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Nation's oldest West Point graduate dies
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| Feb. 15, 2008
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Posted on 02/15/2008 6:00:46 AM PST by jdm
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To: jdm
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02/15/2008 8:38:06 PM PST
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fieldmarshaldj
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To: Inyo-Mono
Not sure about that, but my Great-grandfather fought under Patton's grand-father, a Confederate General in the Civil War. I knew he was a colonel under Jackson; what unit did he command as general?
To: Borges
Off to check out that photo. Thanks for posting.
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02/15/2008 8:48:29 PM PST
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Ciexyz
To: DeaconBenjamin
My mistake. He was a colonel, not a general. My great-grandfather was trying to get home from the battlefield in western Virginiain 1862 to see his mother and was given a pass by Patton. See document below from the Nat'l Archives signed by Patton's aide:
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02/15/2008 9:02:42 PM PST
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Inyo-Mono
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To: Otoolie
Thanks. Makes a lot of sense now.
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02/16/2008 5:57:48 AM PST
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Tallguy
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