Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
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Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of major general. He was later the United States Minister to Chile and an unsuccessful candida
Kilpatrick between circa 1863 and circa 1865
Harper's Weekly rendering of Kilpatrick's raid
Union Cavalry General Judson Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick and his 3rd Division staff, March 1864
Elon J. Farnsworth
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Elon John Farnsworth was a Union Army captain in the American Civil War. He commanded Brigade 1, Division 3 of the Cavalry Corps from June 28, 1863 to July 3, 1863, when he was mortally wounded and di
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
…of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Corps on the Confederate right flank, just west of Little Round Top. Kilpatrick's lone brigade commander, Brig. Gen. Elon J. Farnsworth, protested against the futility of such a move. Kilpatrick essentially questioned his bravery and allegedly dared him to charge: "Then, by God, if you…
Elon John Farnsworth