Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-12-07
from the Alliance Monitor.l
OHIO AND HER GENERALS.

MEssRs EDITORS: We have noticed
in several papers articles pretending
to give the names of all the Generals
who have served and are still serving
in the Union Army, together with
their native State, and the State from
which they were appointed to West
Point, or promoted from civil life in
the Volunteer service of their Country
In none of the articles of the kind
which have come under our notice
has Ohio received a full share OF the
/ honors due her, and in penning this
we do it not with view of disparag-
ing the achievements of other States,
but to secure to the people of Ohio the
just share of honor to,which they are
entitled. ft 7
We will first note her Major Gener-
ais who to the number of fifteen have
distinguished themselves upon many
well contested fields. ~ vrrs-s 81.
L. First upon the list comes the
name of U. S. GRANT, the present
Commander in Chief of aIl our Armies,
a native of Ohio, and appointed from
Illinois, graduate of West Point
who as Colonel, Brigadier, Maj Jr and
Lieut. General, distinguished him.
self at Belmont, Donelson, Shiloh,
Yicksburgh,. Chattanooga, Spottsyl-
vania, Petersburg and Richmond.
2 WM. I. SHERMAN, born in and APP
pointed to West Point from Ohio-a
brother of our faithful United States
Scnator-ahd Colonel of the 18th Reg
imsnF of infantry, u S. A, greatly
distinguished himself at Bull Run, the
first in charge of a Brigade, Shiloh a
Division. yicksburg a Corps, and last
ly in command of the Military Divis-
ion of the Mississippi I
3. WILLIAM s. RosEcRANs, native
of o., and appointed to West Point,
from the same, the hero of Rich Noun
tain, Iuka, Corinth, Murfreesboro,
and Chickamauga.
4 DON CARLOS BUELL., also native
ofO., appointed from Indiana, in charge
of q Division at Shiloh and Comman-
der of the Department of the Cumber-
land. wbo failed at 7Perrysvilie, and
willingly permitted Bragg to overrun
Kentucky.
). IRWIN MCDOWELL. graduate of
West Point, and native of Ohio, in
command of the "oa TO Richmond"
column that stopped at Bull Run the
first. Corps at Fredericksburg while
Mcclellan was on the Peninsula, a
Corps under "Blustering Pope" at
ChantiIly, and at present commanding
the Department of the Pacific, Head
Quarters, San Francisco.
6 ALEXANDER Mcdowell McCooK,
born in Ohio, and appointed TO West
Point from the same. Who as Colo lel,
Brigade, Division and Corps Comman-
der displayed great personnel gallantry
at PerrysVille, Murfrcesboro, and
Chickamauga. At present out of
-.-
I. RoB'T c. ScHIENcK, born in and
appointed from civil life in Ohio, IN
charge of a Brigade at Bull Run the
first, a Division under Pope at Cedar
Mountain on the Rapidan where he
was wounded; subsequently in COM
mand of the Middle Department, with
Head -Quarteas at Baltimore, where
be troubled the Maryland Secesh, af-
troubled them worse in de-
feating Yaliandigham for Congress in
Dayton District.
s.. JAMES B. MCPHERSON, born in
and appointed from Ohio, also grad
nate from West Point, long in COM
nand of a Corps around Yicksburg,
lext as commander of the Department
If the Tennessee, was killed in one of
he hard fought battles in Northern
Georgia.