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James Hewett Ledlie
Birth: 4-14-1832
Death: 8-15-1882
Alternate First Name: Hewitt
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Ledlie, Catherine
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"Civil War Union Major General. Considered one of the worst generals in American history. For his disasterous attack on the Crater before Petersburg on July 30, l864, he was virtually read out of the service by Gen. George G. Meade on Grant's orders. He resigned on Jan. 23, l865."
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Biography: "Civil War Union Major General. Considered one of the worst generals in American history. For his disasterous attack on the Crater before Petersburg on July 30, l864, he was virtually read out of the service by Gen. George G. Meade on Grant's orders. He resigned on Jan. 23, l865."Citation Notes: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5892310
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Ledlie, Catherine
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"Civil War Union Major General. Considered one of the worst generals in American history. For his disasterous attack on the Crater before Petersburg on July 30, l864, he was virtually read out of the service by Gen. George G. Meade on Grant's orders. He resigned on Jan. 23, l865."
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"Civil War Union Major General. Considered one of the worst generals in American history. For his disasterous attack on the Crater before Petersburg on July 30, l864, he was virtually read out of the service by Gen. George G. Meade on Grant's orders. He resigned on Jan. 23, l865."
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