In defense of Washington, D. C., June 13 to
July, 1861
In command of a
brigade (Army of the Potomac) in the Manassas campaign, July 15 to 23,
1861, being engaged in the battle of Bull Run July 21, 1861
In defense of
Washington, D. C., July 23 to August 28, 1861
In the Department
of the Cumberland August 28 to November 9, 1861, succeeding Brig. Gen.
Robert Anderson in command October 8, 1861, being engaged September to
October, 1861, in the occupation of Muldraugh Heights to cover
Louisville, Ky., from a threatened attack of the rebel army under
General Buckner.
In the Department of the Missouri
November 23, 1861, to February 14, 1862 (on inspection duty November
23 to December 3, 1861), and in command of camp of instruction at
Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., December 23, 1861, to February 14,
1862; in command of the district of Paducah, Ky.
February 17 to
March 10, 1862, aiding in forwarding reinforcements and supplies to
General Grant, then operating up the Tennessee River.
In command of a division in the
Tennessee and Mississippi campaign March to October, 1862, being
engaged in the battle of Shiloh April 6 and 7, 1862, where he was
wounded (skirmish and destruction of Bear Creek Bridge April 14, 1862)
Advance upon and siege of Corinth
April 15 to May 30, 1862, and movement on Memphis, which he occupied
July 21, 1862.
In command of the district of Memphis,
Tenn., October 26 to December 20, 1862, being engaged November 36,
1862, in concert with General Grant, in driving the enemy, entrenched
behind the Tallahatchie to Grenada, Miss.
In command of the expedition to
Vicksburg, Miss., being engaged in the attempt to carry the place by
coup de main December 27 and 29, 1862.
In command of the Fifteenth Army
Corps January 2, 1863, to October 25, 1863.
In January, 1863, he was in command of the expedition to Arkansas
Post, which was carried by assault January 11, 1863.
In the Vicksburg
campaign, January to July, 1863, in command of the Fifteenth Army Corps,
being engaged in the expedition by Steeles Bayou to the Yazoo, March,
1863.
Demonstration upon
Haynes Bluff to hold the enemy about Vicksburg, April 29 and 30, 1863;
advance to Grand Gulf, May 1 to 6, 1863.
Skirmish at
Fourteen-mile Creek, May 12, 1863
Attack and capture of
Jackson, May 14, 1863
March to Bridgeport
and passage of Black River, May 16 to 18, 1863
Seizing of Walnut Hills, May 18, 1863
Assault of Vicksburg,
May 19 and 22, 1863, and siege of the place May 22 till its
unconditional surrender July 4, 1863; and operations against the
relieving forces, resulting in the capture of Jackson, Miss., July 16,
1863, with extensive destruction of railroads and forcing Gen. J. E.
Johnston’s army beyond Brandon, Miss.
He was in command of
the expedition from the Big Black River, via Memphis, to Chattanooga,
Tenn., September 22 to November, 15, 1863, being engaged in the action
of Colliersville, Tenn., October 11, 1863.
Passage of the
Tennessee River at Eastport, Ala., November 1, 1863
Battle of
Chattanooga, Tenn., November 23 to 25, 1863, where he commanded the left
wing of General Grant’s army in the attack of Missionary Ridge.
In the pursuit to
Ringgold, Ga., November 25 to 28, 1863.
He commanded the
expedition to Knoxville, Tenn. (commenced November 28, 1863), and, after
compelling General Longstreet to raise the siege of the place December
1, 1863, he returned to Chattanooga December 18, 1863, and thence to
Memphis and Vicksburg January, 1864.
On winter march
February 1 to 25, 1864, with 20,000 men, to Meridian, Miss., breaking up
the railroads centering there and supplying the enemy in the southwest.
He was in command of
the Department and Army of the Tennessee October 25, 1863, to March 12,
1864, and of the Military Division of the Mississippi, composed of the
departments of the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee, March 12, 1864, to
June 27, 1865.
In organizing at his
headquarters’ at Nashville, Tenn., an army of 100,000 men for the spring
campaign of 1864.
