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John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 5: (search)
the Potomac still passing. The troops from Harper's Ferry were to join the Third Corps,—the celebrated fighting troops of Gen. Sickles, who, having lost a leg at Gettysburg, had left his command and was succeeded by Gen. French. We soon found ourselves in the midst of the great army, cheek by jowl with the men who fought under McDowell, and McClellan, and Pope, and Burnside, and Hooker, as principals, and under the more immediate direction of such leaders as Sumner and Franklin, Keyes and Kearny, Heintzelman and McCall, Sedgwick, Reno, and Banks in the earlier days of the war, and now were fresh from the gory fields of Gettysburg, where Reynolds, of precious memory, and Buford, and Hancock, and Sickles had immortalized themselves; and we rejoiced at our good fortune in being thus associated. When we left Frederick, Capt. Sleeper was placed in charge of the entire supply train of the Third Corps. The long lines of ammunition and forage wagons stretching with their white coverings
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 6: (search)
be of value introduced in this connection. The idea of a corps badge originated, as far as can be ascertained, with Gen. Kearny. During the seven days battle on the Peninsula he saw the necessity of having some distinctive mark by which the offi the men, of their own accord, cut pieces out of their overcoat linings to make patches for themselves. At the same time Kearny adopted a plain red flag to denote his division headquarters, and Hooker adopted a blue one for his headquarters. See al and Military History of Philip Kearny, from which many of these facts were taken. At Harrison's Landing, July 4, 1862, Kearny issued a general order, directing officers to wear a red patch of the diamond or lozenge shape either on the crown or leffied bodies) found without badges, and return them to their commands under guard. This scheme of badges, originated by Kearny and perfected by Hooker, continued, substantially unaltered, to the close of the war. The system of headquarters' flags,
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Index (search)
, 188, 193, 197. Hunt, Leroy E., 85, 150, 151, 198, 200, 203, 206, 207, 242, 405, 406. I. Innis, George H., 80, 117, 147. Island, Galloupe's, 435. J. Jackson, Stonewall, 92. Jetersville, 415. Jewett, Col. A. B., 70, 83, 86, 87. Jewell, E. C., 350, 351, 401, 405, 406. Johnson, S. H., 42, 205, 208, 440. Johnson, Gen., 235. Jones, Henry, 210. Jones, Col. E. J., 27, 28. Jones's Farm, 252. K. Kay, James, 209, 326, 339. Kellysville, 158. Keefe, Daniel, 404. Kearny, Gen., Phil., 101, 121, 125. Kemper, Gen., 245. Kershaw, Gen. J. B., 92. Killoran, H-ugh, 302, 304, 305, 349. Kilpatrick, Gen., 113. Knowland, J. H., 81, 83, 87, 208, 209, 302, 351. L. Landing, Harrison's, 275. Landing, Pratt's, 242. Landing, Wilcox's, 275. Lane, Gen., 320. Lee, Gen. Robert E., 70, 94, 98, 99, 104, 100, 110, 127, 130, 141, 144, 153, 162, 175, 180, 189, 212, 216, 223, 227, 234, 237, 242, 271, 279, 284, 297, 415, 418, 419, 420, 424, 425. Lee, Gen., Fitz-H