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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 4: cadet at the United States Military Academy (search)
to my head was very severe and ended in a serious attack of erysipelas and for a time my life was despaired of. The gentle care and nursing of Dr. Cuyler, the surgeon, saved my life. While I was in the hospital the superintendent, then Colonel Robert E. Lee, paid me a visit, sat down by my bedside and spoke to me very kindly. After I was restored to health, with Cadet Stuart I visited Colonel Lee's family and was well received by every member of it. Notwithstanding this accident and my dColonel Lee's family and was well received by every member of it. Notwithstanding this accident and my detention for some weeks from the recitation rooms, I kept up my studies and did not lose my standing. At the end of the first year I was at the head of my class, already reduced in numbers from resignations to sixty-three, and I had the privilege and honor of marching the class whenever it went en masse to any exercise. The difficulties which had assailed me prevented me for a year from receiving military advancement, and in fact I entered my second class year without promotion. One day ou
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 7: at West Point as instructor, 1857-61; the outbreak of the Civil War (search)
other direction to the cadets' hospital for the doctor, whom she did not find, before going for us. On December 20th a court of inquiry brought together Colonel Robert E. Lee, Major Robert Anderson, Captain R. B. Marcy (McClellan's father-in-law), and Captain Samuel Jones. Colonel Lee had been very kind to me when a cadet. I Colonel Lee had been very kind to me when a cadet. I had known Major Anderson before — noticing then how tenderly he was caring for his invalid wife. Captain Samuel Jones had been my instructor when a cadet, and Captain Marcy and myself were on duty at the same posts in Florida. To pay my respects to them at the hotel was a real pleasure. A little later came the funeral of Colonf my stay I had, by a small accession of rank, attained a separate domicile. Just before that, Carroll had a visit from Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee, the nephew of Robert E. Lee. How sprightly, energetic, and full of fun he was Secession to him was fun — it would open up glorious possibilitiesl He gave Carroll and myself lively accoun
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 14: the Peninsular campaign begun; Yorktown (search)
Gulf Coast positions had been captured. In the face of many disasters to the Confederate cause there was much discouragement at Richmond. On March 30th General Robert E. Lee was put in command of all the Confederate armies, but was not expected to go into the field himself. This left General Joseph E. Johnston to command only in our front on the peninsula. A letter from Richmond said: The President (Davis) took an affectionate leave of him (Johnston) the other day; and General Lee held his hand a long time and admonished him to take care of his life. There was no necessity for him to endanger it as had just been done by the brave Albert Sydney Johnies. Magruder's force numbered somewhere between 10,000 and 17,000 effectives at the time our advance touched his outposts. It must have been contemplated by both Lee and Johnston in the outset to force the principal expected battle to grounds near Richmond, because at Yorktown or Williamsburg the left of their position was alrea
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 17: Second battle of Bull Bun (search)
r Court House. A few days after this battle, Lee discovered our transports running from the Jameorth Carolina was already at Fredericksburg. Lee organized his troops into two wingsLongstreet trce numbered between fifty and sixty thousand. Lee moved toward Pope, at first directly. Pope noweached Philadelphia on my way back to the army, Lee sent Stonewall Jackson, preceded by Stuart's cagh bridge and got back before the blow fell. Lee gained some advantage during that freshet; he kmpaign would have been of easier solution. But Lee's next move gave a sad lesson to Halleck. Firsf Pope's important orders. He then returned to Lee, the way he had come, with the detail of our pl a commander, Pope received the impression that Lee was retiring; but, strange to tell, Lee and Popity. But we were undoubtedly defeated; at dark Lee held the fields which were covered with the deassance in force still farther north, to find if Lee were there and report. Besides my brigade I ha[10 more...]
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 18: the battle of South Mountain (search)
storm the hearts of the Union Marylanders. So Lee, though in a slave State abundant in resources,buildings gave the people no satisfaction. General Lee, though aided and encouraged by a few seces worked its way northward to Frederick City. Lee, after he was north of the Potomac, had pushed came a certainty. D. H. Hill lost one copy of Lee's order of march and it was brought to McClella westward march. To make assurance doubly sure Lee sent Walker's division to hurry south to Cheek'y Lovettsville, Va., and seize Loudon Heights. Lee kept the new division of D. H. Hill for his reaense, two important things might follow: First, Lee might be caught, as was McClellan on the Chicka the Potomac was still en route westward toward Lee. On September 13th McClellan simplified his org had done their best. In our march to attack Lee's divided forces my small brigade belonged to tur own division's advance brigade and Pleasonton's cavalry were skirmishing with Lee's rear guard. [1 more...]
