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“In my opinion, Colonel Miles was a drunkard, a coward and a traitor, and if I had the power I would have had the United States buttons taken from his coat.”

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“In my opinion, Colonel Miles was a drunkard, a coward and a traitor, and if I had the power I would have had the United States buttons taken from his coat.”



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Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:07 pm

Leave of absence?

He was in prison! He was used as a scapegoat and didn’t get a command until someone asked for him specifically.
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Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:18 pm

Is this someone I should know better? I just think CSA is missing some that I think are more interesting.
You dont happen to be related? :neener:
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Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:13 pm

Well [B[color="#A52A2A"]]tie me up and lynch me [/color][/B]for finding the man who surrendered the largest body of U.S. soldiers until WW2's Corregidor to be slightly interesting and to make the game that much more complete
“In my opinion, Colonel Miles was a drunkard, a coward and a traitor, and if I had the power I would have had the United States buttons taken from his coat.”



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Elble, an officer on the frontier who knew Miles well
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Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:20 pm

I had no intention to pick a fight over it :)
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Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:56 am

If Baker had not gotten himself killed much trouble would have been avoided.

A Senator killed in battle near Washington, officer or not, is going to get someone in trouble.
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Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:47 pm

In this thread I was not telling of Charles P. Stone. But Dixon S. Miles, a sad and pitiful character.
“In my opinion, Colonel Miles was a drunkard, a coward and a traitor, and if I had the power I would have had the United States buttons taken from his coat.”



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Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:49 pm

I suppose I should add C.P. Stones service during the Red River campaign as well as how he went to become Lieutenant General of the Egyptian army later in life which of course whilst he served it, Egypt fell to the British.
“In my opinion, Colonel Miles was a drunkard, a coward and a traitor, and if I had the power I would have had the United States buttons taken from his coat.”



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