To: Not_Who_U_Think
He was no doubt brave guy, and after losing a leg at Chickamauga and wounded in the arm, he had to be strapped to his horse. But on top of being a hothead, he in love with a pretty Richmond lady and made some reckless decisions perhaps trying to prove his valor.Sarah "Buck" Buchanan Preston?
6 posted on
01/07/2025 7:44:40 AM PST by
niteowl77
To: niteowl77; Not_Who_U_Think
Sarah "Buck" Buchanan Preston?That was my thought. Mary Chesnut has frequently written of her relationship with "H-O-O-D". It didn't occur to me that it might have influenced his combat decision-making.
7 posted on
01/07/2025 8:12:28 AM PST by
Homer_J_Simpson
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