Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-09-11
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louisville, and has never failed of
gaining distinguished mention. Col.
(now the honored Major General)
'Heintzelman was its first command
er. Under him the division was
first formed of the Brigades of
Richardson, Sedwick and Jamison,
comprising the following regiments:
Richardson's Brigade = Thirty
seventh New York Volunteers, and
the Second, Third and Fifth Michigan
Regiments.
Sedwick's Brigade -Thirty-eight
and Fortieth New York Volunteers,
and the Third and Fourth Maine
Regiments.
Jamison's Brigade Fifty-seventh
Sixty, Third and One Hundred and
Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and
the Eig~hty-seventh New York Regi-
ment.
The division, thus composed, was
led by Heintzelman with great credit
through the first Bull Run battle.
In March 1862, Heintzelman having
been appointed Brigader General of
Volunteers, was placed in command
of the Third Army Corp, then form
ed by the addition of Hooker's (more
recently Berry's) division with the
one above mentioned, and Richard
son vas promoted to the command of
another division. Previous to this
time General Sedwick had been pro-
NOTED to the command of Colonel's
Stones division, and Brigadier Gen
eral D. B. Birney (now commander
of the division, with the rank of
Major General, earned at Chancel-
%lorsville) assigned to the command of
the End Brigade, and Brigadiers Gen
eral c. S. Hamilton had been assign
ed to the command of the Division.
Upon reaching Fortress Monroe,
under Mcclellan in the peninsular
movement, Colonel H. G. Berry of
the Fourth Maine, of Birney's Bri-
gade was promoted to the rank of
Brigadier General and assigned to
the command of Richardson's Bri-
gade. Before Yorktown General
Hamilton was relieved from his COM
mand for cause, alleged to be for
discourteous language used by him
protesting against the unusual ia
tigue details required from his divi-
sion for the trenches, and Brigadier
General Phillip Kearney was assign
ed to the command.
Under this electric commander"
as Sickles aptly styles him-the divi-
sion fought with great gallantry at
Williamsburg and Fair Oaks. At Fair
Oaks Gen. Jamison left for home on
sick leave, and death ensuing the
command of his brigade was left va
cant. The First and One Hundred and
First New York regiment and the
Twentieth Indiana were about this
time added to the division, and Gen.
Robinson was assigned to fill the
vacancy caused by Jamison's death.
With these changes the division
fought in that ever memorable cam
paign at Glendale and Malvern Hills,
and upon reachig Harrison's Landing
was reinforced by the Ninety-Ninth
pennsylvania Regiment. At this
place General Berry left for home
sick, n did not return until after
Pope campaign. His brigade was
commanded in his absence by Col.
Orlando M. Poe, of the Second Mich
igan.
The division still under the COM
mand of Kearny. fought valiantly in
the Pope campaign on the Rappahan-
mock, at Manassas, and Birney's bri-
gade of it at Chantilly. When the
lamented Kearney fell, early in this
last battle, General Birney, by senior
ity, assumed command of the divi-
sion, which he has since held with
distinguished ability, endearing him
self more and more to his men. like
his illustrious predecessor, as his
abilities obtained new occasions fo,
DEVELOPMENT. Under Birney the diyi.
sion did its full duty at Fredricks-
burg. end with Sickle's (more re-
Gently Berry's) covered the withdraw.
al of our troops from that slaugh.
ter pen. The heroic doings of the Old
veteran division in the late battle al
Charlottesville are yet fresh in the
minds of the people.
After the battle of Chantillv the
18th, 114th. and 141st PENNSYLVANIA
regiments were added to the division
and since the battle of Chancellorsvil.
lie a number of regiments have beer
Withdrawn because of the expiration
OF their terms of enlistment. R11i
the division still lives, its glories
clustering gracefully about it. and
under the leadership of its newly
honored commander, is destined t.
make for itself even a nobler recorf
yet.