Don Carlos Buell (March 23, 1818 - November 19, 1898) was a career U.S. Army officer who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War. Wikipedia
A highly capable organizer and administrator, Don Carlos Buell lost his field command for failing to follow up the retreating Confederates after the battle of Perryville. www.civilwarhome.com/buellbio.htm
Buell on war: "The object is not to fight great battles, and storm impregnable fortifications, but by demonstrations and maneuvering to prevent the enemy from concentrating his scattered forces... [T]he commander merits condemnation who, from ambition or www.aotc.net/Buell_home.htm
...1090(Born O.) Don Carlos Buell (Apd Ind.)32 Military History. --- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1837, to July 1, 1841, when he was graduated and promoted ... www.library.ci.corpus-christi.tx.us/MexicanWar/buelldc.htm
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