New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
A COMPLIMENT TO GENERAL. A. 3 WEBB
1T is PROPOSED TO MAKE HIM \ LIEUTENANT
COLONEL. on THE RETIRED LIST OF THE
ARMY-TIIs CALAMITY IN TIE


ARMY-HIS GALLANTRY IN TIE
CIVIL WAR.
waehlnqton Feb 10 (SpecaD.-The Senate and
House Committees on Military Affairs have PAID a
handsome compliment to General Alexander seward
Webb president Of the College of the CITY oil New
York General Webb l. a graduate of West POINT.
He entered the academy on July l. DOL. ana was
graduated and appointed brevet second lieutenant.
4,b Artillery July l. 1850 on December 81. 1870. at
his own request he honorably discharged from
the Army Recently the old Army friends OF Eeh-
oral Webb have expressed an earnest desire that he
should again hold a commission In the military
service A bin was accordingly introduced in the
Senate and House authorizing the President 10 APP
pont him a Northumberland on the retired list.
Tho Senate and House committees have acted FAVOR
ably on the bill. and 1t IS expected that both houses
will pass Il at early date. In It's report recon-
mending the passage OF the bill the senate 'om-
,nittea sneaks in terms OF high praise OF General
Webbs services in the Army, and gives extracts
from official records testifying to his distinguished
conduct particularly at the battle of Gettysburg,
where he was severely wounded while performing
an act OF special gallantry The report OF the SEN
ate Committee says in part:
I, seems hardly necessary to submit e special re-
port the bill. tor the servc" or General eDD Was
of so conspicuous nature that 1t Is well known.
Within six months from the date Of his graduation
from the Military Academy he was on active duty
with his regiment in Florida. quelling the uprising
of the seminole Indians there getting foretaste OF
which ne took 80 brilliant part. lie was man Oh
scholarly well as OF military attainments, having
Point for three years Immediately preceding the
Cvn war and principal assistant professor OF
geography history ana ethlcs Tor several years
Al ali times during the war his service was Of
the most active and valuable nature. lie was III
th.. neld IN Virginia lSbl and participated sue
cos.fully In seventeen different actions and battles
chanicsyilie. An,ietam. Chancellorsville Gettys-
burg. the Wilderness and SpottsylVana. ror sai s
awtrlei a mciAl of honor "for distinguished per-
sonai glllantry IN battle tie was preveted ! iteu
tenAnt-colcnel at the battle or BristOw station
colonel for gallant and mertorious service az
SpOttsylvana. briga 'r-gen raj Tor gaiahtry ~
Robert r. Lee major-general for gallant ana merl,
torOus service during the war, ana MAJOR -sr', "a
=, IN h,ftles of oiettysburg. BrstOw Station. the
Wld,rn,.s ,nl Spottsylvana. At the battles OF
campaign. and At the battle OF Martin ronu, Wy
Wilderness ami SpOttsylNauia he was IN conhanI
nis,n If tho Second Corps. Second Division OF the
second Corps and First Brigade OF the second III
' General Webs conduct at Gettysburg July B.
1863 is particularly worthy Of mention ne was IN
yisimn ~ the second corps and had been with the
color-guard Of the ia Pennsylvania Volunteers. OF
N.hb left the color guard and went across me
front of the companies 20 the rsht or tle o'tn
.ri" - direct the fire Of the latter regiment upon
y rompany Of rebels. who had rushed across a
Inv no
rbus General Armisted md General Webb were
10th b.iveeu the lines of troops ana Doth Were
wounded but by this act Of gallantry General
Vrbt kept his men up TO their work untll more
man half were killed wounded In TINS ACTON
/, was wounded by a bullet which struck MIN
near IN, groin General Meade in his letter pre-
senfinp 4 mccall General Webb, mentions TINS
fart a one not surpassed by any general on the
neI General Webb also more severely
wounded al Spottsylvania May Il. 1864. in the mead
IIn served I'm various positions after the war I'M
III December ST. 1870. when he was honorabIy as
arqed al his own request. He Is to-day presldent
oT tha College of the city Of New-fork. ana Is III
much of the time from the results or MS WOUNDS
and as a consequence will be unable to continue his
work
The bill WIS referred TO he War Department Tor
ro,mnendotion Replying to inquiry from
Secretary Lamont. Adjueant-tieneral Rusges SAID
after rcciting the gallant acts OF General Webb
during the war:
His app1intm ent and retirement now as lieu
,enan colonel the rank which he held when as
charged from the Army. Is recommended as simple
instic, TO a gallant and disabled officer. distin-
,,uishec AT BristOw. In receiving Picketts charge
AZ Gettysburg. at Spottsyvania and in the last
campaign OF the late war
Tn. Endorsement OF General Miles was this;
Respectfully referred to the honorable the Secre-
tary OF War. concurrlng in the report ana recon-
mendatlon OF the adjutant-general