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Colonel David Coleman of Buncombe County, leader of the 39th NC Regiment of Volunteers during the Civil War, is one of the least known of the state's heroes. Although he fought in a number of battles, it was the Battle of Chickamauga that gave him his shining moment. With his brigade commander wounded and second-in-command killed, Coleman took command, leading thousands of troops against a strong Yankee artillery position. His courageous action contributed to the Confederate victory.
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21288
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During the advance of General William T. Sherman's army through North and South Carolina in the spring of 1865, it was opposed by a Confederate cavalry force of some 6,000 cavalrymen. The cavalry performed well in the field considering their need for more personnel, horses, and supplies. Brown recounts the movements of the cavalry, the discord between the two commanders--Generals Hampton and Wheeler, the fighting, and the success of their operations.
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