Captain D. P. Halsey, A. A. G. of
Iverson's brigade, displayed conspicuous gallantry and rendered important service in rallying the brigade, which he led in its final attack.
General Rodes speaks of the services rendered by
Colonel D. H. Christie (mortally wounded July 1st) as having been especially valuable.
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First Lieutenant T. M. Harney, Fourteenth North Carolina, while in command of sharpshooters, defeated the One Hundred and Fiftieth Pennsylvania regiment, and took their colors with his own hands, falling mortally wounded soon after.
Captain A. H. Galloway, Forty-Fifth North Carolina, recaptured the flag of the Twentieth North Carolina of
Iverson's brigade.
Lieutenant James W. Benton, Forty-Fifth North Carolina (killed), showed as much or more gallantry than any man in the regiment, though but seventeen years of age.
Sergeant Thomas J. Betterton, Company A Thirty-Seventh Virginia, took a stand of colors and was dangerously wounded.
Private W. H. Webb, orderly to
General Johnson, remained on the field after being severely wounded.
General Johnson says “his conduct entitles him to a commission.”
The following non-commissioned officers and privates are mentioned for gallantry:
Sergeant Grier, Company B,
Sergeant Wills, Company D Forty-Third North Carolina,
Sergeant Neill and
Private McAdoo, Company A Fifty-Third North Carolina,
Sergeant Christ.
Clark, Twelfth Alabama,
Private A. F. Senter, Company H Twenty-Fifth Virginia (detailed in ambulance corps).
Many officers, besides those named above, are distinguished by their commanders for gallant conduct.
I have only space for the names of a few, whose acts of gallantry are specified.
I was fortunate in this campaign in the assistance of three division-commanders,
Major-Generals J. A. Early,
Ed. Johnson and
R. E. Rodes, whose wise counsels, skilful handling of their men, and prompt obedience to orders are beyond praise —
Generals whose scars bear testimony to the manner in which were won their laurels and rank.
Colonel J. Thompson Brown, commanding artillery of this corps, showed himself competent to his position, and gave me perfect satisfaction.
I have to express my thanks to the officers of my staff for their valuable services during the campaign:
Major (now
Lieutenant-Colonel A. S. Pendleton),
chief of staff,
Major Campbell Brown, A. A. G.,
Lieutenant T. T. Turner, A. D. C.,
Lieutenant James P. Smith, A. D. C.,
Colonel A. Smead and
Major B. H. Greene, Assistant Inspectors General;
Surgeon Hunter McGuire,
Medical Director;
Major J. A. Harman,
Chief Quartermaster;
Major W. J. Hawks,
Chief Commissary of Subsistence;
Major William Allan,
Chief of Ordnance;
Captain R. E. Wilbourn,
Chief of Signals;
Captain H. B. Richardson,
Chief Engineer;
Captain Jed. Hotchkiss,
Topographical Engineer.
Colonel J. E. Johnson, formerly of the Ninth Virginia cavalry,
Lieutenant
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Elliott Johnston, of
General Garnett's staff, and
Lieutenant R. W. B. Elliott, of
General Lawton's staff, were with me as volunteer aides-de-camp.
Colonel Pendleton's knowledge of his duties, experience and activity relieved me of much hard work.
I felt sure that the medical department under
Surgeon McGuire, the
Quartermaster's under
Major Harman, and the Subsistence under
Major Hawks, would be as well conducted as experience, energy and zeal could ensure.
The labor and responsibility of providing the subsistence of the whole army during its advance rested in a great measure on
Major Hawks, and could not have been more successfully accomplished.
Colonel J. E. Johnson was placed in charge of the pickets on the
Shenandoah, covering my flank and rear during the attack on
Winchester, and I rested secure in that respect, trusting to his experience, judgment and coolness.
Captain H. D. Richardson,
Chief Engineer, was severely wounded at
Gettysburg, and left, I regret to say, in the enemy's hands — a loss I have very severely felt ever since that engagement.
The efficiency and value of
Major Allan and
Captain Wilbourn in their respective departments are well known.
The reports of the division commanders accompany this report; also those of the brigade commanders and the
chief of artillery.
To these I beg leave to refer for greater detail in their respective operations than is practicable in the report of the corps commander.
I have the pleasure to send you the accompanying maps of the campaign by
Captain Jed. Hotchkiss,
Topographical Engineer, being the map of routes to and from
Gettysburg, map of the battlefield of
Winchester, and map of the battlefield of
Gettysburg.
Respectfully, &c.,
(Signed)
