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Isaiah N. Moore.
First Regiment of Dragoons.
Cadet Isaiah N. Moore to be brevet second lieutenant, July 1, 1851.
First Regiment of Dragoons.
Brevet Second Lieutenant Isaiah N. Moore to be second lieutenant, February 21, 1853.
First Regiment of Dragoons.
Second Lieutenant Isaiah N. Moore to be first lieutenant, March 3, 1855.
First Regiment of Dragoons.
First Lieutenant Isaiah N. Moore to be captain, April 20, 1861.
Third Regiment of Cavalry.
Captain Isaiah N. Moore, of the First Dragoons, to be captain, April 20, 1861.
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Andrew W. Evans.
Seventh Regiment of Infantry.
Cadet Andrew W. Evans to be brevet second lieutenant, July 1, 1852.
Sixth Regiment of Infantry.
Brevet Second Lieutenant Andrew W. Evans to be second lieutenant, March 3, 1855
Seventh Regiment of Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Andrew W. Evans to be first lieutenant, September 20, 1856.
Third Regiment of Cavalry.
First Lieutenant Andrew W. Evans, of the Seventh Infantry, to be captain, May 14, 1861.
Sixth Regiment of Cavalry.
Captain Andrew W. Evans, of the Sixth Cavalry, to be major by brevet, February 21, 1862, for meritorious and distinguished services at the battle of Valverde, New Mexico.
Third Regiment of Cavalry.
Captain Andrew W. Evans, of the Sixth Regiment of Cavalry, to be major, May 10, 1867.
Sixth Regiment of Cavalry.
Captain Andrew W. Evans, of the Sixth Regiment United States Cavalry, to be major by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Valverde, New Mexico, to date from February 21, 1862; and to be lieutenant-colonel by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services in the cavalry action at Appomattox Court-House, Virginia, to date from April 9, 1865.
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David McM. Gregg.
First Regiment of Dragoons.
Brevet Second Lieutenant David McM. Gregg, of the Second Regiment of Dragoons, to be second lieutenant.
First Regiment of Dragoons.
Second Lieutenant David McM. Gregg to be first lieutenant, March 21, 1861.
Third Regiment of Cavalry.
First Lieutenant David McM. Gregg, of the First Dragoons, to be captain, May 14, 1861.
To be brigadier-generals.
Colonel David McM. Gregg, of the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry (captain 6th United States Cavalry), November 29, 1862.
Washington, D. C., January 19, 1874.
U. S. Grant.
I nominate David McM. Gregg, of Pennsylvania, to be consul of the United States at Prague
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George C. Cram.
Third Regiment of Cavalry.
George C. Cram, of New York, to be captain, May 14, 1861; age 31; born in New York.
Sixth Regiment of Cavalry.
George C. Cram, of New York, to be captain, May 14, 1861.
Sixth Regiment of Cavalry.
Captain George C. Cram, of the Sixth Regiment United States Cavalry, to be major by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Beverly Ford, Virginia, to date from June 9, 1863.
Fourth Regiment of Cavalry.
Captain George C. Cram, of the Sixth Regiment of Cavalry, to be major, October 12, 1867.
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No. 342. Report of Captain George C. Cram, Sixth U. S. Cavalry.
CAMP NEAR ALDIE, VA., June 23, 1863.
SIR: I have the honor to transmit the following report of the part taken by the Sixth U. S. Cavalry in the operations of June 21; The regiment marched before breakfast from its position on picket near Aldie, in the brigade column and, crossing Goose Creek, was employed a different portions of the day, with the rest of the brigade, as a supporting reserve until reaching the slopes on the higher side of Upperville, when, forming squadron and advancing for some time at a trot, it was suddenly called on to defeat an effort of the enemy on our left flank, the volunteer cavalry at this time being engaged with the enemy in front of us. Instantly breaking from its formation in column of squadrons, and passing through a narrow gap in a stone wall, and reforming on the other side, as well as the time allowed it and the circumstances and ground would permit, moved immediately forward, and, on the command being give, charged up to the enemy, under a harassing artillery fire and over a long stretch of heavy and marshy ground, intersected by a most difficult ditch and terminating in hill of plowed ground, beyond which, on the firm ground in the edge of the woods, the enemy in large force awaited it.
