The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-11-25
GENERAL BUELL..
Succeeds Col. Kelly rs Pension Agent
for Kentucky.

Succeeds Col. Kelly rs Pension Agent
| for Kentucky.
lCourier-Journal.l
On Monday last Gen, Don Carlos
Buell. received his appointment as Pen
sion Agent for Kentucky, to succeed
Col. r.. NJ. Kelley, whose resignation,
to take effect December 81, has teen
accepted. The appointment of Gen.
Buell. was long since determined upon
by the President, who made up his
mind TO select him for the place soon
after his Inauguration. Gen. Beull
was, however, strongly Endorsed by a
number Of noted Generals on the I'm
ion side in the late war, among whom
were Hancock, Mcclellan, Franklin,
Rosecrans and Fitz John Porter. The
President regards the selection of Gen.
Buell. for the Pension Agency as
among the best of his appointments,
and only regrets that he has not more
material like him to place In Federal
positions. He is said to have stated
that he would like to have a man like
Buell. in every State to see that the
soldiers of the late war received fair
and honorable treatment. The appoint
ment of Gen. Buell. will be universally
gratifying to Kentuckians.
Gen. Don Carlos Buell. was born
near Marietta, Ohio, March %, 1878.
He graduated at West Point in lS4l
and served in the Florida war and on
frontier duty until 1916. In the Mexi-
can war he was present at the battles of
Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monte
rey, Cerro GordO, Contreras, and Cher
ubuscO, where he was severely wound
ed, receiving the brevets of Captain
and Major. In the latter part of ls47
and in lS4S he was employed in the
Adjutent Generals Office at Washing
ton from 1919 to 1861, he was Assis-
tant Adjutsnt General In the Depart
ments of New Mexico, Texas, the East,
the West, and the Pacific.
After the commencement of the Civil
War in 1861, he assisted in organizing
the army collected near Washington.
In November of that year he was plac-
Ell In command of the Department of
the Ohio, his headquarters being in
Louisville. March p, 1862, he was
made Major General of volunteers,
his department being incorporated with
that of the Mississippi under Gen. Hal
leck. He appeared with a portion of
his command on the field of Shiloh du-
ring the first days battle, and with the
remainder of his forces ON the second
day saved the army under Gen Grant
from being captured or driven into the
Tennessee river. In June, 1862, he was
placed In command of the newly-form-
ed district of the Ohio, with his head
quarters at Huntsville, Ala. In July
and August, of the same year, the Con-
federates under Gen. Bragg marched
into Kentucky, closely followed by
Gen. BuelPs army. Bragg turned
aside from Louisville, and endeav ored
to make a junction with Kirby Smith,
who had entered the State by another
route. Buell. continued his march to
Louisville, where, September 80. he re-
ceived orders to turn his command
over to Gen. George H. Thomas, which
order was complied with, but at Gen.
Thomas request the command was at
once restored to Gen. Buell.. October
portions of the two armies met at
Perryville, where hot fight occurred,
the importance of which has never
been properly recognized by any histo-
rian of the war. Bragg's forces retired
from the State, followed by a portion
of the Federal, who annoyed the re-
treating troops until they had passed
into the mountains of East Tennessee.
October "a Gen. Buell. turned over his
command to Gen. Rosecrans, and q
Court of Inquiry WAS ordered to inves-