Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-08
Farewell oder of Brevet Major
General JEFF. q. Davis, to the -Four.
teenth Army corps.
HEADQUARrERs FOURTEENTH ARMY CoRPs.i
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HEADQUARTERS foURTKKNTH ARMY CoRPsl
WASHINGTON. d. O.. June Is. 1865
GENERAL oRDERs,l
No. IL.
Soldiers Of The Fourteenth Army Corps:
Since be assumed command Of the Corps,
your General has seen many occasions when he
was proud of your endurance. your courage. and
your achievements. FH
III be did not praise you then, IL was because
your lsbors and triumphs were Incomplete.
Whilst the enemies Of yous country stll defsd
you; whilst hardships and dangers were yet TO be
encountered and overcome, t seemed 10 him
premature 10 indulge in unnecessary praise Of
deeds being enacted, or to rest upon laurels al
ready won But now, when the battle aud the
march are ended and the victory yours; when
many OF you are about TO return 70 your homes,
whefo the sounds OF the hostile esnnon-now
silenced, let Us trust, forever in our lsnd--will
coon be forgotten amidst the welcoming plaudits
of friends: when the heavy armor of the soldier is
being exchanged for the civic wreathes of peace,
be deems IL a happy occasion to congratulate
you upon the part which you have borne in com
mon with your comrades of the armies of the
u Union in the mighty struggle for the maintain
ance Of tie unity and integrity OF your country
You will Join heartily in the general reiocings
over the grand result, aud the termination OF the
Nations peril While the country Is welcoming
her defenders home aud their noble deeds are
being commemorated, you will ever remember
with proud satisfaction that at Chiekamauga
yours were tue invincible bsttaions with which
the unyelding Thomas hurled back the over
whelming foe and saved the day; that at Mission
Ridge you helped, with your brothers Of the
Armies of the Cumberland and OF the Tennessee,
to plant the banners Of your county once more
on the cloud clad heights Of Chattanooga; that
at Jonesboro your resstlcss charge decreed the
final fate OF proud Atlanta; that at Bentonville
you for hours defed the irenZjed add determined
efforts of the rebel hosts To crush seriafim the
columns Of the victorious Sherman. Years
hence, In the happy enjoyment of the peace and
prosperity of your country, whose preservation
your valor on many hard fought fields secured,
it will DC among your proudest boasts that you
fought with Thomas and marched with Sherman
from the mountains 10 the sea; that you toiled
and skirmished In mid winter through the swamps
of Georgia and the Carolnas: that after years of
bloody contest you witnessed the surrender of
one OF the enemy's proudest armies, no longer
able to withstand ysur irresistible pursuit
Now the danger is past aud the victory won,
many OF you turn homewsrd; let the same gener-
Gus spirit. the same pure patriotism that prompt
ed your entry into your country service be cher
ished by you, never forgetting that the true SOL
der is always good citizen aud Christian.
Some remain yet for time as soldiers The
same country that f,st called you needs your
further services aud retains you. Let your
future record be a continuation OF the glorious
past and such that as long as soldier remains
of the Fourteenth Corps il shall continue bright
and untarnished
Many Of the noblest, bravest. and best who
came out with Us will not return. We lett them
on the hills aud by the streams of the South,
where no voice OF mother. sister or wife will ever
wake them; where no kind hand will strew flow
ers upon their graves But, Soldiers, by us they
never will be forgotten Their heroic deeds ana
last resting places will often be brought TO mind
in fond remembrance. Though dead. they will
live in the affections of their countrymen aud
country's history. Whilst passing events are
fast changing our past associations and requiring
~ 10 form new ones, let seek to extend "a
warm greeting and the hearty hand OF congratu-
lation to all who rejoice in our countrys preser
walton and the return OF peace.
BY command Of Brevet Major General JEFF c.
| Davis.
a. g Mcclure,
| Brevet Colonel A. A O., and Chief OF Staff