the officers who led them
In a war of brother versus brother
Because Congressman Sickles is frequently out of town
some were soldiers who fought for the freedom of their brethren and for equal rights
often recycling unexploded Union ammunition
In Memory of Self and Comrades: Thomas Wallace Colley's Recollections of Civil War Service in the 1st Virginia Cavalry (Michael K. Shaffer - DLM) sword the officers who led themEdited by Michael K. Shaffer Thomas W. Colley served in one of the most active and famous units in the Civil War, the 1st Virginia Cavalry, which fought in battles in the Eastern Theater, from First Manassas Bull Run to the defense of Petersburg. Colley was born November 11, 1837, outside Abingdon, Virginia, and grew up knowing the daily demands of life on a farm. In May 1861, along with the other members of the Washington Mounted Rifles, he left his