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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 2: early recollections of California--(continued). 1849-1850. (search)
e, on the upper corner of the plaza, as soon as he could remove his papers and effects down to one of his warehouses on the beach; and he also rented for us as quarters the old Hudson Bay Company house on Montgomery Street, which had been used by Howard & Mellus as a store, and at that very time they were moving their goods into a larger brick building just completed for them. As these changes would take some time, General Smith and Colonel Ogden, with their wives, accepted the hospitality offered by Commodore Jones on board the Ohio. I opened the office at the custom-house, and Gibbs, Fitzgerald, and some others of us, slept in the loft of the Hudson Bay Company house until the lower part was cleared of Howard's store, after which General Smith and the ladies moved in. There we had a general mess, and the efforts at house-keeping were simply ludicrous. One servant after another, whom General Smith had brought from New Orleans, with a solemn promise to stand by him for one whole yea
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 17 (search)
.present for duty equipped.horses.guns.  Sick.Without Authority.Infantry.Cavalry.Artillery.  Commissioned Officers.Enlisted Men.Commissioned Officers.Enlisted Men.Commissioned Officers.Enlisted Men.Aggregate.Commissioned Officers.Enlisted Men.Commissioned Officers.Enlisted Men.Commissioned Officers.Enlisted Men.Serviceable.Unserviceable.Number.  Department Staff1   27 2727         Brig.-Gen. W. D. Whipple. Fourth Army Corps825,685274082,24836,86339,11139,11278514,115  123812952524Maj.-Gen. O. O. Howard. Fourteenth Army Corps.504,004263691,82037,51639,33638,94168618,406  237826645242Maj.-Gen. J. M. Palmer. Eleventh and Twelfth Army Corps413,728113711,61833,40935,02734,85883818,297150259888024452Maj.-Gen. J. Hooker. District of Nashville7983535769315,90616,59918,0743628,006289247395391065Maj.-Gen. L. H. Rousseau. Cavalry Command442,800172371,06720,93522,00222,0021041,3763636,78661889,0221,96912Brig.-Gen. K. Garrard. Reserve Artillery1116249591,4701,5293,074    2
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 19 (search)
rank in the army, and finally settled on Major-General O. O. Howard as the best officer who was present and aand it was promptly ratified by the President. General Howard's place in command of the Fourth Corps was fill skill, nicety, and precision. I believed that General Howard would do all these faithfully and well, and I tional soldiers. As soon as it was known that General Howard had been chosen to command the Army of the Tennfore, stood thus: the Army of the Tennessee (General O. O. Howard commanding) was on the left, pretty much on ion of the Fifteenth Corps. Near a house I met Generals Howard and Logan, who explained that there was an intr, when I explained to him and to Generals Logan and Howard that they must look out for General Jeff. C. Davis'r-General, commanding Fifteenth Army Corps. General Howard, in transmitting this report, added: I wis This was, of course, the first fight in which General Howard had commanded the Army of the Tennessee, and he
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 20 (search)
on the extreme left, Thomas in the centre, and Howard on the right. Two divisions of the Fourteenthth Corps, composing the Army of the Tennessee (Howard), drew out of their trenches, made a wide circ-wheel, pivoting on Schofield) both Thomas and Howard reached the West Point Railroad, extending froroad, extending from Couch's to Renfrew's; and Howard was aiming for Jonesboroa. I was with Generd roasting! As we walked, we could hear General Howard's guns at intervals, away off toe our righeneral Schofield, about Morrow's Mills, to General Howard, within a couple of miles of Jonesboroa). s at two points between there and Jonesboroa. Howard found an intrenched foe (Hardee's corps) covert, I checked Davis's movement, and ordered General Howard to send the two divisions of the Seventeend, or me much harm. I know very little of General Howard, but believe him to be a true, honorable m4143,095 Army of the Tennessee--(Major-General O. O. Howard.) Corps.Killed and Missing.Wounde[1 more...]