The charge was unsuccessful, the most of the horses being so blown that it was impossible to bring or keep them for such a distance at a charging pace. On the regiment rallying and reforming on the nucleus of the second squadron, commanded by Captain Claflin, on more favorable ground, the enemy being within easy reach and everything favorable for a successful charge, for which it was then preparing, the regiment was then ordered to dismount and fight on foot, and was used dismounted, under the cover of stone walls, to protect our left flank, the enemy retiring at the same time into the woods on our front. On being relieved from this position, and the engagement having terminated, it moved in column of squadrons, with the rest of the brigade through the woods and toward the entrance of Ashby's Gap, till it succeeded in attracting the fire of the enemy's artillery, when it was withdrawn, and went into bivouac on the hither side of the town of Upperville.
The regiment marched out 12 commissioned officers and 242 enlisted men strong. Its casualties were Second Lieutenant Henry Mcquiston, severely wounded. Private John Might, of Company E, slightly wounded; C. F. H. Reomer, of Company A, mortally; Jacob Couts, of Company G. slightly; [Michael Slattery, Company F, slightly; [Michael] Kurnan, Company A, slightly. Privates [Joshua W.] Dubois, Company E, Thomas McKeffrey, Company F, and Nelson H. Turner, Company B, missing. In closing this report, out of justice to my regiment, I would respectfully call the attention of my superiors to the dispiriting circumstances attending the unsuccessful charge, before described. The men were exhausted and worn out by the recent imposition of incessant picket duty in their position near Middleburg. They were taken from behind stone walls which they had been guarding all night and the day before, mounted on horses as famished as themselves, and immediately marched with the column, and at the end of a fatiguing day were required to charge over ground almost impracticable in its nature and 750 paces in extent, as proved by the measurement of experienced officers on the morning of the 22d.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
G. C. CRAM,
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Benjamin T. Hutchins.
Third Regiment of Cavalry.
Benjamin T. Hutchins, of the Volunteers, to be first lieutenant, May 14, 1861; age 25; born in New Hampshire.
Sixth Regiment of Cavalry.
First Lieutenant Benjamin T. Hutchins to be captain, November 19, 1863.
To be majors by brevet.
Captain Benjamin T. Hutchins, of the Sixth Regiment United States Cavalry, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date March 13, 1865.
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John W. Spangler.
Third Regiment of Cavalry.
First Sergeant John W. Spangler, of Company H, Second Cavalry, to be second lieutenant, May 14, 1861.
Sixth Regiment of Cavalry.
Second Lieutenant John W. Spangler to be first lieutenant, October 24, 1861.
Sixth Regiment of Cavalry.
First Lieutenant John W. Spangler, of the Sixth Regiment United States Cavalry, to be captain by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services in the Gettysburg campaign, to date from July 3, 1863.
Fifth Regiment of Cavalry.
First Lieutenant John W. Spangler to be captain, July 28, 1866, vice Gregg, appointed colonel of the Eighth Cavalry.
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Erasmus D. Keyes.
Third Regiment of Artillery.
Cadet Erasmus D. Keyes to be br. 2d lieut., 1st July, 1832.
Third Regiment of Artillery.
Brevet Second Lieutenant Erasmus D. Keyes to be second lieut., 31 August, 1833.
Third Regiment of Artillery.
Second Lieutenant Erasmus D. Keyes to be 1st lieutenant, 16th September, 1836.
Fourth Regiment of Artillery.
Captain Erasmus D. Keyes, of the Third Artillery, to be major, October 12, 1858.
Eleventh Regiment of Infantry.
Major Erasmus D. Keyes, of the First Artillery, to be colonel, May 14, 1861.
War Department, Washington, July 5, 1862.
Colonel Erasmus D. Keyes, of the Eleventh Regiment of Infantry, to be brevet brigadier-general, May 31, 1862, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia.
War Department, March 5, 1863.
To be major-general. Major-General Erasmus D. Keyes, of the U. S. Volunteers.
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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CORPS, Yorktown, Va., January 10, 1863.
SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of a successful raid up the country between the Pamunkey and Mattapony Rivers and at the White House.
A detachment of cavalry of the Fifth Pennsylvania and Sixth New York Regiments, under Major W. P. Hall, and another of the One hundred and fifteenth New York Infantry,under Captain McKittrick, 300 in all, left Yorktown on the evening of the 7th instant in steamers co-operating with the strong naval forces on this station.
