More ACW vets serve in Cuba 1898

Melvin Loh

OK, gain inspired by watchin Gary Busey as Fightin joe Wheeler in ROUGH RIDERS (not to mention other high-ranking US generals like William Shafter), WI other such ACW vets had made an appearance in a combat capacity in the SAW ? Guys like say, among others:
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (who did in fact, despite his severe war wounds, offered his services as a US Army officer to fight in Cuba but was turned down- which he cited as a major disappointment)
Benjamin Grierson (had he not retired from the Army in 1890)
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Wade Hampton
 

Ghost 88

Melvin Loh said:
OK, gain inspired by watchin Gary Busey as Fightin joe Wheeler in ROUGH RIDERS (not to mention other high-ranking US generals like William Shafter), WI other such ACW vets had made an appearance in a combat capacity in the SAW ? Guys like say, among others:
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (who did in fact, despite his severe war wounds, offered his services as a US Army officer to fight in Cuba but was turned down- which he cited as a major disappointment)
Benjamin Grierson (had he not retired from the Army in 1890)
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Wade Hampton
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The US would have gone broke suppling the needed wheelchairs. :rolleyes:
Wheeler was picked because he was the only Ex-rebel General who could feed himself 9 times out of 10. There is a reason Wood was in charge of a Brigade instead of his Regiment ( The First US Volunteer Cavalry ) all the old farts with stars were on sick call. This is the reason that a man who was a captian in 1898 became the commander of the AEF 18 years later, the Army found out that Generals over 55 years old did not do well outside of DC.
 
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