http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/surgeon-charles-carroll-gray-2nd-us-cavalry-diary-entry-on-the-battle/ A Journal of the Digitization of a Civil War Battle Tue, 14 May 2013 19:21:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/surgeon-charles-carroll-gray-2nd-us-cavalry-diary-entry-on-the-battle/#comment-18745 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:29:24 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=8911#comment-18745 Just read the above posting…excellent read and very illuminating…dazed and confused…dead and wounded, seems to be the norm..it really must have been quite a scene…Love the incident with Sykes regulars and the section of Griffins guns that open up on the pursuing Cavalry.
Proceed with caution…
The description of Manassas Jnct with all of the recently deceased and wounded in the pouring rain is also sobering. No cheering and back slapping there.
“Next to a Battle Lost, the saddest thing is a Battle Won”- Wellington in the movie Waterloo
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