It was concerted with Captain F. A. Parker, commanding the gunboats on the York River, that he would clear out the Pamunkey and destroy the railroad station, &c., at the White House, while the infantry should hold West Point with the aid of a gunboat and the cavalry should sweep the roads and country on the left bank. Unfortunately, however, the water was too low to enable the vessel to reach the White House. Major Hall therefore crossed the river at that point in a skiff with a small party, burnt the ferry-boat, also a small steamer called the Little Magruder,two sloops loaded with grain, two barges, four pontoon boats, a storehouse containing a thousand bushels of wheat, &c., a quantity of whisky, soap, salt, &c.
The torch was then applied to the railroad depot, which contained freight for Richmond; the tank, the rolling stock, signal station, subtler's buildings, &c. When the destruction was complete the party recrossed the river.
On the left bank of the Pamunkey the cavalry captured and brought in 6 wagons and 2 carts, with 26 mules and 8 horses. The wagons were laded with "blockade goods," such as salt, black-lead, gum-shellac, buckles and rings, gutta percha belting, bars of tin and iron, brass wire 60 ounces of quinine, and a lot of gold lace, stripes and stars for rebels uniforms.
The expedition got off without its destination known or suspected by any person except Captain Parker and myself. The conduct of Major W. P. Hall, Sixth New York Cavalry, entitles him to special notice and praise. His success was complete, and he lost neither man nor horse.
It will not, I trust, be deemed out of place to say that the success of the land part of the expedition was largely indebted to Captain Parker's admirable management of his vessels. On this and many other occasions I have noticed the zeal and good judgment of that naval officer.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
E. D. KEYS.
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Numbers 13. Reports of Major General Erasmus D. Keyes, U. S. Army, commanding Fourth Army Corps, of expedition to Bottom`s Bridge.
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CORPS,
Camp near Baltimore Store, July 2, 1863-7 a. m.
DEAR GENERAL: During the last twenty-four hours I have become more strongly convinced than before, if such be possible, that we cannot do anything against Richmond. All we can hope is that Getty may destroy the bridges over the South Anna to-day. Beyond that, no damage to the enemy can be done here at all commensurate with the detention of 20, 000 and odd troops, some of them very good troops, now with you. They ought to be around the Northern cities. If I were in the command of the department, I would put them in the way to embark at a moment`s notice, and report that they could not just now be used here to advantage. This I am convinced is the opinion of every thinking man under your command, for which reason I respectfully and urgently proffer my advice.
In haste, yours, truly,
E. D. KEYES.
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Jonathan W. Gordon.
Eleventh Regiment of Infantry.
Jonathan W. Gordon, of Indiana, to be major, May 14, 1861; age 40.
A BILL.
FEBRUARY 5, 1866.
For the relief of Jonathan W. Gordon, late major in the eleventh regiment of infantry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That tile Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, in settling the accounts of J. W. Gordon, late major in the eleventh regiment of infantry, to allow him a credit of six hundred dollars on account of bounties paid enlisted men in accordance with the provisions of the act of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, but before that act went into effect.
APPROVED, June 21, 1866.
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Frederick Steele.
Second Regiment of Infantry.
Brevet Second Lieutenant Frederick Steele to be second lieutenant, March 15, 1846.
Second Regiment of Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Frederick Steele to be first lieutenant, June 6, 1848
Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States,
TUESDAY, April 9, 1850.
The petition of Frederick Steele, a captain in the United States army, praying that the sum of three thousand dollars be placed to his credit, being the amount of public money stolen from him whilst acting as assistant quartermaster.
Second Regiment of Infantry.
First Lieutenant Frederick Steele to be captain, February 5, 1855.
THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, 1857.
CHAP. CXXXVI.—An Act for the Relief of Brevet Captain Frederick Steele, United
States Army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the settlement of the accounts of Brevet Captain Frederick Steele, of the United States army, the proper accounting officers of the treasury allow to his credit the sum of three thousand dollars, the same being the amount of government money of which he was robbed, whilst he was acting assistant quartermaster and commissary, near Stockton, in the State of California, on the fourth of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine.
APPROVED, March 3, 1857.
Eleventh Regiment of Infantry.
Captain Frederick Steele, of the Second Infantry, to be major, May 14, 1861.
War Department, Washington, March 6, 1863.
Brigadier-General Frederick Steele, of the United States Volunteers, November 29, 1862.
Eleventh Regiment of Infantry.
Major Frederick Steele, 11th Regiment of Infantry, to be lieutenant-colonel by brevet, February 1, 1863, for meritorious services in Missouri and Arkansas.
Third Regiment of Infantry.
Major Frederick Steele, of the Eleventh Infantry, to be lieutenant-colonel, August 26, 1863.
To be brigadier-generals by brevet.
