I first became interested in Margaret Loughborough when I was writing an article about Confederate General John McCausland. In this post and the next, I will explain the connection
After the Civil War, John McCausland ran into General Ulysses Grant. He bragged to Grant that he, McCausland, was in Washington during the Civil War. Not wanting to play the game, apparently, Grant asked how this could be, did McCausland come in disguise? McCausland explained that he led the cavalry for General Jubal Early in the July 1864 Confederate attack on the capital. Early had as many as 15,000 troops. McCausland told Grant that he came across an unoccupied Union fort, rode in with a few of his aides, and sat on a big gun. McCausland lamented that he did not have enough men to take the capital and put an end to the war. My interest, and my article, focused on what fort McCausland was talking about.
Where can we read the articloe referred to above?
I wrote the article for the Washington Post. A copy of it may be found here
http://users.rcn.com/jimjohn/mccausland.mht