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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cerro Gordo , battle of (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hood , John Bell 1831 -1879 (search)
Hood, John Bell 1831-1879
Military officer; born in Owenville, Bath co., Ky., June 1, 1831; graduated at West Point in 1853; became a cavalry officer, and fought the Comanche Indians, in Texas, in 1857.
He left the United States army and espoused the cause of the Confederates in 1861, receiving the appointment of brigadier-general.
He joined Twiggs in betraying the army in Texas into the hands of the Confederates.
He was promoted to major-general in 1862, and
John Bell Hood. commanded the largest division of Longstreet's corps at Gettysburg.
He lost a leg at Chickamauga.
In the Atlanta campaign in 1864 he was with Longstreet, and superseded Johnston in command of the army at Atlanta in July.
He invaded Tennessee late in that year; was defeated at Nashville; driven into Alabama, and was relieved of command by Gen. Richard Taylor.
He died in New Orleans, Aug. 30, 1879.
Instructed by the chief of the Confederacy to draw Sherman out of Georgia, for his presence was creati
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stoneman , George 1822 -1894 (search)
Stoneman, George 1822-1894
Military officer; born in Busti, Chautauqua co., N. Y., Aug. 8, 1822; graduated at West Point in 1846; was captain, in command of Fort Brown, Tex., in 1861; and refused to obey the order of Gen. Twiggs (q. v.) to surrender the government property to the Confederates.
He chartered a steamer, evacuated the post, and proceeded to New York, where he arrived March 15.
He was made major of the 1st United States Cavalry, and served in western Virginia as inspector-general until made a brigadiergeneral of volunteers and chief of cavalry, in August.
He was active in the Peninsular campaign in 1862; and after the fall of General Kearny, at Chantilly, he took command of that general's division.
Gen. George Stoneman. He succeeded General Heintzelman as commander of the 3d Army Corps, which he led in the battle of Fredericksburg, and was promoted to major-general in November, 1862.
In the Richmond campaign, in May, 1863, he commanded a cavalry corps on raid
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sykes , George 1822 -1880 (search)
Sykes, George 1822-1880
Military officer; born in Dover, Del., Oct. 9, 1822; graduated at West Point in 1842; served in the war with Mexico; and was brevetted captain for gallant services at Cerro Gordo.
He became assistant commissary of Twiggs's division of the army in Mexico, and was promoted to captain in 1855.
In May, 1861, he was commissioned major, United States army; in September was made brigadier-general of volunteers, and in 1862 was promoted to major-general.
He commanded a division of the 5th Corps of the Army of the Potomac under Generals Fitz-John Porter and Butterfield, and took a conspicuous part in nearly all the battles fought by that army.
In June, 1863, he was placed in command of the 5th Corps, with which he fought at Gettysburg, and afterwards was active in Virginia.
General Sykes was brevetted major-general, United States army, for services in the war, and was afterwards colonel of the 20th Infantry.
He died in Brownsville, Tex., Feb. 9, 1880.