Against the Grain: Colonel Henry M. Lazelle and the U.S. Army
Description:
Henry Martyn Lazelle (1832-1917) was the only cadet in the history of the U.S. Military Academy to be suspended and sent back a year (for poor grades and bad behavior) and eventually return as Commandant of the Corps of Cadets. After graduating from West Point in 1855, he scouted with Kit Carson, was wounded by Apaches, and spent nearly a year as a "paroled" prisoner-of-war at the outbreak of the Civil War. Exchanged for a Confederate officer, he took command of a Union cavalry regiment, chasin…
more
Access:
Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Carson, James O.
Item Type:
Refine your search to only
Book