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. Directions were immediately given for one of the brigades en route to Geary (Tyndale's) to be detached, and assault the enemy in the hills on the left, and the other brigade to push on as ordered. Meanwhile, Howard's First division, under Steinwehr, came up, when it was discovered that the hill to the rear of Schurz's division was also occupied by the enemy in force, and Smith's brigade of this division was ordered to carry it with the bayonet. This skeleton but brave brigade charged up the movement, the brigade was halted in the road. Colonel Smith sent forward the Seventy-third Ohio and Thirty-third Massachusetts, and directed them to charge the hill and drive the enemy therefrom. In the mean time I was ordered by Brigadier-General Steinwehr, division commander, to march my regiment by file to the left, and form in line of battle west of and perpendicular to the road on which we had been halted. This was at the foot of another hill about two hundred yards north of the one
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 1: operations in Virginia.--battle of Chancellorsville.--siege of Suffolk. (search)
ave observed, occupied the right of the army, and was composed of the divisions of Generals to Devens, Carl Schurz, and Steinwehr. Devens was on the right, Schurz in the center and Steinwehr on the left. Works for the protection of the corps were Steinwehr on the left. Works for the protection of the corps were thrown up parallel to the plank road and the turnpike, facing southward. At the left of these was Steinwehr's divisions, joining Sickles. Devens, on the extreme right, was west of the intersection of the two roads mentioned, near Talley's house. Steinwehr's divisions, joining Sickles. Devens, on the extreme right, was west of the intersection of the two roads mentioned, near Talley's house. The mass of his force occupied the works at that place. A portion of the brigades on the extreme right was thrown across the turnpike facing the west, and protected by slight breastworks and an abatis. Two pieces of artillery were on the plank roadhaff, leaving half their number dead or dying on the field. While the divisions of Devens and Schurz were crumbling, Steinwehr quickly changed front and threw Buschbeck's brigade into works near Melzie Chancellor's (Dowdall's tavern), where some
Doc. 183.-battle of Chancellorsville. Report of Brig.-Gen. Steinwehr. headquarters Second division, Eleventh corps, Stevens's farm, Va., May 8, 1863. To Lieutenant-Colonel Meurenburg, Assistant Adjutant-General, Eleventh Corps: Colonel: I have the honor to forward the following report of the part taken by my divisionticularly distinguished himself. I annex a sketch of the ground, showing the first position of this division. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, A. Von Steinwehr, Brigadier-General Commanding Second Division. General Carroll's report. headquarters First brigade, Third division, army corps, May 10, 1863. Majorf the enemy pouring into us from the front, and from both flanks; and that the first line of your division, in connection with Colonel Buschbeck's brigade of General Steinwehr's division, formed behind two of my regiments — the Eighty--second Illinois, Colonel Hecker, and the One Hundred and Fifty-seventh New-York, Colonel Brown--a
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 67: France and Germany; Convention of young men's Christian Association, Berlin, 1884 (search)
a glimpse of the procession. One lady who stood near me touched me on the arm and said to me in fairly good English: You are an American officer, I am told. I said, Yes, I am General Howard of the American army. Then, she asked, do you know my brother in the United States? I smiled as I thought of the vast expanse of the United States and answered, Pray, tell me what was his name She replied, His name is A. Von Steinwehr. Of course I was surprised, and so was she when I exclaimed, General Steinwehr was under my command when I had the Eleventh Army Corps! He commanded a division under me and held the Cemetery Ridge the first day at Gettysburg. I remained till August 30th and then went to make another visit of a day in Cologne; then had the pleasure of ascending the Rhine and of contrasting it with the Hudson; surely there was beauty everywhere. Of course we were reminded of many of the old legends when, from our steamer the Humboldt, the location of ancient castles was point