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Cullen A. Battle (b. 1829 d. 1905)
A lawyer by education, Battle was involved in politics as an elector in the 1856 and 1860 presidential elections. His military background began with the formation of the Tuskeegee Light Infantry after John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859. Following Alabama's seccession from the Union in 1861, the Tuskeegee Light Infantry joned the Second Regiment Alabama Volunteer Corps and ordered to Pensacola, Fla., to seize Federal installations. Battle was elected lieutenant colonel. Battle and unit moved to newly-formed Third Alabama regiment. Battle was elected Third Alabama's major. Third Alabama was the first Alabama unit sent to Virginia. After being mustered into Confederate service May 4, 1861, the unit was assigned garrison duty in Norfolk with Virginia regiments in the brigade of Brig. Gen. William T. Mahone. Battle was promoted to lieutenant colonel when regimental commander Jones Withers was promoted and transferred. In May, 1862, Battle saw his first combat at the Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks). Col. Tennent Lomax killed in action leading his wing of the regiment. Battle was slightly wounded and later promoted to colonel and Third Alabama commander. In June, the regiment is moved into Alabama Brigade of Brig. Gen. Robert E. Rodes. Third Alabama fought briefly in Battle of Gaines' Mill and was in the middle of the heavy fighting at Malvern Hill. Suffered 200 casualties of 354 men carried into action at Malvern Hill. On September 14, 1862, Battle's men fought defending Turner's Gap during Battle of Boonsborough (South Mountain) against two corps of the Army of the Potomac. While the brigade eventually yielded, the action allowed the Confederates to take Harpers Ferry and reform their forces in Sharpsburg. Battle was wounded in the fight. Third Alabama fought in the Sunken Road (Bloody Lane) at the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam). While leading men in the Chancellorsville campaign April 29, 1863, Battle's horse falls on him, injuring his back. Battle tried to come back, but was injured again May 1. Rejoining his unit in the Gettysburg campaign, July 1, 1863, Third Alabama is placed by Rodes on the brigade's flank, aligning with the North Carolina brigade of Brig. Gen. Junius Daniel. When O'Neal moved the brigade, Third Alabama was not informed. Battle attached Third Alabama to the command of Brig. Gen Stephen D. Ramseur, participating in the assault that pressed through Gettysburg. The regiment fought July 3, 1863 in an assault on the extreme left of the line. Battle was slightly wounded twice during Gettysburg. Battle was promoted to brigadier general, to date to August 25, 1863, replacing O'Neal as the brigade's commander. The unit, part of the Second Corps, was known as Battle's Brigade for the rest of the war. Battle's first major action came against the Army of the Potomac led by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House. Wounded in right foot (May 8, 1864) in the opening stages of the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. After temporary leave from the army. Battle's Brigade participated in Lt. Gen. Jubal Early's Valley Campaign with battles at Lynchburg, Va., June 18, 1864; Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864, a skirmish near Washington, D.C., July 11, 1864; and the Second Battle of Kernstown, July 24, 1864. At Third Winchester September 15, 1864, Rodes was killed and Battle briefly assumed command of the division. The brigade fought a rearguard action at Fisher's Hill Sept. 22. Battle, back in brigade command, was severely wounded in the leg while leading his men against guns supported by the VI Corps during the Battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864. Taken from the field, Battle had commanded his final fight. He returned home on furlough, where he was paroled as a brigadier general at Montgomery May 16, 1865. After the War, Battle won a seat in Congress, but was not allowed to serve it because he would not take the "Ironclad Oath." That also would cost him a nomination for the United States Senate.
In his later years, Battle moved to New Bern, N.C., where he became the editor of the town's newspaper and mayor.

Sorry for it being so long, but it's hard to edit something like this down. You should have seen the original draft!
I would be happy to handle some more, in the A-C range of the Confederates if possible. I have Volume 1 of The Confederate General in my clutches!

Looks good. Thanks!

I'll go over it more carefully in the coming days.

Let me know if you'd have an interest in doing other generals, or just wanted Battle for familial reasons.

