Well, I was unable to find out any more about the little run-in that Alpheus had with William T. Sherman before the First Battle of Bull Run, but evidently he served his penitence or was forgiven or something else because he was back in the ranks by the time of the Battle of South Mountain in September 1862, where he was wounded badly enough that his military career was over.
And, of course, later in the war, Sherman wasn't exactly against foraging.
But, obviously Alpheus was a very tall man for that time, standing over six feet tall. And, so was David H. Budlong as I mentioned in the War Reminiscence posts earlier this month. Maybe that is a family trait?
--Old Secesh
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