The National tribune., 1902-09-18
FOURTH CORPS.
Eight States Represented in It-corps Com
mander, Gen. Howard, Still Living.

The Fourth Army Corps was distinct
ly grand fighting machine. 1t was born
Of great battle. 1t obtained its name
and splendid birthright from the consolida-
tion of the Twentieth and Twenty-frst
Army Corps, which had been reduced in
numbers on account of disease and battle
losses, after Chickamauga. No body of
defenders of the Union saw and bore more
of the brunt of the great struggle than
this organization. 1t consisted of I6 regi-
ments of infantry and nine batteries of
artillery. They carried their colors to the
front on many a hotly-contested field.
When the command was intrusted to MaJ.-
Gen. Gordon Granger, it was the opinion
of Gen. George II. Thomas, Commander
of the Army of the Cumberland, that as a
fighting Corps it had no superior in the
service.
STATES REPRESENTED.
The States represented in the Corps
We're as follows:
IiIinois-Twenty-on regiments; con-
sisting of the Dist, 22d, 25th, 9th, 35th,
Both, 42d, 44th, 51st, 59th, 13d, 18th,
10Th, 10Th, S0th. S4th, SSth, S9th, Goth,
Tooth, 10th, Bridges battery, and the 1st
Ill. battery NJ, light artillery.
1ndiana-Nineteen regiments; consist
ing of the 9th, 9th. 18th, 22d, 29th, Both,
31st, 32d, ?5th, Seth, 40th, 51st, 51th.
the 9th and 10th batteries of light artil-
lery.
Kentucky-Ten regiments; the 1st, Cd,
Sd, 9th, 9th, Sth, 9th, 18th, 21st, and
23d.
Ohio-Twenty-on regiments: the 1st,
9th, 18th, 10Th, 18th, 9th, 26th, 40th,
41st, 10th, 51st, 59th, 9th, 65th, Goth,
93d, 9th, 99th, 101st, 124th, and 10th,
and the 9th Ohio battery.
Pennsylvania-One regiment; the 77th,
and battery B, 1st light artillery.
Missouri-The I'd and 18th infantry, and
Battery G, Missouri light artillery.
Kansas-Sth infantry.
Wisconsin-The 18th, and Oath in
fantry, United States batteries II and NJ,
9TH artillery.
HOWARD IN CHARGE.
The three Divisions of the Corps were
commanded by Maj.-Gen. David S. Stan
ley, Philip III. Sheridan, and Thomas J.
Wood. The Corps was never driven, and
no charge made by it was ever repulsed.
Gen. Granger soon gave place to Gen. o.
o. Howard, and Sheridan to Brig.-Gen.
John Newton. The Corps battled with
a daring and persistent enemy, the men
Of the Fourth Corps stuck to their task
of patriotism, and had at last the proud
satisfaction of carrying their country's
Flag to a final victory.
The very flower of American youth was
enlisted in this powerful organization. Its
dead marked every battlefield from Fort
DOnelson to Nashville, through four years
of war, undaunted by bloody battle, after
participating in every engagement from
Chattanooga to Atlanta, gaining for itself
an enyiable record among the organiza-
tons Of the Volunteer Army. After the
death of Gen. Mcpherson on July %, in
the battle before Atlanta, Gen. Howard
was transferred to the Army of the Ten
nessee, and Maj.-Gen. David S. Stanley
became Commander of the Fourth Army
Corps, and Bris.-Gen. Nathan Kimball
tool, command of the First Division.
After the evacuation of Atlanta, the
enemy, whom we supposed were nursing
their wounds in the country South of the
city, suddenly appeared between Sher-
mans army and his base of supplies at
Chattanooga. The entire Army moved
northward, causing the hasty evacuation
of Middle Tennessee by the Confederate
troops under Gen. Hood. Gen. Sherman
soon marched back to Atlanta, and
and Twenty-third Army Corps to fight
the same force that had obstructed his
advance upon Atlanta all Summer.
THE BATTLES OF FRANKLIN AND NASH
VILE.
Inc tourth and Iwenty-third Corps
were sent to resist the invasion, which
they did by stand at Franklin, where oc-
Cured one of the fercest and bloodiest
struggles of any war. After this battle, |
In which the Confederates were so badly
punished, it seemed folly to assume the
offensive, as they did in advancing upon
Nashville. Reinforced by Brig. Cen A. |
j. Smiths detachment of the Fifteenth
Corps, and Brig.-Gen. Steedman's Divis-
ion OF colored troops, the whole Union |
Army was thrown upon Hoods sore, rag |
ged and despairing regiments with such |
overwhelming impetus as to destroy ut |
teriy all hope on the part of the Confed- !
crates for making another aggressive |
movement. They were driven through |
Middle Tennessee, down across the Ten |
nessee River, into North Mississippi.
After the battle of Nashville, the Fourth |
Corps was sent to the Rio Grande, in |
Texas, to aid in enforcing the order from |
the State Department of the French to |
eyacuate Mexico. Here. the French hay-
ing retired, the Fourth Corps was muster
ed out.
THRILLING MEMORIES.
The veterans are old enough now for |
many of them to be passing away; but in |
many bosom thrilling memories of the /
traglcal and exciting days of 1S61-'65 will |
cause the heart to throb again as when |
in the ardor Of the fight and the JOY of |
the last triumph, which reunited the |
country.
Then they were young men, youths, ay- |
eraging scarcely % years of age From |
the ranks of the old Corps have come |
some of the foremost men in civil life
men prominent as statesmen, scholars. !
scientists. and great merchants; men who |
bore the musket have become railway mag
mates, millionaires and captains of indus
try, welding incalculable influence upon
the fortunes of the great Republic they
risked their lives four years to save.
The earnest desire of the members Of
the Fourth Army Corps who live in Wash
tngton is to bring together at the coming
Encampment the best and largest Reunion
ever had. There will be no rank there"
said one of the veterans; title and riches
will be leveled to a common bond of cor
dial comradeship, such as only those know
who have continually faced death to-
gether." The Reunion will be held Tues
day, Oct. z. 2 p. m, in the Sherman tent
at Camp Roosevelt.
MARION T. ANDERSON, Chairman.
Cashiers Office City Postofice.
SETH w. TULEY, Vice-Chairman, Post
Office Department.
G. c. KNIFFEN, Secretary, Pension OF
flee.
Executive Committee l.. NJ. KELLEY.
]. j. GLOVER, A. r. MEDFoRD, ]. II.
JENNINGS, G. G. GooDLoE
The o. s. Manned Soldiers League.