Excerpt from In Memoriam: Alexander Stewart Webb, 1835-1911 War and afterwards, from field and corps commanders, as Well as division and brigade generals, under whom and with whom he served in the strenuous and prolonged campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. The few extracts quoted here by way of introduction are but specimens of the many encomiums contained in Civil War literature where mention is made of General Webb's part in the engagements described or referred to. On the occasion of a medal being presented to General Webb, in 1866, General Meade, in a letter addressed to him, said. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.