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 19: the battle of Antietam; I succeed Sedgwick in command of a division (search)
and Crampton Pass and pressing their pursuit of Lee, debouched into the valley west of the mountainharpsburg is fertile and beautiful and afforded Lee special advantages as a position in which to has and scarcely any practicable fords, it was to Lee just the obstacle he needed to cover his front.eparture, crossed the Potomac twice and reached Lee at Sharpsburg at the same hour that Franklin reemy's fire. Eager as McClellan was to engage Lee before Jackson and other detachments could get back to him, Lee's bold attitude and evident preparation forced him to wait, to reconnoiter and getg together and examining by help of our glasses Lee's position beyond the river, when an officer in was preparing to take his turn in the battle, Lee, as we have seen, had already sent troops to waine northward was then substantially over; thus Lee was able to reinforce against Cox, and further,t far from Sharpsburg. Again, as if to favor Lee, Burnside had further delay. The excessive fir[7 more...]
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 20: General Burnside assumes command of the army of the Potomac (search)
ther time at Falmouth, had suddenly fallen upon Lee's army during the campaign. But on the Opequon Gap. Mr. Lincoln's policy proved correct. General Lee, with Longstreet's wing, with very little cter's and Thornton's — were even then in use by Lee passing the material and troops of the enemy to at Rectortown. Whatever bold project was in Lee's or Jackson's mind, it certainly had been inteding his pontoon train. Unless he could deceive Lee as to his intentions, the problem would reduce trenching Marye Heights beyond the city against Lee's approach, have had within twelve hours rejoisre too zealous for Confederate success to leave Lee long in ignorance of Burnside's doings. Even tnemy, and effect a crossing at that point, but Lee was too vigilant for that, or, indeed, for any were those upon the Fredericksburg Heights. Lee, who could hardly before this have dreamed of ohe night of the Monday in which I was surveying Lee's semicircle, Burnside called to him a number o[3 more...]
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 21: battle of Fredericksburg (search)
were in the city. There was some skirmishing and random shots from Lee's artillery during this unfolding operation. Reynolds's front now laponax, less than a mile away. Thus Burnside's army faced that of Lee. During the 12th Burnside visited the different commands with a viewhannock, opposite Beck's Island, and passes over Dr. Taylor's farm. Lee's left rested on this road. He crossed the heights thence southeasteen, was generally undulating, and wooded to a considerable extent. Lee had a new road constructed behind his lines so that his troops couldlway. These two roads each made a right angle with the Massaponax. Lee's permanent right flank was established upon the Massaponax so that Rappahannock. Our own lines, more than half enveloped and facing Lee's peculiar formation, were straight and parallel with the river exce Massaponax was also not far from Prospect Hill. It was, indeed, on Lee's new road and actually behind A. P. Hill's advance lines. Meade
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 22: battle of Chancellorsville (search)
ke a candid review of everything that took place under General Hooker in the blind wilderness country around Chancellorsville, we do, indeed, impute our primary defeat to the successful effort of Stonewall Jackson, and our other checks to General Robert E. Lee. Certainly those are wrong who claim that I had no skirmishers out at Chancellorsville, for every report shows that the whole front was covered with them, and they are wrong who declare that there were no scouts or reconnoissancesfor scos right flank. Neither the commander, the War Department, nor Congress ever saw fit, by any communication to me, to hold me accountable for the dislodgment of the Eleventh Corps at Chancellorsville. That General Hooker should have believed General Lee to have been in full retreat, as he telegraphed to Sedgwick, was not unnatural or confined to him alone; upon that theory the move he made of Sickles, Slocum, and Barlow during Saturday was not bad. And, indeed, my conduct in this battle was
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 23: campaign of Gettysburg (search)
he army of Hooker some 25,000 less than that of Lee. The raid of Stoneman had been severe upon the ther little hope from the splendid condition of Lee's army. It had been reorganized. Its numerousnd there as might be required, but finally, General Lee gave to his artillery a form of organizatioence from his scouts till about May 28th, that Lee contemplated a movement. Even then, opposite ole demonstration long to deceive Lee. At first, Lee did bring back some troops, put them in readineeneral Lee went on to carry out his purpose. Lee's forces had for some days been in motion. Stu him to come and give it a review. On June 7th Lee joined him near Culpeper, when with a smile he ntry; and, further, he had the captured plan of Lee's campaign in his possession. Therefore, Pleast in detail, if possible; but not ignore it. Lee's movements in his northward march are not veryd he pressed on hard and close in that quarter, Lee would have been forced to stop all invasion and[24 more...]
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