The Portland daily press., 1894-11-10

northward, his brigade encountered the enc
my's at Hyattsville. Nd. driving them back.
At the battle ofsAntietam, he commanded
brigade until his division commander, Gen.
Sedgwick, was wounded when Gen. How
ard assumed command of the division, which
he command he retained until April LIST,
1868, when he was assigned to the 18th. az
my corps.
The division lost at Antietam, in killed,
wounded and missing. 2.253. out of 5000.
He commanded his division (the I'd, corps
at fredericksburg, it laying the pontoons
and being the first to cross the river and
enter the city November 29th, 1862. he was
made Major General. When he assumed
command of the 18th, army corps. it was
encamped near Stafford Court House. Va.
April 9th, his corps moved to Kelly's Ford
with the 18th. army corps, and crossed the
Rappahannock On the Ist. of May. the
corps reached Charlottesville. and was put
in position as the extreme right of the gen.
eral line. The following day this corps was
suddenly attacked and overwhelmed by
large force of the enemy, and fell back in
confusion, losing eight pieces of artillery
and 2.506 men, killed. wounded and missing
May Sd, the corps was placedson the left
of the general, and there remained until 1t,
was ordered to resume its position at the
old camp near Stafford Court House. June
18th, 1t again took UP the line of march,
crossing the Potomac at Edward Ferry,
and moving ON to Emmetsburg. Nd, via
Jefferson, Middletown and Frederick City,
arriving at the first mentioned place June
30th, 1888. The following morning the corps
moved il support of the first corps to Get
tysburg, reaching there about P. M. and
was Immediately pushed to the front, rs the
first corps was already heavily engaged
with the enemy beyond So Nina ~ Ridge. Gen.
Howard preceded his corps reaching Get
tysburg at about 1890 A. M.
Soon after. Gen Reynolds was killed, and
the command of the two corps devolved on
Gen. Howard. He placed one division of
the 18th. corpson Cemetary Hill. to cover
the retirement of the troops in front. At
about $50 P. NJ. the troops were compelled
to fall back TO their new position. The
same night Gen. Meade came up and as
sumed command of the field in person.
July I'd, an'asssult was made upon portion
of Gen. Towards corps and successfully re-
sisted. July Sd. the artillery of the corps
participated in the famous artillery fight
and in the assault of Longstreet, which sue
reeded the batteries did good service. For
dis conduct in this engagement Gen. How
ard received the thanks of Congress.
July 9Th, the corps moved to make con-
neotion with the army of the Cumberland
at Chattanooga. Tennessee. and open COM
munication. About /, A. M. of tho 29th,
heavy fring-artillery and infantry-was
heard and soon it was discovered that a
midnight assault was being made on a ,por-
tion of the corps, and on Gen. Gearysof the,
29th army CORPS. The engagement lasted.
about two hours, and the enemy was re-
pulsed and dislodged from his position on
the west side,of Lookout Creek. z his bait
tie, brief, and Comparatively speaking, of,
small extent, opened the line of communi-
cation from Bridgeport to Chattanooga.
Loss in the 18th. corps. killed and wounded,
about 800, including several valuable
officers.
November ed, the corps, with the excep-
ton of the batteries, moved across the Ten
ne ssee to join the main army at Chatham
ooga. Nov. 23d, it supported the reconnoi-
sance of the 4th, army corps. and was put
in position on tnesleft of the general line;
some sharp skirmishing took place while
getting into position and pushing up. On
: he 18th, Gen. Howard opened communica-
lion with Gen. sherman. who crossed high
or up; it was here that Gems. Sherman and
Howard first met. On the morning of the
a5t b, the whole corps joined Gen. Sherman
and supported him in his battle on the
norta end Of Mission Ridge, one brigade be-
ing heavily engaged That day General
i honss carried the center by assault, and
the enemy retreated. Thus ended the bait
tie of Chattanooga. The next morning. 25th,
Gen. Howard s.corps crossed Chickamaugua
Creek in pursuit of the rebels. Gen. J. g.
Davis reported, with his division, to Gen.
Howard the same day. just before dusk,
Davis head of column came upon the
enemy's rear guard and a. sharp fight en-
sued, they being, driven off - darkness clos
ing the pursuit for the day. II hey were.
pursued the next day, and. the corps cut
the railroad running from Dalton to Cleve-
land, destroying three miles of it. NOa 1gg
Nov. goth. the corps started on the march
to Knoxville. reaching Louisville, Tenn.
Dec. t5h, distant Tic miles. Learning here
that .Lopgstreet had retreated, Gen. Sher-
man ordered the corps back too Chatta-
nooga, whichsit reached Dec. 18th, and went
Lookout Valley. This march
made without any preparations. the troo-,
living on the'countIy. many without blank
cts. and the weather very cold.
Gen. Howard remained in command of the
18th, army corps until it's consolidation
with the 18th. when ne was assigned by the
President. April 10th, 1864, to the command
of the 4th. army corps, which was then
stretched from Loudon to Cleveland, one
division being at Knoxville. The corps con-
sisted of nearly $4,000 effective men. Nov
ing on the third of May. in conjunction
with the rest of the army, the command
in the engagements at Rocky
Face Ridge. Resaca. Dallas. Pine and Ke-
nesaw Mountains and Peach Tree Creek.
under Gen. Howard.
July 9th, he was assigned to the Depart
mont and Army of the Tennessee. consist
ing Of the 18th, 18th. and 18th, army corps.
and embracing the country from Cairo. ILL.,,
to Natchez, Miss. with 10000 men, 10000
of whom were in tine army in the field COM
posed entirely of western men. With this
army he was engaged in the battles of Ezra
Chapel. July 28th, and Jonesboro, in Au-
gust. and after the fall of Atlanta the army
was encamped at East Point.
The army again moved on the 4th, of o.
fNhar altar Hood hn bod