The National tribune., 1892-12-22

On the Sd OF December, 1854, the Tenth and
| Eighteenth Corps were discontinued, and the
and formed new corps called the Twenty
| fourth. Shortly after this transfer detach-
ment of troops was made from the new corps
| and ordered on the Fort Fisher expedition.
| The first expedition against Fort Fisher having
| failed, another was organized and placed under
the command of Gen. A. FL. Terry, sailing from
| Fort Monroe on the 9Th of January, 1860 and
| on the 18th Fort Fisher, after most desperate
| fighting, was captured. After the capture of
| the fort the troops remained in North Carolina,
and on the Cd of April, 1866, with Others were
constituted the Tenth Corps, and Maj Gen.
| Alfred II. Terry was assigned to command.
Maj Gen. Terry entered the military service
of the United States as Colonel of the I'd Conn.
| (three months) May Z, 1861. and was bonorabIy
service as Colonel Of the 9TH Conn. Sept. "a,
1861. and was soon promoted to the rank of
Brigader-General of Volunteers.
The grades of Major General Of Volunteers
and Brigadier-GeneraI U. s. Army were con-
ferred on him for the assault and capture of
Fort Fisher, Jan. IS, 1865. for which the thanks
of Congress were rendered to him and the off,
GERS and soldiers of his command "for the un-
surpassed gallantry and skill exhibited by them
in the attack upon Fort Fisher and the bril-
liant aud decisive victory by which that I'M
portant work has been captured from the rebel
forces and placed in the possession and under
the authority of the United States and for
their long and faithful service and unwavering
devotion to the cause of the country ia the
midst Of the greatest difficulties and dangers"
After the close of the war Gen. Terry was
successvely in command of the Departments
of Virginia, Dakota. the South, and again Ds-
kota, and performed eminent service as q men,
ber of important boards and commissions. He
was appointed Major General U. s. Army March
10 b., 81
Division Of Missouri. which he held until April
5. 1888, when he was retired from active serv-
ice on account of disability.
He died at New Haven, Conn.,, on Dec. 16,
1890.
The new Tenth Corps was organized from
dstachments of the Nineteenth, Twenty fourth
and Twenty fifth Corps, and was composed as
follows:
First Division-Brevet Mai. Gen. Fl. w.
Birge commanding. First Brigade-159th N.
Y, 18th Conn.,, 22d Iowa, 131st N. Y. 2ath
Iowa. Second Brigade-3d and 7th N. H.,
9Th and 7th Conn, 10th N. Y. FL. A. Third Bri-
gade-3Sth Mass. 156th, 12Sth, 10th and
10th N. Y, Oath Iowa and 22d Ind. L. B.
Second Division-Brevet Mai.-Gen. A. Ames
and 142d N. Y. Second Brigade-47th and 4Sth
N. Y 18th, 9th and 203d Pa. Third Brigade
9th Me-. 4th N. H., 115th and 169th N.
Y. 18th Ind, and 18th N. Y. L. B.
Third Divison-Brevet Msi.-Gen. Charles J.
Paine. First Brigade-1st, 30th, and 107th
U. S. G. T. Second Brigade-4th, 9th and 39th
u. s. CT. Third Brgade-5th, 9th and 37th
u. 8. c. T., and Battery E, Sd U. s. Art.
The Corps remained in North Carolina until
August, 1865, when it was finally discontin-
ued.
The following is roster of the corps. divis-
ion and brigade commanders.
CORPS COMMANDERS.
Maj. Gen. O. M. Mitchell, Sept 3, 1862. Brig
Gen. John III. Brannan, Oct. 81. 1862. Maj.-
Gen. David Hunter, Jan. 90 1863. Maj Gen.
Quincy A. Gilmore, June 12 1863. Brig. Gen.
A. Fl. Terry, June IA, July 10. Oct II. 1864
April 2, 1865. Brig.-Gen w. T. III. Brooks,
June 49, 1864 Maj.-Gen. David B. Birney,
July %, 1864. Brig Gen. Adelbert Ames May
IL, 1865
Officers exercising commands
Brighten. Israel Vogdes, April 49, 1864.
Brig. Gen. A. Ii. Terry, April %, 1864. Brig
Gen A. Ames, Nov. A, 1864.
DIVISION COMMANDERS.
First Division-Col. Ii. NJ. Plaisted, April %,
1864 Brig Gen. Robert S. Foster April %, June
IA, July 10. 1864. Brig. Gen. A. II. Terry, May
4, June 13 81, July %, 1864. Col. J. B. Howell,
June IL. 1864. Brig Gen. A. Ames, Oct. IL;
Nov. 15, 1864. Col. A. C. Yoris, Nov. 4, 1864.
Brig-G II. w Birge April 2. 1865.
Second Divsion-Col. s. NJ. Afford. April 81,
1904. Brighten. Jonn w. Turner, May /, 1854 |
Brig.-Gen Robert 8. Foster. Aug. %. 1864. |
Brig g-Gen. Adelbert Ames, April q 1864 Col. |
Z. Daggett, May 12, 1864. Col. J. S. Littell, |
June 8, 1864. Col w. B. Cosn, July 1S. 1866.
Third Division-Brig Gen. Adelbert Ames, |
April 26, 1884 Brighten. o. s. Terry, June |
81. 1864. Brig Gen. William Birney. Aug 81. |
Oct 6. 1864. Col. j. B. Howell, Sept. 2, 1864. |
Col. F. B. Pond, Sept. 16 1864 Brig. .-Gen. G. |
J. Paine, April 2, 1866. Col. d. Bates, July Is, |
1865.
BRIGADE COMMANDERS.
First Division-First Brigade Col. F. B.
Pond. April II, q, July %, Sept. 2, "a. Nov.
4, 1864 Col. j. B. Howell, May 2. Aug. Is. |
1854 Col. A. c. Voris Aug. 16 Sept. 13 Oct.
26. Nov. 49, 1864. Col. James C. Briscoe, Nov
), 1864. Col. II. Graham, April 2, 1866. Sec. |