The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-25
THE FOURTEENTH CORPS.

Ihk fUVkJEENJh CUkPS.
MIR. j. z. r. Doyle's Despatch.
To-day while England the other side OF tho Atlantic
10 celebrating the birth Of her Queen, We this side Of
the ocean, congregated 10 rejoice still greater
sven-the reweldng OF the broken links In nation
atty and 10 do honor TO the snswy arms that have ap
piled the solder and their name 10 legion with Sherman
the great head, and Howard Socum Blair Logan, Mower
Davis Hasen, Smith, Baird, Morgan, Williams aud half
score Of 70 execute his commands This is
indeed happy day for Shermans army full recon-
pense for a the marches and battles from the Missouri
70 the Gulf the Ohio 10 the decayed and rotten heart
OF the Old Dominion 70 know that the nation to-day
through in Chief Magistrate and representatives, thanks
them the stupendous work accomplished and smiles
upon their columns they keep time TO the music Of
the Union and their hearts patriotic throb These
men, the heroes OF hundred battles, fresh from the
suphurous fumes of Morris farm and Bentonsville, with
the there received not yet entirely healed, return
to day vic,or with uped eyes thank the Almighty
Tor glorious . finale, and that
The God Of battles smile, justice tnumphed;
The Stars and Stripes, Coiumbia's sacred dag,
Lake eaglc's pinions, futtcred 70 the bfeexs =
now The CORPS LOOKED.
All the regiments looked wen and marched well, each
appearance To discriminate between corps wsuld be
almost fruitless task what they lacked in march,
Ing they than msdo mp for in cleanliness and
muscle Az my sphere Of duties covers the |" Acorn
Corps only shall leave the general description Of the
scenes Of day other members OF your CORPS ddyme
OF correspondence and eoD1ns myself 10 the Fourteenth
corps alone
rHg HISTORY OV rHr PovkTEENrH cORrs.
The public will recoliect tho OF this corps since
the bloody conflict or Chcksmauga whore under Gene
raj Thomas, It first gaze itself immortality by the
in adj fo he hen q COIN
mands we're crushed broken and stood between Rose
Grams hos of the rebel army The Fourteenth corps
was organized immediately after the hattie Of Stone river
General Thomas waa ~ brst commander II served
under him at Tullahoms ana Chickamsuga When he
was promoted the Of tho Army Of the Cum
beriand Major oeperal John NJ Palmer took command
aud cd the position until IN front Of Atlanta, where
owing question Of rank being raised between him.
sei Major General schoDeld he asked 70 be relieved
and succeeded by Brevet Major 0enera' Davis who
had previously commanded the Second DIVISION and who
brevsted by reqrssl OF General Sherman that he
might take the command The second engagement In
which the corps dsiin ngu,shcd Itself Al Mission
RIDGE where with the Fourth corps, scaled the rocky
heights and set the stars Of glory there" Parcipat
ing nnder Palmer the advance against Atlanta, the
corps performed distinguished part In the battles Of
Bo,xsrd Roost, Ressscca, Psots Mills Kenesaw Noun
tain, smyrna, Pcschtrea Greek and the des-
perats conflict with Hood in front Of. Atlanta.
The nrpt battle which n engaged under
Gepesl Davis at Josesboro In the OF Atlanta
the victory that compelcd the evacuation Of Atlanta.
When Sherman loose frois Atlanta and turned bis
columns towards the sea be chose the Fourteenth ~
ono Of his corpr, knowing well that II would never
fail him Thomas parted with beloved corps with
rcgro. and they have not met since The corps parici
pased IN the grand march the sea and the great
~ ths AZ
the campaign Bsntopsvs the 10th OF March, where
the entire army Of Johnston butted against and the
Twentieth corps, and got hnrt and ran away neIt
morning
JEPY. G. DAVIS,
the present commander Of the CORPS second leo
tenan, In sumter when the nrst gun fred At the
devoed little garrison and has steadily risen upon hv
own merits
ROsrBR or Tine CORPS.
Below is the organization Of the Fourteenth corps n
the order In which IL passed IN review
rouRrEEErH ARMY CORPS
Brovs, Major General jar c pivs OF Ind, CON-
msudine
Iisu,eosn. Colonel A. G. Hcssurr Ass,stan. Adjutans
asnsra and Chief Of sss Captain John ,. squisr Aid
dscamPi Captain George v: Smith, Aidds Camp; Lieu
Major W O. Daniels Medical Director; Major Charles
Hangbteling, Chief OF Artilleryi MAJOR John Lee,
S'IA'S Van ,uss1
Of subsistence Captain Jesse Fulmcr Commissary Of
husters Captain John O. Marin, STAFF Quartsrmsstsr;
Captain A. l. hss-mcre, sts6 Commissary OF 6ubssss-
esoo.
VIVID pivssior
Brevet Major General AseoLon Bsisb commanding
nAv
Captain J. ". Acncson, Assistant Adjutant General; I;
n AoSs cSSn' nsHg %..,
Fowler Chief surgeon; Captain Jacob Kline Acting
Commissary Of Mussm; Captain William b. Biddle, Act.
ing Ordnance Ofhcsr; Captain N B. W. Hsrman, Acting
Assistant ouarternastsr Lieutenant Osborne, Acting
Commissary of hubsstsnce.
Bigsd'er GENERAL 0asns commanding
HTAT,
Captain william b. Jacobs, Acting Inspector General
Captain William b. pugh, Assistant Adjutant General;
Csptu White, Acting Assistant Qnsrtermaster; Cap
tain Dexter Horton Commissary OF subsssncs Captain
j. d Newton, Provost harshsl; Lieutenant J. y Nc.
Near, Aid. do Camp
psasssy<
Eisbisentb Kentucky
Fourteenth Ohio
Tniryeiehth Ohio
Seventy fourth Indiana
rrsr smsAsa
tolcnc McBesnp commanding
rAff.
Captain n Thatcher, Inspector and ArsstaD, Adju.
tant General Captain George walker Topogrsph cal
Engineers captain j. H. webbor, Comfnissary OF Sub
rIstcnco, Lieutenant j. q Allen Worth, Acting Ad-io
Camp; hajor D Cotton, Chief Surgeon
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