. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . 30, 1862) the first expedition into Georgia, destroy-ing saltpetre works at Nicojack Cave, capturing, at ShellMound, a train of cars with supplies, prisoners, etc. He was with Buells army in its retreat after Braggthrough Tennessee and Kentucky. As colonel he againwent to West Virginia and participated in a winter cam-paign (1862-63), and fought in the three days battles(June, 1863) at Winchester, being there twice wounded,not disabled. He joined, with his brigade, the Army ofthe Potomac (Third Corps) July 9, 1863, and i
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . 30, 1862) the first expedition into Georgia, destroy-ing saltpetre works at Nicojack Cave, capturing, at ShellMound, a train of cars with supplies, prisoners, etc. He was with Buells army in its retreat after Braggthrough Tennessee and Kentucky. As colonel he againwent to West Virginia and participated in a winter cam-paign (1862-63), and fought in the three days battles(June, 1863) at Winchester, being there twice wounded,not disabled. He joined, with his brigade, the Army ofthe Potomac (Third Corps) July 9, 1863, and in Augustwent in command of troops to New York City to enforcethe draft, returning in September. Besides many minorengagements, he fought at Brandy Station, Mine Run(1863), the Wilderness (1864), where his left forearm wasshattered with a bullet. He commanded his brigade(Sixth Corps), under Sheridan, at Opequon, (there againslightly wounded,) Fishers Hill, and the Third Division,Sixth Army Corps, at Cedar Creek (1864). With the Sixth Army Corps he rejoined the Army ofJ3. the Potomac, December, 1864, and was posted 011 its ex-treme left. He led a successful assault March 25, 1865,and (April 2) his division in storming the main line, re-sulting in the capture of Petersburg and Richmond. In pursuing Lees army, he fought at Jettersville, andat Sailors Creek (the last field engagement of the war)he led a successful attack, capturing many distinguishedofficers and several thousand men. Commodore J. , with his Naval Brigade, surrendered to him per-sonally. He was at the surrender of Lee ; then, with hiscorps, went to North Carolina, but it turned back onlearning Johnstons army had surrendered, he himselfgoing through to Shermans army. From July, 1863, to Lees surrender there were killedand wounded in his brigade above three thousand men,—more than fell in the American army under Washington. He was in the Ohio Senate, 1868-69; was departmentcommander of Ohio, G. A. R., 1868-70
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