Talk:John Houston Thorpe

Historically, did Thorpe become a general? I thought he was a volunteer and not a career officer. From "The Last Reunion", I understood he left the army after the ACW and returned to civil life. In the story, everyone dealing with the veterans, took to calling them general regardless of actual rank. This might have lead to the confusion here. ML4E 05:35, 5 September 2007 (UTC)