Wacky Whiskers Wednesday: Colonel Badass

For this installment of Wacky Whiskers Wednesday, we bring you Colonel Edward E. Cross of the 5th NH Cavalry! To put it frankly, Colonel Cross was quite the badass. He was six foot, two inches tall and would wrap a bandana around his head during battle, a lovely addition to his fancy uniform. Cross was in battle at Fair Oaks, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, where he lost his life on July 2, 1863 when he was shot by a sniper who was hiding some 40 yards away! Oh yeah...and he had quite the impressive beard! ‪