By Hardy Kenwright
What's in a Name?
By a queer twist of fate is has been noted that in the recent hostilities two noteable gentlemen officers, on opposite sides of the north / south devide have been at war, both with the same name.
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| Captain O'Shea |
Firstly we have the gallent Captain Rick O'Shea form 2nd Division, XI Corps, who is in command of Company 'F', 4th US Artllery, within that fine body of men. O'Shea most reacently fought at Gettysburg, where his battery was in the reserve positions most of the day.
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| General O'Shea |
Opposing Captan O'Shea, we have the Rebel Cavalry Officer - Brigadier General 'Rick' O'Shea, who is in command of General Ripper's Alabama Cavalry Brigade. Again General 'Rick' O'Shea's most recent action was at Gettysburg where a recent report described part of his day...
'At Dolly’s Knoll, General O’Shea is concerned that
his Alabama Cavalry Brigade is about to be overwhelmed, he has just seen the 2nd
Alabama step away from the line, so to prevent a widespread rout he halts his
attack and invites General Beauregard to assault the enemy with his fresh
force.
As O’Shea helps direct the Georgia Cavalrymen
forward, he is struck by a splinter of wood in his chest, no doubt thrown off a
nearby tree when hit by a cannon ball. O’Shea rocks in his saddle, before
sliding to the ground wounded'.
It seems this southern gentleman has a more delicate constitution to his nortern namesake, as a mear splinter would not have halted our brave captain.
