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Calvin Sanger Douty

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"Col. Douty's delay of Jackson": the battalion kept on the skirmish line as the enemy's battery and column close on the road
"Col. Douty's delay of Jackson": the battalion kept on the skirmish line as the enemy's battery and column close on the road 1887 · p. 35
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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"The fight at Aldie": the regiment ordered to charge, June 17, 1863
"The fight at Aldie": the regiment ordered to charge, June 17, 1863 1887 · p. 159
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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"The Middletown disaster": men and horses piled up in the road; the battle of Winchester
"The Middletown disaster": men and horses piled up in the road; the battle of Winchester 1887 · p. 37
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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"The official account", and Gen. Cilley's 1881 address at Douty's grave in Dover
"The official account", and Gen. Cilley's 1881 address at Douty's grave in Dover 1887 · p. 39
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Aldie, June 17, 1863: "Colonel Douty fell, while leading his men in another charge"
Aldie, June 17, 1863: "Colonel Douty fell, while leading his men in another charge" 1887 · p. 265
Source: Ruel H. Stanley and George O. Hall, Eastern Maine and the Rebellion, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Aldie: "Col. Douty was killed here"; his body "pierced with two bullets" and sent home for burial
Aldie: "Col. Douty was killed here"; his body "pierced with two bullets" and sent home for burial 1887 · p. 160
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Aldie: Capt. Henry C. Hall's account of the charge
Aldie: Capt. Henry C. Hall's account of the charge 1887 · p. 161
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Aldie: Col. C. H. Smith's official report, August 31, 1863, and the start of Kilpatrick's reunion address: "Men of Maine, you saved the day at Brandy Station, save it again at Aldie"
Aldie: Col. C. H. Smith's official report, August 31, 1863, and the start of Kilpatrick's reunion address: "Men of Maine, you saved the day at Brandy Station, save it again at Aldie" 1887 · p. 164
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Aldie: Hall's account, continued: Kilpatrick's "God bless you, Boothby! hold them!", and Douty's body found "beyond those fatal walls"
Aldie: Hall's account, continued: Kilpatrick's "God bless you, Boothby! hold them!", and Douty's body found "beyond those fatal walls" 1887 · p. 162
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Aldie: Kilpatrick's address, concluded: he rode "side by side" with Douty and saw him "go down in a soldier's death"
Aldie: Kilpatrick's address, concluded: he rode "side by side" with Douty and saw him "go down in a soldier's death" 1887 · p. 165
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Aldie: the losses continued, and another account of the charge: "here the brave Col. Douty fell"
Aldie: the losses continued, and another account of the charge: "here the brave Col. Douty fell" 1887 · p. 163
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Banks's report omits the Maine cavalry; Douty's dry reply to the general
Banks's report omits the Maine cavalry; Douty's dry reply to the general 1887 · p. 260
Source: Ruel H. Stanley and George O. Hall, Eastern Maine and the Rebellion, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Brandy Station, June 9, 1863: Kilpatrick asks, "Can you save me?"
Brandy Station, June 9, 1863: Kilpatrick asks, "Can you save me?" 1887 · p. 262
Source: Ruel H. Stanley and George O. Hall, Eastern Maine and the Rebellion, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Brandy Station: Douty's answer, and the charge on the battery
Brandy Station: Douty's answer, and the charge on the battery 1887 · p. 263
Source: Ruel H. Stanley and George O. Hall, Eastern Maine and the Rebellion, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Brandy Station: three charges at the guns, and the regiment cut off
Brandy Station: three charges at the guns, and the regiment cut off 1887 · p. 264
Source: Ruel H. Stanley and George O. Hall, Eastern Maine and the Rebellion, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Chapter XXVIII, "Calvin S. Douty": sheriff of Dover in his third term; commissioned major
Chapter XXVIII, "Calvin S. Douty": sheriff of Dover in his third term; commissioned major 1887 · p. 259
Source: Ruel H. Stanley and George O. Hall, Eastern Maine and the Rebellion, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Col. Calvin S. Douty of the First Maine Cavalry, killed at Aldie, June 17, 1863
Col. Calvin S. Douty of the First Maine Cavalry, killed at Aldie, June 17, 1863 1887 · plate between pp. 126 and 127
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Douty's last words to his officers, and his funeral at Dover, June 28, 1863, before about four thousand people
Douty's last words to his officers, and his funeral at Dover, June 28, 1863, before about four thousand people 1887 · p. 266
Source: Ruel H. Stanley and George O. Hall, Eastern Maine and the Rebellion, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Douty's letter to Secretary of War Stanton: "Give me back my companies"; the road to Brandy Station
Douty's letter to Secretary of War Stanton: "Give me back my companies"; the road to Brandy Station 1887 · p. 261
Source: Ruel H. Stanley and George O. Hall, Eastern Maine and the Rebellion, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Engraved portrait, "Col. Calvin S. Douty"
Engraved portrait, "Col. Calvin S. Douty" 1887 · plate facing p. 259
Source: Ruel H. Stanley and George O. Hall, Eastern Maine and the Rebellion, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Gen. Cilley's address, concluded: "Douty's hand and Douty's leadership", diverted "for a wounded comrade's sake"
Gen. Cilley's address, concluded: "Douty's hand and Douty's leadership", diverted "for a wounded comrade's sake" 1887 · p. 41
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Gen. Cilley's address, continued: the Vermont charge "was not ordered, or in any way directed by Douty"
Gen. Cilley's address, continued: the Vermont charge "was not ordered, or in any way directed by Douty" 1887 · p. 40
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Gen. Hatch to Douty: "We must cut our way through"; the column runs onto a battery in a narrow road
Gen. Hatch to Douty: "We must cut our way through"; the column runs onto a battery in a narrow road 1887 · p. 36
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Isaac H. Bailey's sketch of Douty, concluded: "It was a noble life crowned by a glorious death"
Isaac H. Bailey's sketch of Douty, concluded: "It was a noble life crowned by a glorious death" 1887 · p. 452
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Middletown, Virginia, May 24, 1862: Douty's battalion sent to scout toward the Front Royal pike holds Ashby's cavalry, "stubborn as mules"
Middletown, Virginia, May 24, 1862: Douty's battalion sent to scout toward the Front Royal pike holds Ashby's cavalry, "stubborn as mules" 1887 · p. 34
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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Roster of the regiment: Douty's service record, and the start of Isaac H. Bailey's sketch of him ("thrice been elected sheriff")
Roster of the regiment: Douty's service record, and the start of Isaac H. Bailey's sketch of him ("thrice been elected sheriff") 1887 · p. 451
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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The funeral concluded: the address, poem and Masonic rites at the grave
The funeral concluded: the address, poem and Masonic rites at the grave 1887 · p. 267
Source: Ruel H. Stanley and George O. Hall, Eastern Maine and the Rebellion, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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The retreat through Martinsburg to the Potomac, and the "forty thousand Yankees"
The retreat through Martinsburg to the Potomac, and the "forty thousand Yankees" 1887 · p. 38
Source: Edward P. Tobie, History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865, 1887 (Internet Archive)
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