The New York herald., 1864-12-12
ROsFCRANs' SUCCESSOR.
Sketch ~ usjer General 0renvlis N.

Sketch sS Major General OrenvIlis n.
The appointment OF this officer a. the successor oi
Major General osecrans 70 the command Of the Depart
mont or Missouri announced. may BE- Of interest 4
the citizens OF Missouri, and Of the country a large
know something OF his career.
Grenv!lIe NJ Dodge was born In Danvers, Mars, on
Apr To- 1881. He cdncsted al the Norwich Military
Institute In Vermont and then under the presidency
Captain Alden Partridge In 1851 he removed TO Illinois
and Was there employed in railway surveys until 1854
subsequently he fixed bis residence In sioux CITY, Iowa.
Al beginning Of the rebellion he selected State
agent for lows visit Washington and procure arms
for the volunteers On hs return he was commissioned
colonel OF The Fourth Volunteers date from Juno
II, 1851.
During thaxsh Of 1851 the regiment stationed as
olla wiasorri sssr wh!ch moved to springAsld Ms.
s0zxE xExxXw1fa3nsas&{x xxrnn ~Cbnd1 rodxS xas
Wpgl& iennpdss n - v1sss vsua4. Fourth divi.
-, 49, ~ 6tuseAl Carr, 10 General Curta' Army OF
sost4NSsasrb missouri. and commanded the extreme
righs of the UnIoD lines at Pea Ridge March 10 a. 1859.
lie severely wounded in the side during this contest
remained the aeld until the rout OF the rebel
army was Effected. For his bravery he was promoted
10 brgader general Of volunteers TO date from March
81, 1852.
General Dodge during the following June commanded
the District OF Mississippi and superntended the recon-
struction Of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. when
General Grants army advanced into Mississippi General
podge placed command OF the District OF Corinih
Durios the following December he became attached TO
General McPherson's command, but subsequently was
transferred to General Hurlbut In the spring Of 1869
conducted several successful expeditions through north
ern Alabama
During General Grants operations before vicksbuse
General Dodge commanded the e wing OF the Sixteenth
army corps, engaged W protecting the lines Of CON-
munc atoms Msmphis, Tenn. At this time he organ
lied ihe famous donkey brigade o, the Alabama
mountains. AZ the eud Of 1853 he held the line rrom
Duck river, Tennessee TO Decatur, Alabama, distance
OF eighty miles, and rebuilt the railroad In tho bogn-
ming o' 1854 handed the Second division OF the
sixteenth army corps under tho organization Of the
army, but was subsequently, placed In command OF two
divisions constituting that portion Of the corps then
sctns 10 General McPhersons wing Of sherman's army.
His gallant conduct Sugar vasy Nay ., and Resssccs
Nay II and l6 1884, secured for him the rank OF major
general, In which he confirmed June T. 1854 Eo
next assigned 70 the full command OF the Sixteenth
army corps, and participate ali the operations OF
sbsrman's Georgia campaign. he fought a, New Hope
Church. May a. md operated continually ths~ ghs or
Che main army engaging the sebes at Big shap,y June
25 1864 Changing the len BIO assisted in the occupa
ito, Decatur i've miles from Atlanta, July IL. Or
the goth and 22d Of July he engaged the left be
again changed front to the right on July 2s be
again atlsctedthis time while the mArch-and each
time calamity repelled The assaults oy the enemy.
On August 1s, while making tour OF inspection OF ns
lines near Atlanta, General lodge severely wounded
Not content with view from the front line OF works.
although there was constant Danger there from dying
bullets, tho General, following lille trench, walked
oui 10 the picket line lhe rickets were ntrencbed,
aud had email port holes made by placing two boards
on the parapet with their upper edges touching the
lover edges thrown apars aud protected by earth.
Through Of these General Dodge looking, when
some rebel perceived him ana hreJ with almost fatal
effect. The ban struck tho forehead a the upper etgs
over LETT eye, tore Of portion Of the scalp and then,
passing backward, tore gutter o. two or three inches
10 length through the soap Tho skull was not fractured
though u received severe stroke 10 was Immediately
conveyed 10 his quarters aud north 70 Chattanooga
Tho nature q the Generals wound obliged hin 10 re
main inactive for come months. rurlug November be
visited bis birth place at panvors and there
ceved by the citizens in tho p,ost hatsrIug lie
was made the recipient OF public honors and Hospitality
Ibe 0ssianmeut Of General Dodge bis command
viii toub, meet tho approbati,n Or tho citizens or
Missouri and iuauguraic ow rgipss ~ tho military nd
mnistraon 0i that turbulent State.