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==U.S. Military Career==

==U.S. Military Career==

He served in the U.S. cavalry from 1854 to 1861, when the civil war broke out.  After his graduation from West Point he served primarily in the wars against the native Americans.  He was stationed in Fort Leavenworth when Kansas broke out in what is known as "bleeding Kansas."  He was uninjured despite his involvement in the fights.  Here he met for the first time John Brown, an abolitionist for blacks.  Later on in 1859, under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee, he participated in the battle of Harper's Ferry.  He was able to signal the attack which led in John Brown's capture.  When Virginia withdrew itself from the Union he resigned from the Union Army.   

He served in the U.S. cavalry from 1854 to 1861, when the civil war broke out.  After his graduation from West Point he served primarily in the wars against the Native Americans.  He was stationed in Fort Leavenworth when Kansas broke out in what is known as "bleeding Kansas."  He was uninjured despite his involvement in the fights.  Here he met for the first time John Brown, an abolitionist for blacks.  Later on in 1859, under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee, he participated in the battle of Harper's Ferry.  He was able to signal the attack which led in John Brown's capture.  When Virginia withdrew itself from the Union he resigned from the Union Army.   

==C.S. Military Career==

==C.S. Military Career==