Although
many amputees and cripples gave up, others did not. Had all commanders minus
the use of as leg or an arm been brought together, they’d have been numerous
enough to form their own brigade.
Union
Brig. General Egbert B. Brown took a direct hit in the shoulder at Springfield,
Missouri, in January 1863. For the duration of the war he had only one usable
arm, but he sometimes commanded cavalry forces.
