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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 241 (part 3)

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[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Point (Rockland County). 598 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY States volunteers. To General Morris belongs the honor of having attained the highest rank awarded to any citizen of Westchester County during the War of the Rebellion. The appointment of lieu-tenant-colonel of the regiment was given to Captain Ralph E. Prime, then of White Plains, now of Yonkers, a gallant officer of the 5th New York Volunteers. But for various reasons Captain Prime did not assume this command, and the lieutenant-colonelcy fell to Cap-tain J. Howard Kitching, of Dobbs Ferry, an officer in the 2d New-