General John Buford performed a successful rear guard action against the Confederates at second Bull Run. He was also another experienced Indian Fighter. His actions at a little town in Pennsylvania by pulling up General Heth's command would bring about the Battle of Gettysburg.
You have paid me a high compliment and I thank you for it. I grew up with his books and took great delight in the way he humanized the war. David Blight, acclaimed professor of history at Yale, observed “Catton’s works became a kind of national siren call into the past, to the scenes of a distant but deeply resonant war.”
@@lifeonthecivilwarresearchtrail Thanks for letting us know. I assumed length, square footage makes sense. That must have been a fantastic painting. I would have loved to see it.
