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Sandusky, Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): article 4
the inspection of these having charge of matters: But I beg your leave now to attract attention to the Colonel of a cavalry regiment who turns them all down. I allude to Col. St. George Croghan, who commands a cavalry regiment under Gen. Floyd in North western Virginia. He is 35 years of age, has the eye of as eagle and the Wellington nose; is about six feet high, faultless in form, graceful in carriage, and the best rider in America. He is the son of the celebrated Col. Croghan of Sandusky memory, was born a soldier, educated a soldier, and in every hair on his head and drop of blood in his body a through, complete and perfect soldier. He has no thoughts that are not military, no ambition that is not the ambition of a soldier. Withal, he is endow with a pre-eminently practical and powerful intellect. He has introduced innovations upon the established usages of camp life, the result of which must, if properly embraced, save the Confederate States millions of doldollars and
United States (United States) (search for this): article 4
f the celebrated Col. Croghan of Sandusky memory, was born a soldier, educated a soldier, and in every hair on his head and drop of blood in his body a through, complete and perfect soldier. He has no thoughts that are not military, no ambition that is not the ambition of a soldier. Withal, he is endow with a pre-eminently practical and powerful intellect. He has introduced innovations upon the established usages of camp life, the result of which must, if properly embraced, save the Confederate States millions of doldollars and thousands of lives, and insure comfort where suffering else might have to be endured. The innovation to which I allude is in the size and character of the camp tent. He has reduced it to a size which will accommodate but four men. One end of it he leaves entirely open. Before the open end he builds a camp fire, and that makes a small tent more comfortable in the coldest winter than the large tents are in autumn or spring. One mule can carry thirty of
West Virginia (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 4
A suggestion to military men. Without expressing an opinion as to the merits or demerits of the innovations upon military affairs alluded to in the following extract from a Virginia letter to the Mobile Tribune, we insert it for the inspection of these having charge of matters: But I beg your leave now to attract attention to the Colonel of a cavalry regiment who turns them all down. I allude to Col. St. George Croghan, who commands a cavalry regiment under Gen. Floyd in North western Virginia. He is 35 years of age, has the eye of as eagle and the Wellington nose; is about six feet high, faultless in form, graceful in carriage, and the best rider in America. He is the son of the celebrated Col. Croghan of Sandusky memory, was born a soldier, educated a soldier, and in every hair on his head and drop of blood in his body a through, complete and perfect soldier. He has no thoughts that are not military, no ambition that is not the ambition of a soldier. Withal, he is end
are two feet long, fitting into each other, fitted together, having a nail in the top, is passed through an eye-let hole at the top of each end of the tent, and a cord fastened in the ground at the rear of the tent is passed through the back of the tent at the top. There it is twisted around the nail on the rear pole, and then it is passed to the front pole and twisted around the nail on this pole, from whence it is passed to the ground and fastened to a peg. This cord is the ridge pole. Col. Ransom has attached to his regiment forty baggage wagons, attached to each one of which are four horses, making one hundred and sixty horses in his transportation service; whereas five mules are altogether sufficient for the transportation of Croghan tents enough for the same regiment; and the soldiers are bound to enjoy more comfort and sufferless in the Croghan tent than they do in the tent now in use in our army, and the transportation of which is so very expensive Col. Croghan has also, by a
St. George Croghan (search for this): article 4
f a cavalry regiment who turns them all down. I allude to Col. St. George Croghan, who commands a cavalry regiment under Gen. Floyd in North and the best rider in America. He is the son of the celebrated Col. Croghan of Sandusky memory, was born a soldier, educated a soldier, and omfortable little tabernacle, for which the army are indebted to Col. Croghan. In order, therefore, to enable any regiment in the Confederateeas five mules are altogether sufficient for the transportation of Croghan tents enough for the same regiment; and the soldiers are bound to n our army, and the transportation of which is so very expensive Col. Croghan has also, by an alteration of the ordinary cort saddle into a paight storm, for they can always have their tents with them. Col. Croghan has attached to his regiment two rifled cannon, each weighing abe a living and lasting interest in them. I do not know a man in Col. Croghan's regiment. He has one company who went into the service only a
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t for the inspection of these having charge of matters: But I beg your leave now to attract attention to the Colonel of a cavalry regiment who turns them all down. I allude to Col. St. George Croghan, who commands a cavalry regiment under Gen. Floyd in North western Virginia. He is 35 years of age, has the eye of as eagle and the Wellington nose; is about six feet high, faultless in form, graceful in carriage, and the best rider in America. He is the son of the celebrated Col. Croghan of nervous expression, an "exploded humbug." This insures expedition without a sacrifice of comfort, and such has been the force with which the utility of this style of tent has impressed the military minds that have investigated its merits, that Gen. Floyd, among others has thrown aside his huge amphitheatre and adopted the modest and comfortable little tabernacle, for which the army are indebted to Col. Croghan. In order, therefore, to enable any regiment in the Confederate service that may fee