Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Band 4Robert Clarke, 1870 With reports of meetings of the societies of the Army of the Cumberland; the Army of the Tennessee; the Army of the Ohio; and the Army of Georgia. |
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... battle ; they had seen the last thin lines melt and disappear , leaving them all alone , and then all hope perished ... battles and shoulder our crutches and show how fields were won . In Memoriam GEORGE HENRY THOMAS Born July 31 , 1816 ...
... battle ; they had seen the last thin lines melt and disappear , leaving them all alone , and then all hope perished ... battles and shoulder our crutches and show how fields were won . In Memoriam GEORGE HENRY THOMAS Born July 31 , 1816 ...
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... battle of Buena Vista and in nearly all the operations of GENERAL TAYLOR'S army ; in the Seminole war in 1849-50 ; as instructor in artil- lery and cavalry at West Point from 1851 to 1854 ; on frontier duty at various posts in the ...
... battle of Buena Vista and in nearly all the operations of GENERAL TAYLOR'S army ; in the Seminole war in 1849-50 ; as instructor in artil- lery and cavalry at West Point from 1851 to 1854 ; on frontier duty at various posts in the ...
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... battle of Falling Waters , where the rebels under STONEWALL JACKSON were defeated . Such was the answer that THOMAS made to the demands of rebellion ! Before leaving this period in the life of GENERAL THOMAS , it is due to his memory ...
... battle of Falling Waters , where the rebels under STONEWALL JACKSON were defeated . Such was the answer that THOMAS made to the demands of rebellion ! Before leaving this period in the life of GENERAL THOMAS , it is due to his memory ...
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... battle of Mill Springs , January 19 , 1862 , which was by far the most important military success that had yet been achieved west of Virginia ; and , with the exception of the de- feat of MARSHALL , near Prestonburg , nine days before ...
... battle of Mill Springs , January 19 , 1862 , which was by far the most important military success that had yet been achieved west of Virginia ; and , with the exception of the de- feat of MARSHALL , near Prestonburg , nine days before ...
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... battle of Perry- ville , and until October 30 , 1862 , when the old name of " De- partment of the Cumberland " was restored , and GENERAL ROSECRANS assumed command . That officer reorganized the army , then known as the " Fourteenth ...
... battle of Perry- ville , and until October 30 , 1862 , when the old name of " De- partment of the Cumberland " was restored , and GENERAL ROSECRANS assumed command . That officer reorganized the army , then known as the " Fourteenth ...
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124th Ohio Inf 1st Ohio 25th inst 2d Ohio Inf 88th Illinois Inf 93d Ohio Adjutant Annual Meeting battle battles of Franklin brave Brevet Brigadier Brevet Colonel U. S. V. Brevet Lieut Brigadier General U. S. V. Captain 1st Captain U. S. V. Cavalry Chairman Chattanooga Chicago Cincinnati citizens Cleveland command Committee on Invitations comrades Cumberland DAVIS Dayton DEAR SIR death duty enemy engaged FITZHUGH LEE flag Fourth Annual Reunion friends GARFIELD GEORGE H Henry honor hundred Illinois Inf Indiana Inf Indianapolis Iowa James Kentucky Cav Kentucky Inf Louisville Major General U. S. V. Major John Coon March memory Michigan Inf military Nashville NATHAN KIMBALL nation November November 19 obedient servant officers Ohio Inf patriotic Penn President regiment regret resigned respectfully ROSECRANS Second Lieutenant Sergeant SHERMAN sincerely Society soldier Tenn THOMAS Toast Union Virginia Washington William Wisconsin Inf
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Seite 90 - Such was he: his work is done. But while the races of mankind endure Let his great example stand Colossal, seen of every land, And keep the soldier firm, the statesman pure; Till in all lands and thro' all human story The path of duty be the way to glory.
Seite 71 - The whole south is in a state of revolution, into which Virginia, after a long struggle, has been drawn; and, though I recognize no necessity for this state of things, and would have forborne and pleaded to the end for a redress of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own person I had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native state.
Seite 98 - Major, February 23, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico...
Seite 81 - His power as a commander was developed slowly and silently ; not like volcanic land lifted from the sea by sudden and violent upheaval, but rather like a coral island, where each increment is a growth — an act of life and work. Power exhibits itself under two distinct forms — strength and force — each possessing peculiar qualities, and each perfect in its own sphere. Strength is typified by the oak, the rock, the mountain. Force embodies itself in the cataract, the tempest, the thunderbolt....
Seite 96 - With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the army, and, save in defense of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope I may never be called on to draw my sword.
Seite 90 - Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.
Seite 95 - GENERAL : Since my interview with you on the 18th instant, I have felt that I ought not longer to retain my commission in the army. I therefore tender my resignation, which I request you will recommend for acceptance. It would have been presented at once...
Seite 95 - It would have been presented at once, but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted all the best years of my life, and all the ability I possessed.
Seite 86 - I have done everything in my power to prepare, and that the troops could not have been got ready before this ; and if he should order me to be relieved I will submit without a murmur. A terrible storm of freezing rain has come on since daylight, which will render an attack impossible until it breaks.
Seite 90 - The very impersonation of honesty, integrity, and honor, he will stand to us as the beau ideal of the soldier and gentleman. Though he leaves no child to bear his name, the Old Army of the Cumberland, numbered by tens of thousands, called him father, and will weep for him in tears of manly grief.