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MAJOR GENERAL C. C. AA^ASHBURN. 981
After the fall of Vicksburg, General Washburn Ava.s assigned to the Thirteenth Corps, of AA'hich, he took command on the departure of Gei-cral Ord, on sick leave. The Thirteenth Corps moved to jSTcav Orleans, and thenee to AVestern Louisiana, aud joined Avith the jSTineteenth Corps, under General Franklin, in an expedition to Opelousas and its vicinity. On learning of the attack on General Burbridge's force at Carrion CroAv Bayou, General Washburn moved Avith a diAdsion at double quick to his relief, and succeeded in repulsing the enemy.
General Washburn was ordered to return to jSTew Orleans and proceed Avith one division to the coast of Texas. He arrived with 2,800 men at Aransas Pass, on the 23d of ISTovember. He proceeded up the coast and captured Fort Esporanza. An attack on Galveston Avas planned, but Avas abandoned by orders from General Banks.
General Washburn remained iu Texas till January, 1864, Avhen he left ou leave of absence for sixty days, at the expiration of which, he was ordered to Annapolis, Maryland. This order Avas soon after countermanded, and he Avas ordered to ]\Iemphis to supersede Major General Hurlbut, Here he remained until De¬ cember, Avhen a new department being organized, General Dana took command at Memphis, and General AVashburn Avas ordered to Vicksburg, General Dana Avas unsuccessful iu his manage¬ ment of affiiirs in West Tennessee, aud at the end of ninety days, General Washburn Avas ordered back to relieve him, and retained the position until mustered out of service.
MAJOR GENERAL CARL SCHURZ,
We have been unable to procure the data necessary to give a statement of the military services of General Schurz, and avo are reluctantly eompelled to make the general statement, that he Avas appointed Brigadier General, and aetod Avith Gonoral Sigcl's corps in the campaigns on the Potomac, and was afterAvards promoted to the position of Major General, Avhich he hold during the Avar.
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| Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Source Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Author/Creator | Quiner, E. B. (Edwin Bentley), d. 1868. |
| Description | This is an excerpt from E.B. Quiner's thousand-page volume, The Military History of Wisconsin: a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous, regimental histories, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the Legislature and state officers, etc. (Chicago: Clarke & co., 1866). Because the entire work is so unwieldy and most users want to consult only a single chapter, we have divided it into smaller portions covering discrete topics. The entire work is online at Google Books and the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) in the most popular ereader formats. |
| Subcollection | Histories |
| Source Type | history |
| Place of Publication | Chicago |
| Source Creation Date | 1866 |
| Source Publisher | Clarke & Co. |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0000zx |
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| Title | 981 |
| Source Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| People | Schurz, Carl, Maj. Gen. |
| Source Type | history |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | MAJOR GENERAL C. C. AA^ASHBURN. 981 After the fall of Vicksburg, General Washburn Ava.s assigned to the Thirteenth Corps, of AA'hich, he took command on the departure of Gei-cral Ord, on sick leave. The Thirteenth Corps moved to jSTcav Orleans, and thenee to AVestern Louisiana, aud joined Avith the jSTineteenth Corps, under General Franklin, in an expedition to Opelousas and its vicinity. On learning of the attack on General Burbridge's force at Carrion CroAv Bayou, General Washburn moved Avith a diAdsion at double quick to his relief, and succeeded in repulsing the enemy. General Washburn was ordered to return to jSTew Orleans and proceed Avith one division to the coast of Texas. He arrived with 2,800 men at Aransas Pass, on the 23d of ISTovember. He proceeded up the coast and captured Fort Esporanza. An attack on Galveston Avas planned, but Avas abandoned by orders from General Banks. General Washburn remained iu Texas till January, 1864, Avhen he left ou leave of absence for sixty days, at the expiration of which, he was ordered to Annapolis, Maryland. This order Avas soon after countermanded, and he Avas ordered to ]\Iemphis to supersede Major General Hurlbut, Here he remained until De¬ cember, Avhen a new department being organized, General Dana took command at Memphis, and General AVashburn Avas ordered to Vicksburg, General Dana Avas unsuccessful iu his manage¬ ment of affiiirs in West Tennessee, aud at the end of ninety days, General Washburn Avas ordered back to relieve him, and retained the position until mustered out of service. MAJOR GENERAL CARL SCHURZ, We have been unable to procure the data necessary to give a statement of the military services of General Schurz, and avo are reluctantly eompelled to make the general statement, that he Avas appointed Brigadier General, and aetod Avith Gonoral Sigcl's corps in the campaigns on the Potomac, and was afterAvards promoted to the position of Major General, Avhich he hold during the Avar. |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT1006 |