Brevet Colonel Frederick Steele, of the United States Army, and lieutenant-colonel of the Third Regiment United States Infantry, for gallant and meritorious services in the capture of Little Rock, Ark., to date from March 13, 1865.
War Department, Washington, March 4, 1867.
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Steele, of the Third Regiment United States Infantry, to be colonel of the Twentieth Regiment United States Infantry, July 28, 1866.
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Sidney Burbank.
Appointments.
Cadet Sidney Burbank to be br. 2d 1t. 1 Reg't of Inf'y, 1 July, 1829.
First Regiment of Infantry.
Br. 2nd Lieut. Sidney Burbank to be 2d lieut., 1 July, 1829.
First Regiment of Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Sidney Burbank to be 1st lieutenant, 29th October, 1836.
First Regiment of Infantry.
First Lieutenant Sidney Burbank to be captain, 8th November, 1839.
Second Regiment of Infantry.
Captain Sidney Burbank, of the First Regiment of Infantry to be major, December 8, 1855.
Thirteenth Regiment of Infantry.
Major Sidney Burbank, of the First Infantry, to be lieutenant-colonel, May 14, 1861.
Second Regiment of Infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Burbank, of the Thirteenth Infantry, to be colonel, September 16, 1862.
To be brigadier-generals by brevet.
Colonel Sidney Burbank, of the Second Regiment United States Infantry, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., to date from March 13, 1865.
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Numbers 211. Report of Colonel Sidney Burbank, Second U. S. Infantry, commanding Second Brigade.
HDQRS. SECOND BRIG., SECOND DIV., FIFTH A. C.,
July 21, 1863.
CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that the brigade under my command, consisting of the Second, Seventh, Tenth, Eleventh, and Seventeenth Regiments U. S. Infantry, after a series of long and rapid marches, arrived in the vicinity of the enemy, near Gettysburg, Pa., on the morning of July 2. The brigade was formed in line of battle, its left resting on the right of the Twelfth Army Corps. Skirmishers were deployed in front, and the line advanced slowly through a thick woods, behind which it had been deployed, The line halted on the edge of the woods, and remained in that position for an hour or more, the skirmishers feeling for the enemy in front. At the end of this time, I received orders to withdraw the brigade and to establish it in a new position somewhat to the rear.
The movement was commenced, but instead of taking up a new position, the brigade continued its march to the left for some 2 miles, when it was halted. There it remained until about 5 p. m., when, during a heavy cannonading, I received orders to advance, and the brigade took a route to the left. The rapidity of the firing increased, and I was soon met by a staff officer, directing me to move forward with the utmost dispatch. The command was, therefore, moved forward for some time at double-quick, but, fearing to exhaust the men, a little slower step was resumed. We were soon in the vicinity of the enemy, and I was directed to deploy into line, the left resting on a battery then in position and its right extending back into the woods. As soon as deployed, the line was moved to the left, to occupy ground supposed to have been left by the Third Brigade; but this brigade was still occupying the ground, and I moved again to the right a short distance. At this time the brigade occupied on the left the side of an extremely rough and rocky hill, the right extending into the woods and some heavy undergrowth.
The whole line moved forward to the foot of the hill and out of the woods to the edge of a wide marsh, extending across its whole front, and soon after across this marsh at double-quick, and ascended to the crest of the hill on the opposite side, and moved forward to some shelter near a woods. At this time the left flank was much exposed to the enemys sharpshooters, and the left company of the Seventeenth U. S. Infantry was thrown back to confront this fire and to a more secure position under a slight rise of ground. During this time another army corps (the Second, I think) was advancing across our front and perpendicular to my line, to attack the enemy to the left. In a short time these troops fell back, and, as they did so, I ordered my line forward to a fence and stone wall on the edge of the woods, and near which we had been halting. A regiment of the Second Corps, however, halted after having reached my left, and persisted in holding that position, and did so until I was ordered to relieve it by changing my front to the left and occupy its place, this regiment passing to the rear through intervals in my line.
As soon as this position was obtained, a volley was fired, but there appearing to be no fire on our front, our firing ceased; but at this moment a heavy fire was opened on our right flank, and as I proceeded to make a disposition of the troops to meet this attack, I received orders to retire my brigade. The enemy was seen at this time moving through a wheat-field to our rear, and the brigade was withdrawn as rapidly and in as good order as the nature of the ground would permit. In doing so, however, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire on both flanks, and the loss of officers and men was very severe. It had now become nearly dark, and the brigade was reformed in rear of the battery and near the ground of its first deployment. Although held in readiness, the brigade was not engaged again during the battle of Gettysburg.