In the invasion of
Georgia, May 2 to December 21, 1864
In
command of the Armies of the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee, being
engaged in the battle of Dalton, May 14, 1864.
Battle of Resaca, May 15, 1864
Occupation of Rome, May 18, 1864
Action of Cassville, May 19, 1864
Battle of Dallas, May 25 and 28, 1864
Movement on Kenesaw,
with almost daily heavy engagements, May 28 to June 20, 1864
Battle of Kenesaw
Mountain, June 20 to July 2, 1864
Assault at Ruff’s Station, July 4, 1864
Passage of the Chattahoochee, July 12 to 17, 1864
Combats of Peach Tree Creek, July 19 to 21, 1864
Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864
Siege of Atlanta, July 22, 1864, to September 2, 1864
Repulse of rebel sorties from the place, July 28 and August 6, 1864
Battle of Jonesboro, August 31 to September 1, 1864
Surrender of Atlanta September 2, and occupation of the place
September 2 to November 15, 1864
Pursuit of the enemy under General Hood into Alabama, with frequent
engagements, September 28 to November 15, 1864
March to the sea, with numerous actions and skirmishes, from Atlanta
to Savannah, November 16 to December 13, 1864
Storming and capture of Fort McAlister, Ga., December 13, 1864
Surrender of Savannah December 21, 1864
In
the invasion of the Carolinas, from the ‘‘base’’ of the Savannah
River, January 15 to April 6, 1865
In command of the
Armies of the Ohio, Tennessee, and Georgia, being engaged in the march
through Salkahatchie Swamps to South Carolina Railroad, February 1 and
6, 1865
Occupation of Columbia, S. C., February 17, 1865
Passage of the Catawba River, February 23 to 25, 1865
Capture of Cheraw, March 3, 1865
Crossing Pedee
River, March 6 and 7, 1865
Capture of Fayettville,
N. C., March 12, 1865
Passage of the Cape Fear River, North Carolina, March 13, 1865
Battle of Averasboro,
March 16, 1865
Battle of Bentonville, March 20 and 21, 1865
Occupation of Goldsboro, N. C., March 22, 1865
Capture of Raleigh, April 13, 1865
Surrender of the Confederate army under General J. E. Johnston at
Durham Station, N. C., April 26, 1865, being one of the closing acts
of the rebellion.
On the march to Richmond, Va., and Washington. D. C., April 28 to May
24, 1865.
Commanded the Military Division of the Mississippi, embracing the
departments of the Ohio, Missouri, and Arkansas, June 27, 1865, to
August 11, 1866.
Served as member of
board to make recommendations for brevets to general officers March 14
to 24, 1866, and on special mission to Mexico November and December,
1866; in command of the Division of the Missouri August 11, 1866, to
March 5, 1869; as member of board to examine proposed system of Army
Regulations December, 1867, to January, 1868; commanding the Armies of
the United States March 8, 1869, to November 1, 1883, when he was
relieved, at his own request.
He was on tour of
inspection of frontiers of Texas, Indian Territory, Kansas, and
Nebraska, April 4 to June 20, 1871; on professional duty in Europe
November 10, 1871, to September 17, 1872; as president of Howard court
of inquiry March, 1874; and on tour of inspection of posts on the
Yellowstone River and in Montana Territory June 26 to October 22, 1877.
Retired from active service February 8, 1884, and died in New York
City, N. Y., February 14, 1891.
By joint resolution
of Congress, February 19, 1864, the thanks of Congress were extended to
Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN: To Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN and the officers and
soldiers of the Army of the Tennessee for their gallant and arduous
services in marching to the relief of the Army of the Cumberland, and
for their gallantry and heroism in the battle of Chattanooga, which
contributed, in a great degree, to the success of our arms in that
glorious victory.
Then again by joint resolution dated January 10, 1865
To Maj. Gen. W. T.
SHERMAN and the officers and soldiers of his Command for their gallantry
and good conduct in their late campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta, and
the triumphal march thence through Georgia to Savannah, terminating in
the capture and occupation of that city.