Gil,
I would be happy to write up some more generals for you!
Thanks,
Battleline

Great! Let me know if you have any preferences.

Gil,
Just got back home from shooting an NFL game. Throw some names at me and I'll be happy to look 'em up!
Thanks,
Battleline

Okay, I finally got around to editing it. You'll see I rewrote parts to make it flow more smoothly, but otherwise it's fine. Please check out the ratings I gave him and let me know if they're off. (I know that you yourself will probably modify the file to give him "Superb" across the board, so I'm thinking about the rest of us here...)


Brig. Gen. Cullen A. Battle (b. 1829, d. 1905). A lawyer by education, Battle was involved in politics, participating in the electoral college in the 1856 and 1860 presidential elections. His military background began with the formation of the Tuskeegee Light Infantry after John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. Following Alabama's secession from the Union in 1861, the Tuskeegee Light Infantry joined the Second Regiment Alabama Volunteer Corps and was ordered to Pensacola, Florida, to seize Federal installations. Battle was elected Lieutenant Colonel, and subsequently he and his unit moved to the newly-formed Third Alabama regiment, of which he was elected Major. The Third Alabama was the first Alabama unit sent to Virginia. After being mustered into Confederate service May 4, 1861, the unit was assigned garrison duty in Norfolk with Virginia regiments in the brigade of Brig. Gen. William T. Mahone. Battle was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel when regimental commander Jones Withers was promoted and transferred. In May, 1862, Battle saw his first combat at the Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks), at which Col. Tennent Lomax was killed in action leading his wing of the regiment. Battle was slightly wounded and later promoted to Colonel and Third Alabama commander. In June, the regiment was moved into the Alabama Brigade of Brig. Gen. Robert E. Rodes. Third Alabama fought briefly in Battle of Gaines' Mill and was in the middle of the heavy fighting at Malvern Hill, where it suffered 200 casualties out of 354 men carried into action. On September 14, 1862, Battle's men fought to defend Turner's Gap during the Battle of Boonsborough (South Mountain) against two corps of the Army of the Potomac. While the brigade eventually yielded, the action allowed the Confederates to take Harpers Ferry and reform their forces in Sharpsburg. Battle was wounded in the fight. Third Alabama fought in the Sunken Road (or “Bloody Lane”) at the Battle of Antietam. While leading men in the Chancellorsville campaign on April 29, 1863, Battle's horse fell on him, injuring his back. Battle tried to return to action, but was injured again May 1. Rejoining his unit for the Gettysburg campaign, July 1, 1863, Third Alabama was placed by Rodes on the brigade's flank, aligning with the North Carolina brigade of Brig. Gen. Junius Daniel. When O'Neal moved the brigade, Third Alabama was not informed. Battle attached Third Alabama to the command of Brig. Gen Stephen D. Ramseur, participating in the assault that pressed through Gettysburg. The regiment fought on July 3, 1863 in an assault on the extreme left of the line. Battle was slightly wounded twice during Gettysburg. Battle was subsequently promoted to brigadier general, effective August 25, 1863, replacing O'Neal as the brigade's commander. The unit, part of the Second Corps, was known as “Battle's Brigade” for the rest of the war. Battle's first major action came against the Army of the Potomac led by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House, where he was wounded in the right foot on May 8, 1864, in the opening stages of the latter engagement. After his temporary leave from the army, Battle's Brigade participated in Lt. Gen. Jubal Early's Valley Campaign with battles at Lynchburg, Va., June 18, 1864; Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864; a skirmish near Washington, D.C., July 11, 1864; and the Second Battle of Kernstown, July 24, 1864. At Third Winchester September 15, 1864, Rodes was killed and Battle briefly assumed command of the division. The brigade fought a rearguard action at Fisher's Hill Sept. 22. Battle, back in brigade command, was severely wounded in the leg while leading his men against guns supported by the VI Corps during the Battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864. Taken from the field, Battle had commanded his final fight. He returned home on furlough, where he was paroled as a brigadier general at Montgomery May 16, 1865. After the War, Battle won a seat in Congress, but was not allowed to serve it because he would not take the "Ironclad Oath." This also would cost him a nomination for the United States Senate. In his later years, Battle moved to New Bern, North Carolina, where he became the editor of the town's newspaper and mayor.


