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No. IO-Ger. James n. Wilson at Selma.
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youth to DO again tho victorious chicrain
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Il. T%s .@n and spur ."n
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Il recall It very clearly. 1t IA on sunday April ? 1885,. and tho darkas's
had fallen after W 70 had carried tho utter forincatons OF Selma Between thsi
outor and works ws a lear space of about GO yards IN across tbs
space I led my men in the fHeo of musketry and cannon. n
I was mounted upon m " gray horse Sheridan he as named. for my Old
but The enemy ALSO were quick to rcccsnx tbs horse And heard them ch,aA'
4" Shoot the scoundrel OF the white horse! .t
THE horse vas hot in tho breast a mortal wound. m tumbied down. r, =
took him 81 tho brde.a almost instantly 10 vas on his feet had r ..
time to examine tho wound for thu swftesta nd nercest assault OF m " ca s-sf
streets OF Selma.
Brave. Aor.i IL. carried ne until II aess tina, nigh, n. a. ~onna., .
again. at Columbus and ded w weeks later Of the nrstw wound
W captured 200 prisoners ad 5000 horses ron which We moun.. W.
last dsmounted men,; after which W o oiled tho remaining horses and tumble
them ntoth Tho Alabama River to prevent thu rebels from getung them Ho-Io,
Y"l II WI war! .
Selma IA them he great arsenal arnory factory N reho Of u,
Iconfederacy n all OF this material ws burned. /.
I estimated the Confederate garrison at ZOO including all thu able bod. =
men of the Tho entire force under m y command engaged nd w.hi, .
sporting distance was 1000 men an two Held batteries wrote In my repor.
of the AFFAIR: "a
II regard the captures of Selma as the most remarkable achievemen, IA Iii.
history Of modern cavalry. doubt ~ tho history OF his or IN other ws-r W.T.
show another instance In which a me Of works. as strongly defended As mis- "a
muskery and artillery has been stUmed AM carried by a Jingle tine d: ma,
without support
After ny years have not. changed the opinion thea 'sortsssa" Z