William H. Powell letters, 1864.

Powell, William H., 1825-1904

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William H. Powell served as a colonel in the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment. He commanded a brigade of cavalry as part of General David Hunter's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley in pursuit of Confederate general Jubal Early. From the description of William H. Powell letters, 1864. WorldCat record id: 651632751 From the guide to the William H. Powell Letters, 1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Whale...

Averell, William Woods, 1832-1900

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Averell was born in Cameron, New York. As a boy, he worked as a drugstore clerk in the nearby town of Bath, New York. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1855 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Mounted Rifles. George Custer was among his classmates. His early assignments included garrison duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and the U.S. Army Cavalry School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. During two years of service in New Mexico, he was wo...

United States. Army. West Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...