Gordon, James Byron

Of the day 11. maya 1864 sa odohrala fight during the Yellow Tavern, in ktorej sa stretli two jazdecké zoskupenia. General Sheridan nespokojný with the role of his jazdectva in the campaign of the pri Wilderness and Spotsylvanii you vynútil voľnosť to uskutočneniu on your own shares. You want your jazdou narušiť komunikácie for konfederačnou army, but well poraziť konfederačné jazdectvo led by J.E.B. Stuartom. In an jazdeckej bitke died brigádny general James Byron Gordon. General Gordon pochádzal zo Severnej Carolina. After štúdiách sa returned home and became a successful podnikateľom and prominentným member of miestnej community. On začiatku občianskej army sa he enrolled in the militia of the home state. It didn't take long for the and in the rank of captain prešiel to konfederačnej army. Gordon slúžil in the cavalry under the leadership of J.E.B Stuart. Začiatkom year 1863 was promoted to colonel. During the retreat from Virginia, defeated union troops pri Hagerstowne, what contributed to the zdarnému retreat konfederačných forces to Virginia. In septembri 1863 sa became brigádnym generálom and took velenie severokarolínskej brigade of cavalry. His brigade have successfully viedla in bitke pri Culpeper Court House, but general Gordon was critically injured.


In the summer of 1864 sa returned to the army. Väčšina jazdy bola sústredená under the command of general Stuart. Južanská jazda mala stop this thing procedure Sheridanovej cavalry on Richmond. Bol it zúfalý attempt, because unionist jazda mala veľkú presilu and skvelú armament. In bitke pri Yellow Tavern bola južanská kavaléria rozdrvená and Stuart padol. General Gordon has taken over the zvyšky broken jazdy and zodpovednosť for the defense of Richmond. His sa tried to získať time, who prídu backup. When defending the Meadow Bridge bol smrteľne injured. Sheridan jazda sa stiahla, but general Gordon sa of tešiť nestihol. To týždňa zomrel the consequences of his zranenia. Brigádny general Gordon was buried zo všetkými honors on cintoríne pri church Sv. Paul, in the town of Wilkesboro, in the Severnej Karolíne.

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James B. Gordon.