. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . missioned a brigndicr-general of Volunteers, and when apprised of Ibis appoint-ment rcquisled lo bo rellevcil lu Roon as pomiblo from tboduties apperlaiuiu^ to tho olliccs of acting SI lyor nnd assist-ant military commandant. Ills request was euniplicd withduring the following October, when bo look lUo Bold at ILobe
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . missioned a brigndicr-general of Volunteers, and when apprised of Ibis appoint-ment rcquisled lo bo rellevcil lu Roon as pomiblo from tboduties apperlaiuiu^ to tho olliccs of acting SI lyor nnd assist-ant military commandant. Ills request was euniplicd withduring the following October, when bo look lUo Bold at ILobeuil of the Reserve liriij-adc. ivbich conrfsted of o forcenumbering about Ovc thousand men, orgiinizeil under hispersonal supervision in a camp north of the city. With Ibese troops General Weitzel atnrtcd (or DoniiM-wm-villc, Lo., and Foon took military possession of the then moved on ic Napoleonvillc, nnd cleared tho enemyfrom Ibe La Fourcbc district, which he remained In posrs-sion of until April, 1803. He then Joined bis forcv to thatbcsiegiog Port Hudson, and was placed in command of Iboright wing up lo Ibo lime of the surrender on July 81b, 1SG3. The Port Iludson camp-iign endeil. General Weitzel wasoeit placed in comni inj on the west rn shore of tho ILsaiB-. I ijor^ I don II .lUt f] II I dieil I ^LUl^orl li I .Mun;h 1S70 ClIRISTOPIILR COLON AUGURHoiin In Nlu 1 rk 1S21 entered II uUiiilwl SlalLfl JliliKiiy Aimkmy nt WestPoint in isaij, nnd Bradimled in 18-13; bre-veted sec md-ilei lie iianl oI infiiiilry, July iMtol tliolual-uimicdytior. IIu iniiinly atfronllor pofils; Innk pnrt in the niilltuiy oc-1 iJIiiiii>ii of Il ■ i--, iu|-_ni- i,i llio War wllh Jfcrlco, dppl River, for tho purpose of Clearing tbo enemy from thoI! *; -Il ■■ ■ ■ Iliious JT-iust tho Nortli- plimluliou!! within that part of Uio Department of the Oulf, II tlrii. [. Ill Fehruuty, 1&17, he WHS nnd look part in the Sabluo Pass cxpodilion during Septem- ■ ■■ ■ I . ■
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