Kilpatrick tried a similar approach, focusing on health care for veterans.
His instructions to Kilpatrick were to report to Howard and so demonstrate against Macon.
Kilpatrick was not able to accomplish this work as completely as Sherman desired, and the flanking movement was soon resumed.
A beautiful sabre was presented by the officers of the brigade to Kilpatrick.
Generals Kilpatrick and Custer rode to the place where the line was forming, and superintended the movement.
General Kilpatrick later gave me a copy of the one he received.