Lew Powell's Frostbitten Feet

[MaddieM]

(08-24-2012 01:56 PM)Gene C Wrote:  Betty wrote:
"He apparently began recruitment for the SS in November 1864 and then left for Baltimore on January 1, 1865. For all his hearty appearance, he appears to have been a somewhat frail lad constitutionally."


IF his health was so poor or he got sick a lot, why would the Confederate SS pick him for such an important job? Seems to me they would want someone more reliable and rugged?

That seems to be a good point. Also, weren't Mosby's Rangers a tough lot. Rampaging around the countryside on raids on horseback ain't for sissies, and I would imagine would be utterly exhausting if you weren't a well or hale and hearty person.