The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-17
HEADQUARTERS, SECOND CoRPs, |
BEFORE PETERSBURG, Jan. II, 1865.

TwKrY-vorRTH CORPS.
In accordance with orders headq uarter or
the United States Major General John Gibbon who for
nearly two years past has commanded tho Second d.
vision OF this corps has beon relieved and ordered 70
report to tho Lieutenant General for assign
ment General Gibbon is to take command Of the
Twenty fourth army corps Army Of the James In plaoe
Of General Ord The following members Of his stan
accompany him TO his sphere Of actien:Msjor A.
H Embler, Eighty second New York Captain Edward
Noals, Nineteenth infantry, and Captain Potter,
Twelfth New Jersey General Gibbon parted
from his division. with which DO has boom
80 long and ably connected at four O'Clock this After
noon, taking special train from Warren station 70 City
Point Previous TO his departure the brigade and rcg
mental commanders called upon him In abody and many
and beautifa! were the expressions OF regret At peng
and feeling referring 70 the various
In which the division bad been engaged under his oom-
unnatural war would terminate, and Union and
prosperity BE- again restored TO the coeatry.
HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION,
SEcoNn AR11Y CoRPs, Jan H. 1868.
SoLpsns or fHs sscoxD Dvraox-The order which
sepaSates has arrived For nearly two years have
served under my command, and during this period We
have passed through many bloody battles together
bones of your dead and the n,amed forms Of your
hard fought fields Your reputation as q dxison VIII
always be dear 10 Continue TO exercise md cherish
those sound doctrines military 0efcpnne fnA0
been my highest ambition 70 inst and you viii be sure
70 add glory 70 your coors In the struggle through which
JOHN GIBDON. Major General OF volanteevs
JSo NoRvElL, Major and Assistant Adtutant General
GENERAL oissos's CAREER 40 AN onrlcER
At the breaking out Of the General Gibbon 3
captain In the Fourth artillery commanding Company b.
This battery during the Mexican war, commanded
by Captain John Washington, Of Virginia and greatly
dstng Itself the battle o. Buena visa where ],
held a gorge In the main road 70 that city against
overwhelming assault Tho good service Of the battery
l by General Taylor.
In the spring Of 1892 Captain Gbbon was made chief Of
artillery the staff OF General Mcdowell and assompa-
MED that officer 70 Fredericksburg where he shortly
afterwards made brigader general Of volunteers and
placed In command Of brigade in Kings division,
which under his command carried for itself the
1iqSet Of 1.-The Iron Bngadcn 1t was composed ~ tho
Second Sixth, Seventh and Nineteenth Indiana With
this command he went through the memorable oaapa gn
under General Pope and the battles OF South Mountain
and Antietam. In November, 1862, he assigned TO
tho OF the Second division Of tho First corps
succeeding General Ricketts, At the battle of pdrioks-
burg he severely wounded, and was absent on &C
count thereof until March, 1858 Upon hts return no
assigned TO the division from which no has bs day
been called At tho battle OF ChancelIorsvilc lie was
ordered report with his command General Sedgwick
OF the sixth corps and took part the gallant charge
which resulted in the capture Of Fredericksburg heights
Al Gettysburg after the Of tho Firs, Third
Eleventh and Twelfth corps, under General Hancock,
General Gibbon took command OF the Second corps Ho
was wounded In this engagement, and remained absent
until March, 1894 when having recovered from his
| juries he returned and resumed his command During
portion Of the time he absent he had command Of
The Second division has had s fun share OF the labor
and fighting IN which the army has been engaged and
though has found it, late commander OF the
strctest OF discipnarans has learned 70 hove and
| spcct him both O soldier and
One OF the last and most pleasing duties which General
Gibbon had 20 perform prior 70 leaving his division
In restoring TO the Eighth New York heavy artillery, tho
Thirysxth Wisconsin and the one Hundred and Sixty
fourth New York their coors which these egmon,s
deprived Of the right to bear by General Orders No.
o August 80 1854 having lost them TO the enemy at
Resms station. This right was restored by General
I'd Of ON nj
glorious IN which the regiment conducted them
selves at Hatchcrs In the meantime sets Of
colors had been obtained and yesterday presented
by General Gibbon In pcrson, who expressed himself
in the highest degree grafed at the manner in which
the regiments had conducted themselves In the action
last referred 10 which he regarded guarantee
that their colos would hereafter bs safe In their hands
Brgadicr General smythe, Of the Third brigade,
rmcd command Of the division the departure q Gen.
Gbbon.
MORE Run0Rs Ev&CrAuov.
Rumors that the enemy evacuating Richmond
rife In the army during the day but could Nc traced
20 no reliable source.