The conduct of both officers and men in this severe contest was deserving of all praise, and was all I could wish. The reports of regimental commanders, with the lists of the casualties, are herewith transmitted. * I beg leave to state that although the regiments named as composing the brigade preserve their organization, and are called regiments, yet they are greatly reduced in number, and the whole brigade went into action with less than 900 muskets. Of 80 officers who went into this action, 40 were either killed or wounded, namely, 7 killed and 33 wounded, 1 mortally, since dead, and the proportion among the enlisted men was about the same.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. BURBANK,
Colonel Second U. S. Infantry, Commanding.
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Numbers 187. Report of Colonel Sidney Burbank, Second U. S. Infantry, commanding Second Brigade.
CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA.,
May 7, 1863.
SIR: I have the honor to report that, nothing material having occurred on the march previously, this brigade left its encampment near Chancellorsville on the morning of May 1, advancing on the Fredericksburg road, left in front, leading the division.
Having advanced 1 1/2 or 2 miles on this road, the enemy was discovered in our front, and I received orders from the major-general commanding the division to deploy the brigade, and deploy a regiment of skirmishers in front, and await further instructions. The brigade was immediately deployed, the Second and Sixth Infantry on the right of the road, the Seventh, Tenth, and Eleventh on the left; the Seventeenth deployed as skirmishers. Finding the brigade was much exposed in that position, being on the side of the hill, to the shells from the enemy's batteries, I ordered the line to advance to the bottom of the hill to a fence bordering a small stream which ran along our front on the left of the road, and the right to advance to the shelter of the timber which reaches the road at that point. I soon after received orders to advance to some houses bordering on the road, and shortly afterward to advance to the crest of the hill.
This was stubbornly opposed by the enemy, but the advance of the line was irresistible. The enemy fled before us or was captured, and in a few minutes the brigade occupied the crest of the hill. Having gained this position, I was directed to hold it at all hazards, and a disposition of the troops most favorable for the purpose was made accordingly. After holding this position for about an hour without any serious molestation, orders were received to retire. The brigade was accordingly withdrawn slowly in line of battle and in good order, occasionally facing about and fronting the enemy, the wounded at the same time being carefully removed to the rear. The brigade soon after returned to the camp it occupied in the morning.
I cannot speak too highly of the good conduct of both officers and men. On gaining the crest of the hill, when we were ordered to halt, it required the utmost exertions of the officers to restrain the men from going on, so anxious were they to pursue the enemy.
Where all did so well it is difficult to discriminate, but I desire to mention by name the regimental commanders-Major DeLancey Floyd-Jones, Eleventh Infantry, for the great coolness with which he commanded his regiment, and Major George L. Andrews, Seventeenth Infantry, for the skillful manner with which he covered the advance with his line of skirmishers. Captain L. C. Bootes, of the Sixth, and Captain D. P. Hancock, of the Seventh, commanded their regiments in a highly creditable manner. Captain S. S. Marsh, Second Infantry, was shot dead while giving an order the head of his regiment. The death of this estimable and gallant officer is a serious loss to the service. Lieutenant E. G. Bush, Tenth Infantry, joined his regiment but the day before with two companies of his regiment direct from the Western prairies, and rendered most efficient service. The Tenth, with the Eleventh, captured some 30 prisoners.
My personal staff-Lieutenant Edwin E. Sellers, Tenth Infantry, acting assistant adjutant-general; Lieutenant William Falck, Second Infantry, acting assistant inspector-general; Lieutenant William L. Kellogg, Tenth Infantry, aide-de-camp, and Lieutenant M. C. Boyce, Tenth Infantry, acting aide-de-camp-rendered me great service by the active and efficient manner with which they communicated my orders to the different parts of the field.
On the morning of the 2nd, the position of the brigade was changed to a line on the road leading to Ely's Ford, where, during that and the following day, very strong works, covered by abatis, were constructed.
In this position the brigade remained until the morning of the 6th, when it was withdrawn, and during the day, amid a cold storm of rain which flooded the roads with mud and water, it returned to its present camp. During the entire operations of the ten days, the men conducted themselves in a most creditable manner, working cheerfully at whatever they were called upon to do, whether to use the musket, the ax, or the spade, or to gather and pile up logs and brush for the defenses.
Herewith I have the honor to submit the reports of the different battalion commanders; also a list of casualties.*
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. BURBANK,
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