The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-03
Shermanss OmcePs..SlOcum, How.
ard and KllDAtFicke

Gen. Sherman has divided his army into
two grand wings-the right and left-and
placed them under command of his two Sc
nior su bordinates, Major Generals Slocum
and Howard. His Chief OF Cavalry is
Brigadier General Fitzpatrick, and his CHEZ
Engineer is Captain Q. NJ. Poe, Of the reg.
ular army. These officers are all tried,
true and of well-proven valor.
MAJOR GENERAL HENRY W. sLocUM.
Major General Henry w. Slocum is next
to General Sherman, the ranking officer Oi
the army. Since General Hooker's retire
ment be has commanded the Goth Corps,
and on this march commands the right
wing, composed Of the 14th and 10th Army
Corps. He is q graduate of West Point,
and entered the present war as Colonel OF
the 9th New York State Volunteers, with
which he fought at the first battle Of Bull
Run. He was soon after made Brjgallier
General, and served throughout the PENN
sula campaign, first as Brigade. then as Di-
vision Commander, in General FrankliA's
9Th Army Corps. Soon after the battle OF
Antietam, General Slocum was assigned TO
the command of the 18th Army Corps, sue
ceeding General Banks, and remained in
command, fighting CALAMITY and efficient
ly at Charlottesville and Gettysburg, I'M
til that corps was consolidated with the
18th, last winter, when General Slocum
Of Vicksburg. He held this until August
last, when he was called to his present
command, which includes his old corps
the old 1lth-and division OF new troops
under General Ward, Of Kentucky. Cen
eral SlOcum has performed nearly four
years of faithful service.
MAI. GEN. OLIVER o. HOWARD.
Maj. Gen. O. 0. Howard, who commands
the left wing of Sherman's army (com.
posed of the Army Of the Worcestershire
18th and 18th corps) is also graduate OF
West Point, and entered the war as Col. Of
the 4th Maine volunteers. He was early
appointed Brig. Gen., and commanded q
brigade under Gen. Sumner in the divis-
ion Of Gen. Sedgwick at the battle OF Fair
Oaks, in which he lost his right arm. Sub
sequehtly he was assigned to tho command
OF the division, which became known az
the I'd division Of the I'd army corps, and
he was at the first battle Of Frederick
in December, 1862 In November, 1862, be
was made Maj, Gen., and early in 1863 he
relieved Sigel of the command of the lltf
corps, with which be fought at the battle O
Charlottesville and Gettysburg. and sub
sequcntly under Sherman, at Missionary
Ridge, in November, 1868. He held this
command until the consolidation of The
18th, early last spring, when he was as.
signed to the command OF the 4th corps,
and participated in the campaign against
Atlanta, up TO the death Of Gen. McPher-
son, when he was assigned the command
of the Army Of the Tennessee, which he
now holds.
BRIG. GEN'L JUDsoN FITZPATRICK.
This well-known officer is in command
Of the formidable cavalry force which forms
part Of Genl Sherman's army. It il said
TO number 900 men. He entered the war
as Lieutenant: Colonel Of the I'd New York
cavalry, which regiment soon became ia
nous under his lead for dashing operations.
His command operated effectively in the
northern part of Virginia during the Pc
ninsular campaign, and subsequently be-
came attached to the Army of the Potomac.
He made several dashing raids toward
Richmond, and in the winter of 1863 receiv.
cd the appointment Of Brigadier General.
When the cavalry was consolidated into
one corps, Gen'l Fitzpatrick was assigned
to the command Of the Sd division with
which he participated in innumerable fights
during the Chancellorsviile, Gettysburg
and Culpepper campaigns. When General
Grant took the field with the Army Of the
Potomac, General Fitzpatrick was sent west
to serve with General Sherman, which be
has most faithfully done, having been most
wounded in the Atlanta campaign.
II the gates of Augusta or Savannah can be
ridden down by cavalry, Fitzpatrick and
his men viii do it.