central Virginia campaign, General Gregg fighting at Rapi- dan Junction, September 14; Beverly Ford, October 12; Auburn, October 14; New Hope Church, November 27, 1863. From March 26 to April 6, 1864, he was in com- mand of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac, and engaged in the Richmond campaign from April 6 to February 3, 1865, in command of the Second Cavalry Division of that army. He fought his troops at Todd's Tavern, May 5-7; Ground Squirrel Church, May II ; Meadow Bridge, May 12; Haw's Shop, May 28; Gaines House, June 2; Trevilian Station, June II ; St. Mary's Church, June 24; Warwick Swamp, July 12; Darbytown, July 28; Lee's Mills, July 30, 1864. Many of these fights were skirmishes, but Haw's Shop and Tre- vilian Station were hard fought battles. On August 1, 1864, he was brevetted major- general United States Volunteers "for highly meritorious and distinguished serv- ice throughout the campaign, particularly in the reconnaisance on the Charles river road." He was placed in command of the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac; was in action at Deep Bottom skirmishes, Au- gust 17; battle of Ream's Station, August 23-25; combat at Peeble's Farm, Septem- ber 29-30; Vaughn Road, October 1 ; battle of Boydton Plank Road, October 27, and the skirmish at Bellefield, December 9, 1864, which terminated his active work in the field. He resigned from the service, Febru- ary 3, 1865. Pines and Fair Oaks, May 31 and June I, 1862; skirmishes at New Kent Court House, Savage Station, Bottoms Bridge and White Oak Swamp, in June, 1862; battle of Glen Dale, June 30; Malvern Hill, July I, and covering every movement from Harri- son's Landing to Yorktown, in August, 1862. He was in the Maryland campaign of the Army of the Potomac, September to November, 1862, and on the march to Fal- mouth had several sharp skirmishes with the enemy during October and November. He was commissioned brigadier-general of United States Volunteers, November 29, 1862. From December, 1862, until June, 1863, he commanded a division of cavalry, being engaged April 4, 1863, at Rappahan- nock Bridge, and in Stoneman's raid toward Richmond, April 13 to May 2. When Lee started northward to invade Pennsylvania, General Gregg, still in command of a divi- sion of cavalry, was actively engaged from June 9 until the pursuit of Lee's retreating troops was abandoned in the latter part of July, 1863. On this campaign General Gregg fought at Brandy Station, June 9; at Aldie, June 17; at Middleburg, June 19; Upperville, June 21; Gettysburg, July 1, 2 and 3; Shepherdstown, July 16, continuing the pursuit to Warrenton, Virginia. This but faintly outlines his services in the cam- paign. He harrassed and blocked Stuart's cavalry upon which Lee relied, and kept him so busy that Stuart has been severely criti- cized for his failure to get to Lee's support. But, on the other hand, his defenders say liis supposed disobedience of orders was General Gregg's two brothers, Henry H. and Thomas I., both served in the Union caused by the constant fighting he was com- pelled to do for ten days to save his own army three years, the former as captain in
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