Charles Pomeroy Stone
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Charles Pomeroy Stone was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and surveyor. He fought with distinction in the Mexican–American War, earning two brevet promotions for his performance in the conflict. After resigning and surveying for the Mexican Government, he returned to the U.S. Army to fight in the American Civil War.
Charles Pomeroy Stone and his daughter Esther, who was known as Hettie, photographed together in the spring of 1863; Stone's USMA class ring can be seen on the little finger of his right hand.
Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano in 2009; Stone climbed its summit in 1848.
Stone as a Union Army general officer
Stone Pasha in the Egyptian Army
Battle of Ball's Bluff
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The Battle of Ball's Bluff was an early battle of the American Civil War fought in Loudoun County, Virginia, on October 21, 1861, in which Union Army forces under Major General George B. McClellan suffered a humiliating defeat.
Depiction of Ball's Bluff by Alfred W. Thompson