Jubal Anderson Early General Officer C.S.A. was born in 1816 and died in 1894. He graduated "West Point" class of 1837 serving in the Artillery. In the War with Mexico he was a Major of Volunteers. He left the Army and became in Politics. Next he joined the Confederate States Army as a Colonel in 1861 and was posted as the CO of the 24th Virginia. In 1863--he was promoted to Major General and then a Lieutenant General on may 31/ 1864 and was CO of the 3rd Corps Army of Northern Virginia, under the command of General Robert Edward Lee.

Early fought in the Battles of: 1st Bull Run, Williamsburg, (where he was wounded) Malvern Hill, Cedar Mountain, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Shenandoah Valley, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor. Next they invaded Maryland only just being stopped near Washington, then he participated in the Battles of: 3rd Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek (again) and Waynesborough.
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Merritt Austin Edson "Red Mike" General Officer U.S.M.C. was awarded the Navy Cross for the Nicaraguan Campaign and the Medal of Honor for his service in the Solomon Islands. He was born on April 28/ 1897 in Rutland Township, Vermont. As a Private in the National Guard, "Red Mike" began his military service during the Mexican Border forays in 1914. On June 26/ 1917, he enlisted in the U.S.M.C.Reserves and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in October 1917. He was an Intelligence Officer in France in 1918, and also commanded the Scouting and Sniping Detachments of the 11th Marines.

He entered Flight Training at Pensacola, Florida Naval Air Station and graduated as a Naval Aviator in July 1922. In 1928, he served in the Nicaraguan Campaign being awarded the: Nicaraguan Medal of Merit w/ Silver Star & the U.S. Navy Cross," for his extraordinary acts of heroism on August 7/ 1928, while in command of a Marine patrol on the Coco River-on his way to Poteca. Captain Edson encountered Bandits entrenched on both sides of the river and he personally led his advance guard against the enemy engaging in hand-to-hand combat, driving the numerically superior force of Bandits from their prepared positions inflicting severe losses on the Bandits.

In 1941, he was CO of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment which also became the nucleus of the "Marine Raiders." His Medal of Honor was for his famous derfense of "Edsons Ridge" which partly surrounded Henderson Field. On the night of September 13/14/ 1942, with a force of only 800 men, occupied the ridge which dominated Henderson Field on two sides. A large Japanese force infiltrated through his front lines and he successfully withdrew his forward units to a reserve line with minimal casualties.

The Japanese launched several major assaults and Banzai charges against "Edsons Raiders" positions. The fighting involved desperate hand-to-hand combat, combat with bayonets, rifle butts, pistols, grenades and knives. Colonel Edson led a valliant defense against a fanatical for, who had greatly superior numbers on men.
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Richard Stoddart Ewell, General Officer C.S.A. was born in 1817 and died on January 25/ 1872 near Spring Hill, Tennessee. He graduated West Point in 1840. He resigned his Captaincy on may 7/ 1861, joined the C.S.A> as a Colonel in the Cavalry. On june 17/ 1861, he was promoted to Brigadier General. He fought in the Battles of: 1st bull Run, Shennandoah Valley, Seven Days, Cedar Mountain, Groveton (where he lost a leg) during 2nd Bull Run, 2nd Winchester, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Richmond and Saylors Creek (where he was captured on April 6/ 1865.
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David Glasgow Farragut, Union Navy Admiral Officer was born in 1801 and died in 1870. At the age of 9, he served as a Midshipman under Porter on the Frigatte: "Essex" in the War of 1812. Famous for capturing New Orleans by boldly leading his ships past C.S.A> Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip, on April 28/ 1862. On August 5/ 18164, he bypassed the Forts at Mobile Bay, to attack and destroy Confederate States Navy Ships defending Mobile, Alabama. It was in this fight that Farragut shouted: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!!" He was twice promoted between 1865-1870-when he became the first 4-Star Admiral in the U.S.Navy.
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