AVERELL, WILLIAM W.
\ˈavəɹə͡l], \ˈavəɹəl], \ˈa_v_ə_ɹ_əl]\
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Born in 1832, of New York, cavalry officer, was ordered to frontier duty in 1857, where he saw much Indian fighting. In 1861 as colonel he commanded the cavalry in the defence of Washington. In March, 1863, he began the series of cavalry raids in Virginia and West Virginia that have made him famous. He attained the rank of brevet major-general.
By John Franklin Jameson
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