[19] Brigadier-General Charles R. Woods, commanding First division Fifteenth army corps, for long and continued service, and for special gallantry at Griswoldville, November twenty-second, 1864. Brigadier-General John M. Corse, commanding Fourth division Fifteenth army corps, for long and continued service, and for special gallantry at Allatoona, October fifth, 1864. Brigadier-General Giles A. Smith, commanding Fourth division Seventeenth army corps, for long and continued service, and for gallantry and completeness as an officer, during the Atlanta and Savannah campaigns. Brigadier-General John E. Smith, commanding Third division Fifteenth army corps, for faithful and efficient service, and for gallantry in action. Brigadier-General M. D. Leggett, commanding Third division Seventeenth army corps, for long and continued service, and for gallantry and completeness as an officer, during the Atlanta and Savannah campaigns. I recommend for the rank of Major-General, by brevet: Brigadier-General C. C. Walcott, for special gallantry at the battle of Griswoldville, near Macon, November twenty-second, 1864. Brigadier-General M. F. Force, for completeness as an officer, and for special gallantry at the battle of July twenty-second, 1864, before Atlanta. I recommend the following officers for Brigadier-Generals: Colonel J. M. Oliver, Fifteenth Michigan volunteer infantry, for long and faithful services, for special gallantry at Fort McAllister, December thirteenth, 1864. Colonel R. K. Scott, Sixty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, for long and faithful service, for completeness as an officer, and for gallantry in the battles before Atlanta. Colonel Theodore Jones, Thirtieth Ohio volunteer infantry, for faithful service during previous campaigns, and for special gallantry at Fort McAllister, December thirteenth, 1864. Colonel B. F. Potts, Thirty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, for long and faithful service, and completeness as an officer. I recommend for Brevet Brigadier-Generals: Lieutenant-Colonel W. E. Strong, Twelfth Wisconsin, Department Inspector-General, for long and faithful service, and for special gallantry at the battle of Ezra Church, July twenty-eighth; also at the battle of Jonesboro, August thirty-first, 1864. Colonel William R. Woods, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, for faithful and continued service, and completeness as an officer, during the Atlanta and Savannah campaigns. Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. Tourtellotte, Ninety-third Illinois volunteer infantry, for faithful service, and for special gallantry at Allatoona, where he was severely wounded. I recommend for promotion the following officers of my staff: For Brevet Colonel: Major C. H. Howard, Senior Aid-de-Camp, for gallant and meritorious conduct during the Atlanta and the Savannah campaigns. For Brevet Colonel: Major T. W. Osborne, Chief of Artillery, for gallant and meritorious conduct during the Atlanta and the Savannah campaigns. For Brevet Colonel: Captain C. B. Reese, U. S. A., Chief Engineer, for remarkably efficient service during the campaigns of Atlanta and Savannah. For Brevet Major: Captain D. H. Buell, U. S. A., Chief of Ordnance, for the faithful performance of duty in his department. For Brevet Major: Captain E. P. Pearson, U. Sa., Commissary of Musters, for the diligent performance of duty as Commissary of Musters, and for gallant and meritorious conduct during the campaigns of Atlanta and Savannah, and previous campaigns with the armies of the Potomac and Cumberland. For Major and Assistant Adjutant-General: Captain Samuel L. Taggart, Assistant Adjutant-General, for faithfulness and efficiency as an Assistant Adjutant-General.
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[19] Brigadier-General Charles R. Woods, commanding First division Fifteenth army corps, for long and continued service, and for special gallantry at Griswoldville, November twenty-second, 1864. Brigadier-General John M. Corse, commanding Fourth division Fifteenth army corps, for long and continued service, and for special gallantry at Allatoona, October fifth, 1864. Brigadier-General Giles A. Smith, commanding Fourth division Seventeenth army corps, for long and continued service, and for gallantry and completeness as an officer, during the Atlanta and Savannah campaigns. Brigadier-General John E. Smith, commanding Third division Fifteenth army corps, for faithful and efficient service, and for gallantry in action. Brigadier-General M. D. Leggett, commanding Third division Seventeenth army corps, for long and continued service, and for gallantry and completeness as an officer, during the Atlanta and Savannah campaigns. I recommend for the rank of Major-General, by brevet: Brigadier-General C. C. Walcott, for special gallantry at the battle of Griswoldville, near Macon, November twenty-second, 1864. Brigadier-General M. F. Force, for completeness as an officer, and for special gallantry at the battle of July twenty-second, 1864, before Atlanta. I recommend the following officers for Brigadier-Generals: Colonel J. M. Oliver, Fifteenth Michigan volunteer infantry, for long and faithful services, for special gallantry at Fort McAllister, December thirteenth, 1864. Colonel R. K. Scott, Sixty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, for long and faithful service, for completeness as an officer, and for gallantry in the battles before Atlanta. Colonel Theodore Jones, Thirtieth Ohio volunteer infantry, for faithful service during previous campaigns, and for special gallantry at Fort McAllister, December thirteenth, 1864. Colonel B. F. Potts, Thirty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, for long and faithful service, and completeness as an officer. I recommend for Brevet Brigadier-Generals: Lieutenant-Colonel W. E. Strong, Twelfth Wisconsin, Department Inspector-General, for long and faithful service, and for special gallantry at the battle of Ezra Church, July twenty-eighth; also at the battle of Jonesboro, August thirty-first, 1864. Colonel William R. Woods, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, for faithful and continued service, and completeness as an officer, during the Atlanta and Savannah campaigns. Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. Tourtellotte, Ninety-third Illinois volunteer infantry, for faithful service, and for special gallantry at Allatoona, where he was severely wounded. I recommend for promotion the following officers of my staff: For Brevet Colonel: Major C. H. Howard, Senior Aid-de-Camp, for gallant and meritorious conduct during the Atlanta and the Savannah campaigns. For Brevet Colonel: Major T. W. Osborne, Chief of Artillery, for gallant and meritorious conduct during the Atlanta and the Savannah campaigns. For Brevet Colonel: Captain C. B. Reese, U. S. A., Chief Engineer, for remarkably efficient service during the campaigns of Atlanta and Savannah. For Brevet Major: Captain D. H. Buell, U. S. A., Chief of Ordnance, for the faithful performance of duty in his department. For Brevet Major: Captain E. P. Pearson, U. Sa., Commissary of Musters, for the diligent performance of duty as Commissary of Musters, and for gallant and meritorious conduct during the campaigns of Atlanta and Savannah, and previous campaigns with the armies of the Potomac and Cumberland. For Major and Assistant Adjutant-General: Captain Samuel L. Taggart, Assistant Adjutant-General, for faithfulness and efficiency as an Assistant Adjutant-General.
Van Nostrand. New York, New York. 1866.
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