Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Pleasonton” in chapter 20, page 532 of Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative:
... tried his vain stratagem of placing Hancock as a lure at Milford, but, with his aid, have endeavored to anticipate us at Hanover Junction.
So I think this raid should be classed as a blunder, like Pleasonton 's at Chancellorsville and Stuart's at Gettysburg.
Our most serious loss in connection with it had been the death of our brilliant cavalry leader, Maj.-Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, who was killed at Yellow...
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† | Pleasonton | 102 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
Alfred Pleasonton | 765 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
A. Pleasonton | 137 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Gen Pleasonton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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