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 21 (search)
e added to the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Corps, constituting the Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Major-General 0. 0. Howard. Generals Logan and Blair had gone home to assist in the political canvass, leaving their corps, viz., the Fifteenth and I turned all the heads of columns for Resaca, viz., General Cox's, from Rome; General Stanley's, from McGuire's; and General Howard's, from Kingston. We all reached Resaca during that night, and the next morning (13th) learned that Hood's whole armen route the regiment of black troops at Dalton (Johnson's Forty-fourth United States colored). On the 14th, I turned General Howard through Snake-Creek Gap, and sent General Stanley around by Tilton, with orders to cross the mountain to the west, soough that night, and the next day the main army was at Villanow. On the morning of the 16th, the leading division of General Howard's column, commanded by General Charles R. Woods, carried Ship's Gap, taking prisoners part of the Twenty-fourth South
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 22 (search)
stance, on the McDonough road, was the rear of Howard's column, the gun-barrels glistening in the sue, complete, and absolutely successful. General Howard soon reported by letter the operations of he Seventeenth Corps (General Blair's) he (General Howard) had marched via Monticello toward Gordon,e night at Mr. King's house, where I found General Howard, with General Hazen's division of the Fifthe rice-plantation of a Mr. Cheeves, where General Howard had established a signal-station to overlo to pull the boat down to Fort McAllister. General Howard asked to accompany me; so we took seats inoat with a good crew of his men, and, with General Howard, I entered, and pulled down-stream, regardnd we pulled to the fort in our own boat. General Howard and I then walked up to the McAllister Hou where my horse awaited me, and rode on to General Howard's headquarters at Anderson's plantation, ont; gave written notice to Generals Slocum and Howard of all the steps taken, and ordered them to ge[13 more...]
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 23 (search)
River around to the seven-mile post on the canal, and General Howard thence to the sea; General Kilpatrick will hold King'st all the roads leading from the north and west. 5. General Howard will keep a small guard at Forts Rosedale, Beaulieu, Wa, which afford the best chance of forage and provisions. Howard to be at Pocotaligo by the 15th January, and Slocum to be py Savannah, and gunboats to protect the rivers as soon as Howard gets Pocotaligo. W. T. Sherman, Major-General. Therefhan to spend a single night on the ocean. By the 10th General Howard had collected the bulk of the Seventeenth Corps (Gener At all events, the same thing might have resulted to General Howard, or to any other of the many most humane commanders whordered to that point from Coosawhatchie, and the whole of Howard's right wing was brought near by, ready to start by the 1s at Robertsville to-morrow, prepared to move on Barnwell. Howard is here, all ready to start for the Augusta Railroad at Mi
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, Chapter 22: campaign of the Carolinas. February and March, 1866. (search)
e enemy was on the other side. I directed General Howard or Logan to send a brigade by a circuit toviz., February 17th, I rode to the head of General Howard's column, and found that during the night toon-bridge nearly finished. I sat with General Howard on a log, watching the men lay this bridgeen were evidently in liquor, when I called General Howard's attention to it. He left me and rode tow down, but the houses occupied by myself, Generals Howard and Logan, were not burned at all. Many o, around their scanty piles of furniture. General Howard, in concert with the mayor, did all that wthe 18th and 19th we remained in Columbia, General Howard's troops engaged in tearing up and destroya blockade-runner, whose family remained. General Howard occupied another house farther down-town. spatches to Washington. I also authorized General Howard to send back by this opportunity some of td and thirty-eight prisoners captured, and General Howard for twelve hundred and eighty-seven, makin[21 more...]
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 25 (search)
right wing--Army of the Tennessee--General O. O. Howard. commands.Infantry.Cavalry.Artillery 91.  Army of the Tennessee. Major-General O. O. Howard commanding. Fifteenth Army Corps--o move to Warrenton. The right wing (Major-General Howard commanding), preceded by tile cavalry, Graham, but be ready to cross Haw River on General Howard's bridge, near Pittsboroa, and thence willf the right wing. 2. The right wing, Major-General Howard commanding, will move out on the Chapelneral officers of the army (Schofield, Slocum, Howard, Logan, Blair), and we talked over the matter personal staff, and by Generals Blair, Barry, Howard, etc., and, reaching General Kilpatrick's headas at Aven's Ferry on Cape Fear River, and General Howard's was strung along the railroad toward Hilhe next day, viz., the 12th. Meantime, General O. O. Howard had been summoned to Washington to takegun was fired, when in person, attended by General Howard and all my staff, I rode slowly down Penns
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
rtant bridge across the Oconee there; and Generals Howard and Kilpatrick were in and about Gordon. anied, was at Millen; the Fifteenth corps, General Howard, was south of the Ogeechee, opposite Stati river to communicate with the city; while General Howard, by his right flank, had broken the Gulf Rn the walls of McAllister, in company with General Howard, I went in a small boat down to the Fort, the body of my Army I feel a just pride. Generals Howard and Slocum are gentlemen of singular capathrough which we have passed; reports from General Howard, General Slocum, and General Kilpatrick, aant, W. T. Sherman, Major-General. Major-General Howard's reports. headquarters Department Very respectfully, your obedient servant, O. O. Howard, Major-General The campaign of Savannarecord for the campaigns. Respectfully, O. O. Howard, Major-General. Statistical Report of Right Wing, Army of the Tennessee, Major-General O. O. Howard, Commanding,       34632666 Left Wi[13 more..
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