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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 37: Battle of Jonesboro (search)
d toward East Point, in order to protect the trains, and was for a time quite isolated from the rest of the whole force. Thomas had fulfilled his instructions, reaching the evening of the 30th a crossroad near Morrow's Mill. Kilpatrick lost one b hold on till Sherman and the Army of the Cumberland came. On the morning of September 1st, General Jeff. C. Davis, of Thomas's army, being at Renfro Place, moved up to my left flank. He instantly pushed on to Moulker's Creek, where he came upon n many places, capturing hundreds of prisoners and some batteries and also some trophies, making our victory complete. Thomas and Sherman were together, not far from Davis's right flank. As soon as Davis's attack was finished, Sherman directed mre, but being delayed by the long march he arrived at so late an hour that the enemy was able to resist him at the bridge. Sherman desired Thomas to get beyond Hardee's right flank and so cut off his retreat; but night came on and Hardee escaped.
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 37: Battle of Lovejoy's Station and capture of Atlanta (search)
nsive, but wait where I was for the present. General Thomas had also moved one corps forward from Jonesborowas near dark when he was ready to make an attack. Thomas, probably not aware of my orders, pushed his troopsay, Schofield's army came up to support the left of Thomas.. The effort resulted in about 100 prisoners, sever at this time, I put down a thought concerning George H. Thomas. General Thomas's characteristics are much General Thomas's characteristics are much like those of my father. While I was under his command he placed confidence in me, and never changed it. Quieommanding. About this time (September 29th), also, Thomas went to Chattanooga and as far as Nashville, while a to the sea. When his plan was finally settled, Thomas was to go back to Nashville; Schofield and Stanley and Twenty-third Corps to follow him. Besides these Thomas was to have control of all forces which he might neuted the new Sixteenth Corps --to remain subject to Thomas's call. Slocum took two corps, Davis's (the Fourte
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 55: first appropriation by congress for the bureau; the reconstruction Act, March 2, 1867; increase of educational work (search)
for approval. Civil governments where they existed were allowed to continue till the new were established. The districts were then organized with General Schofield in command of Virginia; General Sickles for North and South Carolina; General George H. Thomas for Georgia, Florida, and Alabama; General Ord for Mississippi and Arkansas, and General Sheridan for Louisiana and Texas. All these officers, as will appear, who were commanders of individual States, became ez-officio my assistant comm time to complete such a reorganization and some bitterness and fault-finding came from every district which was touched by the change. Mississippi always afforded a peculiar study of human nature. General T. J. Wood, who went there after General Thomas's transfer to Washington, was himself relieved by General A. C. Gillem, an army officer who had long been a special friend of President Johnson. He entered upon his duties the last part of January, 1867. Gillem, whom I had known as a fellow
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 69: transferred to New York city (search)
er in the performance of duty. I did not see him after I left California till I met him in Florida during the Spanish War, when he was in command of the active column at Tampa. I renewed an exceedingly pleasant acquaintance with General Alexander Piper 1 whom I knew when a cadet. He was now colonel of the Fifth Artillery and commanded at the Presidio. I kept up my studies, wrote many articles for publication, and prepared lectures, such as Grant and his Generals, The life of General George H. Thomas, Sherman and his March to the sea. These and Gettysburg were my secular lectures, but for Christian efforts in public I delivered on Sundays or before I He met with a sad death at the burning of the Park Hotel, in 1902, losing his life in the conflagration. religious bodies, among others, The power of small things, Father love, patriotic and Christian. I could always please an audience better when I spoke without a manuscript. The manuscript usually had the effect either to
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Index (search)
Symington, Carrie, 1, 64. Symington, John, I, 62, 64. Symington, Mrs., John, I, 63, 64, 71. Symington, Mary, I. 72. Taggart, Samuel L., II, 87, 216. Taliaferro, Win. B., I, 264, 332. Tallman, James H., I, 120. Taney, Roger B., II, 278. Tanner, James, II, 669. Tappan, Lewis, II, 174, 328. Taylor, J. H., I, 186, 267. Taylor, Nelson, I, 336. Taylor, William, I, 329, 331; II, 552. Taylor, Wm. N., II, 105, 106. Terry, A. H., 11, 88, 135, 145, 284. Thomas, George H., I, 192, 281,402, 456, 458, 459, 466, 470, 471, 475, 477, 482-490, 493-495, 499, 500, 602, 503, 507, 610, 520, 522, 529, 633, 542, 544, 558, 561, 564, 565, 669, 571, 573, 574, 576, 579-581, 590, 592, 593, 695, 597, 600, 601, 603, 606, 607, 619; II, 4, 7, 16-18, 27, 30, 33, 37, 39, 40, 43, 45, 46, 51, 131, 332. Thomas, Lorenzo, I, 106, 135, 200; II, 186, 188. Thomas, Samuel, 11, 215, 217, 242, 243, 283, 301. Thompson, D. B., 11, 46. Thorn, Mrs., Peter, 1, 419. Tillson, Davis, I