<:c c CO _oc jc::^■ C ' ^ <7 c _ UBRAI^Y OF CONGRESS. i^t.:...^up5rig]^ !fij. Shelf „/^7^.^^ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. C C c c ■ ■ •■<;•«: ■ C: <^^ c cccr ««^c c^ i\^,^f^ VB II 1884 PUBLISHED BY JAMES M. HUDNUT, U^o. 6^ ^Murray Street, C^EH'-YORK. Copyright, 1884, by James M. Hudnut. '<^ '^4 ^.^c^t^^^ / iAJ]o=®EW.:S)®P1 SA[SIL®S [EtUELLc //- ^^. ^^t: / /lyC-C . Ar^^Z/L (^K 6^^.^^^^^ A^-^ ^^A' RMY I CUMBERL>ND. DON CARLOS BUELL.— Nov., iS6t-0ct. 24, 1S62. (Then called the Army of the Ohio.) Born near Marietta, O., Mar. 23, x8i8 ; gradnated at West Point, T841 ; served in Florida, Texas, and Mexico ; twice brevetted; severely wounded at Clierubusco ; A. A. G, at various head-quarters ; assisted in organizing army in front of Washington, i ?6i ; in com- mand dejit. and organized Army of the Ohio, 1861-2 ; major-general U. S. V., Mar. 21, 1862; joined Grant at Shiloh after first day's battle Apr. 6th, and engaged Apr. 7th; in campaign against Corinth, and in northern Ala. ; drove Bragg from Ky., fighting battle of IVrrvville, Oct. 8th; relieved from command, Oct. 24th; resigned, May, 1864; President Cireen River (Ky ) Iron Works. WILLIAM STARKE ROSECRAXS.— Of/. ^^, /c?6^ -Or/. /p, 7c?6j. Born at Kingston. O., Sept. 6, 1819; graduated at West Point, 1842; engaged in building fordfications, and as instructor at West Point till April, 1854; civil engineer and architect; Col. 23d O. \'ols., 1861 ; brigadier-general U. S. A., May i6th ; commanded brigade at Rich. Mountain, Julv nth ; succeeded McClellan in command of dept., July 21st ; commanded division Army of the Miss, at Corinth; won battle of luka, Sept. 19th, and Corinth, Oct. 3-4; major-general U. S. V. ; in command Army of the Cumberland. Oct. 24th ; battle of Murfreesboro' (or Stone River), Dec. 31, 1862 — Jan. 3, 1863; drove Bragg's Army from Tenn., June; defeated at Cliickamauga, Sept. i9-2oth, but held Chattaiioo'ga, objective point of campaign. Relieved, Oct. 19th; dept. of Mo., Jan., 1864; repelled invasion of Price; brevet major-general U. S. A. from Mar. 13, 1865; resigned, 1867; Minister to Mexico, 1868; member of Congress from CaL, 1880-1884. GEORGE HENRY THOMAS.— Or/. 20, 1863— end of the ivar. Born in Southampton County, Va., July 31, 1816; graduated at West Point, 1836; served in Fla. and Mex- ico; three times brevetted; instructor at West Point, 1851-4 ; in Cal. and Texas till Aug., i860, as major 2d (afterward 5th) cavalry, colonel of regiment, May 3, 1861; coninianded brigade in Shenandoah valley ; brigadier-general U. S. V., Aug. 17th ; organized division of Buell's army; won battle of Mill Spring, Jan. 19-20, 1862; major-generd U. S. V., Apr. 25 ; second in coinmandat Perryville, Murfreesboro', and Chickamauga, saving the army at latter place by five hours' desperate resistance ; in command A. C, Oct. 20th ; brigadier-general U. S. a', Oct. 27th ; held Chattanooga on half rations and opened new lines of supply ; in command of center under Grant at Missionary Ridge, and under Sherman in Atlanta cam- paign, A. C, being about half of Sherman's force ; left with two corps to oppose Hood when Sherman marched to the sea ; concentrated at Nashville, fighting decisive battle there Dec. 15th, practically destroying Hood's army; major-general U. S. A., and thnnks of Congress; in command various military divisions and on special duty, till dsath, at San Francisco, March 28, 1870. Neither Sheridan nor Garfield ever commanded the Army of the Cumberland, but both won their spurs with it, and every Cumberland Army man may be proud to claim them. PHILIP HENRY SHERIDAN.— Born at Somerset, O., March 6, 1831 ; graduated at West Point, 1853; served in Texas and Pacific States till 1861; quartermaster army of the south-west, and under Halleck, 1862; colonel 2d Mich, cavalry; commanded brigade and defeated superior force at Bocnville, July ist ; brigadier-general U. S. V.; commanded division at Perryville and Murfreesboro', doing some of the hardest fighting in both ; major- general U. S. V. ; rescued his command from great peril at Chickamauga, and after desperate resistance joined Thomas ; took Missionarv Ridge by storm, Nov. 25th ; chief of cavalry Army of the Potomac, 1864; in command Middle Division, Aug. 7th; fought three pitched battles within thirtv davs, taking 13,000 prisoners; brigadier-general U. S. A. from Sept. 20th, major- general U.'S. A. from Nov. 8th, and thanks W Congress; joined Grant tv'a Waynesboro, destroying lines of supply and stores, March, 1865; victory at Five Forks Apr. ist cotnpelled evacuation of Petersburg; commanded advance in pursuit of Lee, taking 6000 prisoners at Sailor's Creek, April 6-7; intercepted Lee at Appomattox, Apr. 9th. Lieutenant- General March 4, 1869; in command of army, Nov., 1883. I AMES ABRAM GARFIELD.- Born at Orange, O., Nov. 19, 1831; graduated at \/illiams J College, Mass., 1856; President of Hiram College, O. ; lawyer; member jf Ohio Senate, 1859-60; colonel 42(1 O. vols., Sept. 5, 1861; commanded brigr.de and drovi Hurn- phrey Marshall from Kv., Jan., 1862; brigadier-general U.S. V.; commanded brigade in Buell's armv at Shiloh and Corinth ; chief of staff to General Rosecrans, Jan. 14, 1863— Dec; inajor-general U. S. V. for gallantry at Chickamauga ; member of Congress nine successive terms, and chairman of most important committees ; elected to U. S. Senate, Jan, 1880, and President U. S. in Nov. ; shot July 2, 1881 ; died Sept. 19th. Copyright, 1884, by James M. Hudnut LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS