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that would keep us in the saddle, or make his damned concern effective. | that would keep us in the saddle, or make his [?damned?] concern effective. | ||
I cannot too strongly express my contempt for Penrose's character. In managing Cavalry, he exhibits nothing but ignorance, alike of theory and | I cannot too strongly express my contempt for Penrose's character. In managing Cavalry, he exhibits nothing but ignorance, alike of theory and practice; no knowledge of horse marching, never judiciously selecting a camp, and characterizing marches, manouvers and plans by ignorance, irresolution and sheer incapacity. | ||
He ought to be shot.- | He ought to be shot.- | ||
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that would keep us in the saddle, or make his [?damned?] concern effective.
I cannot too strongly express my contempt for Penrose's character. In managing Cavalry, he exhibits nothing but ignorance, alike of theory and practice; no knowledge of horse marching, never judiciously selecting a camp, and characterizing marches, manouvers and plans by ignorance, irresolution and sheer incapacity.
He ought to be shot.- I do not speak now of the man personally. That is an unworthy subject-But of the Captain of Infantry who was our Commander. It was to be regretted that Yard did not ask for the Battalion. I thought I would this this much before. We saw no indians, tho', had P- acted as a second Lieutenant ought to, we could have found them and recovered the stock they stole (mules) from the train, and killed the thieves.