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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 22: battle of Chancellorsville (search)
ng his left not far from the Rappahannock, faced toward Fredericksburg. The whole of Meade's line ran through an unbroken forest; its extent was about three miles. Couch continued the line, but was obliged to bulge out for a half mile to cover the Chancellorsville house and knoll. Hancock's division of this corps made a right angle, the apex being on the old turnpike. French's division covered the space between Hancock and Meade, being substantially in reserve. Slocum's corps was next. Geary's and Williams's divisions, abreast of Hancock's foremost men, carried the line along some high ground to a second knoll, called Hazel Grove. Sickles, making an obtuse angle with Slocum's front, filled the space between Slocum's right flank and the small open field which embraces Dowdall's tavern. This he did with Birney's division; the remainder of his corps was in reserve, located between Dowdall's and Chancellorsville. My own corps (the Eleventh) occupied the extreme right. As this
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 25: the battle of Gettysburg; the second and third day (search)
ll and was on hand with a part of his corps. He and Geary and Buford's cavalry together then took care of the and promptly met with plenty of troops. But yet, as Geary, next to Greene, and Ruger, nearer McAllister's Mill oblique fire upon the sleeping enemy's stronghold. Geary by midnight had worked himself into a corresponding ne's, where the early night battle had been fought. Geary faced so as to take the same sleeping enemy with an Confederate had each ordered an attack at daylight. Geary first opened fire with his artillery, continuing it for ten minutes. Then, Geary's troops, or a part of them, began to advance, when the Confederates, also taking the offensive, made a rapid charge along Geary's entire front, shouting as they came; but the Union troops chee abundant artillery at Power's Hill and following up Geary's victorious shouting, Ruger's entire division swept forward and, in conjunction with Geary's men, reoccupied those barricades which had by that time cost five hou
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 26: transferred to the West; battle of Wauhatchie (search)
d. The remainder of the Twelfth Corps besides Geary's division, in conjunction with some other troe night. General Hooker, who had come on with Geary's division, joined me and established his headederate division was then dispatched to attack Geary. Some time after midnight, when our weary manxious message came: Hurry or you cannot save Geary. He has been attacked! The troops were quiietly holding. Schurz was ordered to go on to Geary's relief, but he had hardly set out over the rr Wauhatchie as fast as I could, the firing on Geary's front suddenly ceased. As I emerged into anemy's cordon and reached Greene, who commanded Geary's left brigade. He was frightfully wounded thnot prove fatal. After a word, I passed on to Geary. He was a vigorous, strong, hearty and cool-h Without a word he pointed down and I saw that Geary's son lay dead at his feet, killed at his fath his barricades on its top, and the repulse by Geary's division of greatly superior numbers, who at[4 more...]
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 27: Chattanooga and the battle of Missionary Ridge (search)
cut off. Grant changed his first plan, then made up a new command for Hooker-probably was compelled to do so — for it did look like wasting strength to put much force against the impregnable Lookout Mountain. This force consisted of Osterhaus's, Geary's, and Cruft's divisions, eight brigades, with the batteries which belonged with them, and a reserve from my corps of two batteries-Wiedrich's New York and Heckman's Ohio.-This force thus organized was gathered together in Lookout Valley, and durtroops were very active between Chattanooga, Dalton, and Knoxville, the wing of Thomas's army to which I belonged-probably about 20,000 strong, counting up the remaining divisions of the Eleventh Corps under Schurz and Von Steinwehr, and those of Geary and Ward belonging to the Twelfth Corps, with corps and artillery transportation reckoned in (for the latter especially afforded many diligent employees)-remained in our first camp. This temporary city in Lookout Valley had General Joseph Hook
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 29: battle of Resaca and the Oostanaula (search)
tement increased as the forces neared each other. Hooker appeared to gain ground for some time. His men went on by rushes rather than by steady movement. Two or three sets of skirmish trenches were captured before Butterfield's leading brigade had run upon a strong Confederate lunette. After desperate fighting, the enemy, behind cover, would break Hooker's men back, only to try again. Finally, the latter seeing a covered position close by, a rush was made for it. Butterfield, aided by Geary, secured it. So near to the guns and beneath a crest were the men that they by their fire almost paralyzed their use against our advance lines. These guns, however, at intervals did bloody work, using canister and shells against brigades farther off. During this advance of Hooker, which, we confess, was not very successful and attended with loss, the Twenty-third Corps, or a good part of it, was brought over to aid Hooker and me at any instant when Hooker should make a break through the
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 30: battle of Casville (search)
from Dallas. The skirmishing had begun. When Geary's division (Hooker's center) had come forward the bridge which crossed Pumpkin Vine Creek. Geary, with Hooker's escorting cavalry and infantry, force near New Hope Church, and so he ordered Geary to take the fork of the road leading that way.ood. Here our men met a stubborn resistance. Geary had to strengthen and greatly extend his line, and, as Geary was apt to think, he believed that he was dealing with a much larger force than thated half an hour. There were brave charges by Geary's men, and fierce countercharges by the Confedte that on which Hood had aligned his forces. Geary had at last driven the advance back. Geary, aGeary, as was customary with us all, made hastily such shelter as he could for his troops, using logs for t Thomas reported their arrival as 3 P. M., but Geary about 5 P. M. Thomas probably referred to heads of column and Geary to the complete arrival. At any rate, the whole corps was assembled by the
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 34: battle of Peach Tree Creek (search)
nsidering them in succession, we first come to Geary. Our Geary had been compared to Napoleon's MaGeary had been compared to Napoleon's Marshal Ney, from his large proportions, his cheerful deportment, and his unfailing energy. His eyest to Ward and Newton, across the Shoal Creek. Geary was in the outset with his skirmishers preparimen, in the place where they found themselves, Geary's were just commencing to intrench and barricarates, with their quick, springy step, charged Geary's skirmishers. The movement was so adroitly executed that most of those in Geary's outer line were captured. Here the sharp firing commenced.eek. The battle was perhaps not severer in Geary's front than elsewhere, but the immediate res on Geary's front the last day at Gettysburg. Geary persisted here, as he did everywhere, in reenfvoring to get into the ravine and connect with Geary. General Hooker, watching the well-matched coey not only maintained their ground but helped Geary's right in recovering what he had lost. Willi[4 more...]