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The Bravest of the Brave Civil War America Gary W. Gallagher, editor The Bravest of the Brave the correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur Edited by George G. Kundahl Foreword by Gary W. Gallagher the university of north carolina press Chapel Hill © 2010 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved. Designed and set in Whitman by Rebecca Evans. Manufactured in the United States of America. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durab ility of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-i n-P ublication Data Ramseur, Stephen Dodson, 1837–1864. The bravest of the brave: the correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur / edited by George G. Kundahl; foreword by Gary W. Gallagher.—1st ed. p. cm.— (Civil War America) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8078-3373-5 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Ramseur, Stephen Dodson, 1837–1864—Correspondence. 2. Generals— Confederate States of America—Correspondence. 3. Confederate States of America. Army—Officers—Biography. 4. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Personal narratives, Confederate. 5. United States—History— Civil War, 1861–1865—Campaigns. 6. Generals—Confederate States of America—Biography. 7. Generals—United States—Biography. I. Kundahl, George G., 1940– II. Title. e467.1.r2a4 2010 973.7 82—dc22 2009047819 Frontispiece: Etching of Stephen Dodson Ramseur as a major general (Library of Congress) 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 For george k. combs and the staff of the Alexandria Library Special Collections: leslie, rita, barbara, julie, michelle, joyce, and ada This page intentionally left blank Contents Foreword by Gary W. Gallagher xi Editorial Method and Letter Sources xiii introduction 1 chapter one The Formative Years, 1837–1855 7 chapter two Wearing the Military Uniform of the United States The West Point Years and Service as an Army Officer, 1855–1861 17 chapter three Confederate Artillery Officer, 1861–1862 75 chapter four Regimental Commander, April–October 1862 89 chapter five Brigade Commander (I), November 1862–October 1863 105 chapter six Brigade Commander (II), November 1863–May 1864 175 chapter seven Division Commander, May–October 1864 227 chapter eight Death and Aftermath 291 appendix Abbreviated Family Tree of Stephen Dodson Ramseur 307 Bibliography 311 Acknowledgments 317 Index 319 Illustrations Etching of Stephen Dodson Ramseur as a major general frontispiece Dod Ramseur as a young man 13 Dod Ramseur and Frank Huger at West Point 42 Stephen Dodson Ramseur during the Civil War 90 Ellen Richmond Ramseur (“Nellie”) 106 Woodside, outside Milton, North Carolina, in the nineteenth century 172 Sketch of the mortal wounding of General Ramseur at Cedar Creek 293 Sketch of Gen. George A. Custer at the bedside of the dying Ramseur 293
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