Reblogged from Practically Historical:
Alexander Stewart Webb is a hero...as discussed in an earlier post, the term is bantered around loosely in our society. Such imprecise remembrance has resulted in men(and women) like Webb being relegated to the footnotes of our history...
Webb was born in 1835 into a prominent military family from New York City. Webb's father was an officer and diplomat, his grandfather had served on George Washington's staff during the Revolution.