Leadership: 5
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Teaches: Steady

In adding bios for the upcoming patch, it was discovered that the absolute maximum number of characters for a bio has to be 3900. (We had thought it would be higher.) This bio of Cullen Battle was about 400 characters too long, so I was forced to shorten it. I don't think I took out anything too important. I removed alternate names of battles, took out the names of particular engagements fought under Jubal Early, changed "Third" to "3rd" when talking about the 3rd Alabama, etc. Let me know if anything should be changed in this revised version:


Brig. Gen. Cullen Andrews Battle (b. 1829, d. 1905). A lawyer who became involved in politics, participating in the electoral college in 1856 and 1860, Battle’s military background began with the formation of the Tuskeegee Light Infantry after John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. Following Alabama's secession from the Union in 1861, the this group joined the 2nd Regiment Alabama Volunteer Corps and was ordered to Pensacola, Florida, to seize Federal installations. Battle was elected Lieutenant Colonel, and subsequently he and his unit moved to the newly-formed 3rd Alabama regiment, of which he was elected Major. The 3rd Alabama was the first Alabama unit sent to Virginia. After being mustered into Confederate service May 4, 1861, the unit was assigned garrison duty in Norfolk under Brig. Gen. William T. Mahone. Battle was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel when regimental commander Jones Withers was promoted and transferred. In May, 1862, Battle saw his first combat at the Battle of Seven Pines, at which Col. Tennent Lomax was killed in action leading his wing of the regiment. Battle was slightly wounded and later promoted to Colonel and 3rd Alabama commander. In June, the regiment was moved into the Alabama Brigade of Brig. Gen. Robert E. Rodes. Third Alabama fought briefly in Battle of Gaines' Mill and was in the middle of the heavy fighting at Malvern Hill, where it suffered 200 casualties out of 354 men carried into action. On September 14, 1862, Battle's men fought to defend Turner's Gap during the Battle of South Mountain, allowing the Confederates to take Harpers Ferry and reform their forces in Sharpsburg. Battle was wounded in the fight. Third Alabama fought in the “Bloody Lane” at the Battle of Antietam. While leading men in the Chancellorsville campaign on April 29, 1863, Battle's horse fell on him, injuring his back. He tried to return to action, but was injured again May 1. Rejoining his unit for the Gettysburg campaign, July 1, 1863, 3rd Alabama was placed by Rodes on the brigade's flank, aligning with the North Carolina brigade of Brig. Gen. Junius Daniel. When O'Neal moved the brigade, 3rd Alabama was not informed. Battle attached 3rd Alabama to the command of Brig. Gen Stephen D. Ramseur, participating in the assault that pressed through Gettysburg. The regiment fought on July 3, 1863 in an assault on the extreme left of the line. Battle was slightly wounded twice during Gettysburg. Battle was subsequently promoted to Brigadier General, effective August 25, 1863, replacing O'Neal as the brigade's commander. The unit, part of the Second Corps, was known as “Battle's Brigade” for the rest of the war. Battle's first major action came against the Army of the Potomac led by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House, where he was wounded in the right foot on May 8, 1864, in the opening stages of the latter engagement. After his temporary leave from the army, Battle's Brigade participated in Lt. Gen. Jubal Early's Valley Campaign in June and July. At Third Winchester on September 15, 1864, Rodes was killed and Battle briefly assumed command of the division. The brigade fought a rearguard action at Fisher's Hill Sept. 22. Battle, back in brigade command, was severely wounded in the leg while leading his men against guns supported by the VI Corps during the Battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864. Taken from the field, he had commanded his final fight. He returned home on furlough, and was paroled as a brigadier general the following May. After the War, Battle won a seat in Congress, but was not allowed to serve because he would not take the "Ironclad Oath." This also would cost him a nomination for the United States Senate. In his later years, Battle moved to New Bern, North Carolina, where he became the editor of the town's newspaper and its mayor.