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Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past and can't be restored." Well, over recent years, The British Library, working with Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collection of 19th century books. There are now 65,000 titles available (that's an incredible 25 million pages) of material ranging from works by famous names such as Dickens, Trollope and Hardy as well as many forgotten literary gems , all of which can now be printed on demand and purchased right here on Amazon. Further information on The British Library and its digitisation programme can be found on The British Library website.
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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format. Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship.
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Soldier author colonel brevet brigadier general
Theophilus Francis Rodenbough was born at Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the son of Charles and Emily (Cauffman) Rodenbough. His family on both sides were of pioneer, pre-Revolutionary stock, his paternal ancestor, Heinrich Rodenbough, having come from the Palatinate to settle in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in 1738.
His early schooling was in private schools and under tutors and he attended Lafayette College in 1854.
Upon the outbreak of the Civil War he was appointed by President Lincoln second lieutenant of the 2nd Dragoons, later the 2nd Cavalry. He served in staff capacities at the Cavalry School of Practice at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1861 and 1862. In 1863 and 1864 he saw combat service with his regiment in all actions of the Army of the Potomac during that period. He was promoted to the rank of captain in July 1862, and was captured in the second Manassas campaign. He was soon exchanged, however, and took part in Stoneman's raid. At Beverly Ford, Virginia, in June 1863, he was slightly wounded and had two horses shot under him. He commanded his regiment in all the cavalry engagements of the Gettysburg campaign. His conduct was noticeable in the engagements before Richmond in 1864. He was severely wounded and lost his right arm while leading a charge at Winchester, Virginia, on September 19, 1864. He was brevetted major for this action, lieutenant-colonel for gallant and meritorious conduct at Todd's Tavern, and brigadier-general for gallantry at Cold Harbor. Following the war, he was commissioned colonel, United States Army, and by special direction of the president was given command of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry and District of Clarksburg, W. Virginia. , with the rank of brigadier-general. He was mustered out of the Volunteer Service in October of that year and upon the reorganization of the army was appointed major of the 42nd Infantry. He served at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and Madison Barracks, New York, until he was retired with the rank of colonel on December 15, 1870. After retirement, he was deputy governor of the Soldiers' Home in Washington, D. C. , for two years. He was further distinguished by being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry at Trevilian Station, Virginia, in 1864. During the latter part of his life, Rodenbough wrote extensively. In 1873 he published: From Everglade to Canon with the Second Dragoons, a full and interesting history of the 2nd Cavalry; Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute (1885); Uncle Sam's Medal of Honor (1886); and a genealogical work, Autumn Leaves from Family Trees (1892). He also contributed articles to numerous periodicals. He acted for a time as general eastern agent for the Pullman Company after 1872, was associate editor of the Army and Navy Journal, 1876-77, corresponding secretary of the Society of the Army of the Potomac, 1878, secretary and editor for the Army and Navy Journal, 1878-90, secretary of the Military Service Institute from 1878 to 1891 and from 1902 until his death, and chief of the Bureau of Elections, New York City, from 1890 to 1901.
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(Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary...)
His wife, Elinor Frances Foster, to whom he had been married on September 1, 1868, survived him at his death in New York City, New York.
