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William C. Oates, commander of the 15th Alabama, best known for their charges against the 20th Maine at Little Round Top. "In 1898, he received a brigadier general's commission from President William McKinley, and he commanded three different brigades during the short war. "I am now a Yankee General, formerly a Rebel Colonel, and right each time!" he exclaimed with delight. He served diligently and patiently in Georgia and Pennsylvania, all the while hoping to command Alabama troops and be placed in combat, but the war ended before any transfer to the theaters of war could be enacted."
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