Obituary Notice of Maj.-Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman, First Commander of the Third Army CorpsC. H. Ludwig, 1881 - 40 pages |
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... Williamsburg ; and not only his commission as Major - General of Volunteers bears the date of this action - one of the most bloody of the whole war for his troops who bore the brunt of it — but he was subsequently brevetted major ...
... Williamsburg ; and not only his commission as Major - General of Volunteers bears the date of this action - one of the most bloody of the whole war for his troops who bore the brunt of it — but he was subsequently brevetted major ...
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... Williamsburg , from which Heintzelman derived his major - generalship of volun- teers , and his brevet major - generalship in the regular army . J. WATTS DE PEYSTER , Brevet Major - General , S. N. Y .; First Honorary Member Third Army ...
... Williamsburg , from which Heintzelman derived his major - generalship of volun- teers , and his brevet major - generalship in the regular army . J. WATTS DE PEYSTER , Brevet Major - General , S. N. Y .; First Honorary Member Third Army ...
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... Williamsburg , all in one or another crimson font of the Great American Con- flict - the vastest and costliest in disciplined life which ever raged among civilized peoples ; one which has been subjected to such investigation as no other ...
... Williamsburg , all in one or another crimson font of the Great American Con- flict - the vastest and costliest in disciplined life which ever raged among civilized peoples ; one which has been subjected to such investigation as no other ...
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... Williamsburg , Monday , 5th of May , 1862- whose anniversary is annually and enthusiastically kept by our Union - was the crimson aurora of the full day's glory of the Army of the Potomac . His tenacity on this occasion , until the ...
... Williamsburg , Monday , 5th of May , 1862- whose anniversary is annually and enthusiastically kept by our Union - was the crimson aurora of the full day's glory of the Army of the Potomac . His tenacity on this occasion , until the ...
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... Williamsburg , which was not only the first engagement of the Army of the Potomac which its military historians dignify by the title of a battle , but which was fought by the Third Corps almost alone and unsupported . Indeed , the ...
... Williamsburg , which was not only the first engagement of the Army of the Potomac which its military historians dignify by the title of a battle , but which was fought by the Third Corps almost alone and unsupported . Indeed , the ...
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Page 19 - I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you.
Page 19 - I have heard, in such way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the Army and the Government needed a Dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes, can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.
Page 20 - What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive again, could get any good...
Page 19 - I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not an indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which within reasonable bounds does good rather than harm. But I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could...
Page 19 - Of course, it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, — which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into...
Page 20 - I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive...
Page 39 - The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo; No more on Life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And Glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
Page 29 - Potomac, for the skill, energy and endurance which first covered Washington and Baltimore from the meditated blow of the advancing and powerful army of rebels led by General Robert E. Lee, and to Major-General George G.
Page 36 - And, tales of sorrow done, Shoulders his crutch and shows how fields were won.
Page 30 - She had served in seven different regiments, and participated in several battles. At Fredericksburg she was seriously wounded, but recovered and followed the fortunes of war, which cast her from the Army of the Potomac to the Army of the Cumberland.