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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 2 (search)
leave of absence, July 24 to Sept. 25, 1862. Aide-de-Camp to General Barnard, Sept. 25 to Nov. 11, 1862, being engaged in fortifying the southern approaches to Alexandria, Va. Chief Topographical Engineer of General Banks's expedition to the Gulf of Mexico, Nov. 11, 1862, to Feb. 10, 1863. At the defences of Washington, Feb. 28, 1863, to May 10, 1864. Member of the Board of Engineers to reorganize our system of seacoast fortifications, Jan. 27 to May 31, 1864. Organizing siege train for the neral Winfield Scott. Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 16, 1861. Assigned to the command of Fort Monroe and the department of eastern Virginia. Captured Forts Hatteras and Clark in Aug., 1861. Engaged in recruiting an expedition for the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi. Took possession of the city of New Orleans, May 1, 1862, after ts capture by the naval forces. Recalled, Dec. 16, 1862. Placed in command of department of Virginia and North Carolina and of the Army of the James, Nov,