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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 10: camping in Washington; in command of a brigade (search)
n Sixth Street to the dock, the regimental band playing national airs. Soldiers stepped out together with heads high, hopes strong, and hearts beating courageously. After a brief halt the regiment crossed by steamer to Alexandria. Colonel S. P. Heintzelman, of the Seventeenth Regular Infantry, had been designated our division commander, with headquarters in Alexandria. He brought a good record from the Mexican War, and was in 1861 a hardy, fearless, energetic character, which our undisci however, did not proceed, as charged, from Southern sympathy. McDowell and his associates wished to prevent the demoralization of the soldiers, for to take property ad libitum would soon overturn all order and leave no basis of rightdoing. Heintzelman's instruction just after the accession of my brigade to his division is a specimen of the prevailing restriction: Headquarters Third Division, Alexandria, July 10, 1861. Colonel Howard, Commanding Third Brigade. Sir: The bearer of this
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 11: battle of Bull Run (search)
stituted five divisions: Tyler's, Hunter's, Heintzelman's, Dixon S. Miles's, and Runyon's. Our divit far apart. This march was duly made and Heintzelman caused our brigades to pass the Accotink anntreville as he could and have water; while Heintzelman was to move up to the Little Rocky Run on tk the names Tyler, Dixon Miles, Hunter, and Heintzelman each represented a body of troops: Tyler, ynd move down; when the next ford is reached Heintzelman will cross there and follow you. I hope to out of camp at 3 A. M. Sunday. Hunter and Heintzelman were equally prompt. But the three divisionge of plan which added to the weariness of Heintzelman's men. He forbade us to make the short cut,back by our men to the Henry house, because Heintzelman's two brigades, close upon Hunter, had becot. Some experienced veteran officers, like Heintzelman, entreated and commanded their subordinatesup, just before the recrossing of Bull Run, Heintzelman, with his wounded arm in a sling, rode up a
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 12: General George B. McClellan and the organization of the army of the Potomac (search)
vision commanders whose names, thanks to Bull Run and sundry reviews, had become familiar to the army were advanced in position but not in gradeour highest grade, except by special Act of Congress, was that of major general. McDowell, Sumner, Heintzelman, Keyes, and Banks were the first five army corps commanders. A few days later Banks's command was differently designated and a fifth corps was given to Fitz John Porter, a sixth to Franklin. McDowell had for division commanders at first Franklin, McCall, and King; Sumner-Richardson, Sedgwick, and Bleriker. Heintzelman's division commanders were Fitz John Porter, Hooker, and Hamilton; Keyes's were Couch, W. F. Smith, and Casey; and Banks's, Williams and Shields. But I am anticipating the order of events. Possibly the Army of the Potomac thus formed and located might have remained sheltered along the Virginia Heights free from trials by combat or battle during the important time of incubation and growth had it not been for t
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 15: the battle of Williamsburg (search)
them, were thronged with cavalry and the corps of Heintzelman and Keyes. We held ourselves in readiness, impatt simultaneously at several points of the front. Heintzelman, in front of Yorktown, seeing fires reflected in llow, and naval gunboats to aid. The orders to Heintzelman and Keyes were: Draw in your guards, pickets, and telegraph corps. Mr. Lathrop was attached to General Heintzelman's headquarters. As soon as Yorktown was openhe brigade commanders. No aids or orderlies from Heintzelman or Keyes could find him. In fact, Heintzelman, juHeintzelman, judging from his own instructions, thought himself to be in command. General Keyes, leading Casey's and Couch's turn the Confederates by our right agreed upon. Heintzelman set out for the left of our line, but was much de operations just recounted were progressing under Heintzelman's eyes, Sumner and Keyes were trying to bring ordal Franklin; he and I each commanded a brigade in Heintzelman's division. His associates always respected his
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 16: the battle of Fair Oaks (search)
umner with the Second, Keyes with the Fourth, and Heintzelman with the Third. Our first move was to the Chickaht to left across our line of advance. At first, Heintzelman and Keyes bivouacked near Bottom's Bridge; Sumnerto Porter's movement, Keyes, and later, the 25th, Heintzelman, had passed over Bottom's Bridge. McClellan din and strength of our troops in that vicinity. Heintzelman,when he had crossed the river with his corps, hading it a little short of Savage Railway Station. Heintzelman in his own corps had for duty at the first sympto it had passed-by some extraordinary circumstance Heintzelman, whom McClellan looked to as the veritable comman Casey's retreat and Couch's danger, and received Heintzelman's order for the other brigade with him. Passing tts of Keyes except Couch's detachment, and all of Heintzelman's corps including Hooker, now arrived from White hominy, but in command of his own corps only, and Heintzelman commanded his part of the line. The commander of
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 17: Second battle of Bull Bun (search)
tured stores and destroying what he could not carry away, Ewell, at Bristoe, was not having so comfortable work. For Heintzelman's, with Hooker's and Kearny's divisions, coming from McClellan before Jackson's arrival at Bristoe, had passed beyond communications he turned his whole command north. His left, under McDowell, he sent to Gainesville; his center, under Heintzelman, to Greenwich, a few miles south of Gainesville, while he himself, leaving Hooker in command of the right, rushed on t reestablish his connections with Washington. Sigel's corps was attached to McDowell, while Reno replaced Hooker with Heintzelman. That arrangement made Porter's approaching corps a strong reserve. The afternoon of August 27th Hooker came upon h they did not understand, had become discouraged. But Pope resolutely gave new orders: the morning of August 29th, Heintzelman was turned again westward from Centreville; he led three divisions under Hooker, Kearny, and Reno toward Gainesville.
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 20: General Burnside assumes command of the army of the Potomac (search)
killed in battle), and John F. Reynolds had the First Corps in place of Hooker (wounded). These two (the First and Ninth) were still under Burnside's direction. The new troops promised from the defenses of the capital were commanded by Sigel, Heintzelman, and Bayard, the latter having only one division of cavalry. General Sumner's command was immediately divided. The Twelfth Corps was left behind to guard the fords of the Upper Potomac. When the army started, though the rain was falling in and Thornton's — were even then in use by Lee passing the material and troops of the enemy to the vicinity of Culpeper. Thus the army was quietly transferred to the vicinity of the Manassas Gap Railroad. Sigel's Eleventh Corps, and part of Heintzelman's, with Bayard's cavalry, had marched out from Washington and were holding Thoroughfare Gap, New Baltimore, and Warrenton Junction. Reynolds's corps was at Warrenton, Willcox's at Waterloo; ours (the Second) at Rectortown, while Porter's an
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 23: campaign of Gettysburg (search)
ld Lee decide to send Early, Rodes, or even Ewell across the Potomac into Cumberland Valley with a view of scattering the troops, so as to live on the country and bring together and send to him much-coveted and much-needed contributions of food for his large command. But for some reason there was at Washington a want of confidence in General Hooker. Troops which were promised for this purpose were never sent; some which had been ordered and had set out for the rendezvous were stopped by Heintzelman's or Halleck's subordinates. Schenck furnished a few — a single brigade — under Colonel Lockwood; but these were insufficient for the avowed purpose, and what was worse to Hooker than the withholding was the manner in which it was done. Hooker was, at that time, suffered to be overridden by subordinate commanders, whom, to his chagrin, his seniors in authority sustained. On June 24th we were still at Goose Creek. The day before, my brother, the Rev. R. B. Howard, a member of the cel