Thursday, September 03, 2009

Horses Shot From Under Them.

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Report of Colonel Eugene A. Carr, Third Illinois Cavalry, commanding Fourth Division.

HDQRS. FOURTH DIV., CAMP NEAR ELKHORN TAVERN,
Benton County, Arkansas, March 10, 1862.

1. Lieutenant Colonel F. J. Herron, Ninth Iowa, had his horse shot under him, was wounded, and taken prisoner.

2. Colonel Dodge, had three horses shot under him, one of them being struck with 20 balls, and received a slight wound in the hand.
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Report of Brigadier General Henry L. Benning, C. S. Army, commanding brigade.

HEADQUARTERS BENNING'S BRIGADE,
October 8, 1863.

1. Joseph D. Bethune, had his horse shot under him and was at the same time himself wounded.
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Report of Colonel Paul Frank, Fifty-second New York Infantry.

1. I had two horses shot under me.

2.. Lieutenant Colonel P. Lichtenstein had one horse shot under him.

3. Major C. G. Freundenberg had one horse shot under him.
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HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Corinth, Miss., April 11, 1862.

1. Major-Generals Bragg, had two horses shot under him.

2. Honorable George W. Johnson, Provisional Governor of Kentucky, who went into action with the Kentucky troops, and continually inspired them by his words and example. Having his horse shot under him on Sunday, he entered the ranks of a Kentucky regiment on Monday, and fell mortally wounded toward the close of the day. Not his State alone, but the whole Confederacy, has sustained a great loss in the death of this brave, upright, and able man.

3. Major-General Cheatham, commanding First Division, First Corps, was slightly wounded and had three horses shot under him.
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Report of Colonel J. Warren Keifer, One hundred and Tenth Ohio Infantry, commanding Second Brigade, of operations September 19-22.

HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADIER, THIRD DIV., SIXTH ARMY CORPS,
Camp at Harrisonburg, Va., September 27, 1864.

1. Captain Dudrow and Lieutenants Gump and Rorer each had one horse shot and Lieutenant Wiley had two horses shot under him while in the discharge of their duty. Orderly Lewis B. Paul, One hundred and twenty-sixth Ohio, was wounded and had his horse killed under him while carrying the brigade flag in the battle of Opequon. Orderly Lewis H. Shreeve, Sixth Maryland, also had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Brigadier General Henry L. Benning, C. S. Army, commanding brigade.

HEADQUARTERS BENNING'S BRIGADE,
October 8, 1863.

1. Lieutenant Heman H. Perry, brigade inspector and acting adjutant, had his horse shot under him.

2. Owen T., courier, had two horses shot under him.

3. Joseph D. Bethune, had his horse shot under him and was at the same time himself wounded.
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HDQRS. POLK'S CORPS, ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
February 4, 1863.
I submit the following report of the part taken by the troops comprising my corps in the battle of Shiloh:

1. Major George Williamson, my adjutant-general, had his horse shot under him, and was himself wounded.
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Report of Lieutenant Colonel Welcome A. Crafts, Fifth New Hampshire Infantry.

HDQRS. FIFTH NEW HAMPSHIRE BATTALION VOLS.,
April 11, 1865.

Captain J. S. Ricker, whose gallantry throughout the day had been very conspicuous, having had two horses shot under him, and refusing to leave the field after being wounded.
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Report of Bvt. Brigadier General Joseph E. Hamblin, Sixty-fifth New York Infantry, commanding Second Brigade, of operations March 25.

HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, SIXTH CORPS,
March 27, 1865.

1. Major James W. Cronkite, commanding One hundred and twenty-first New York Volunteers, who had a horse shot under him.
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Report of Major General Andrew J. Smith, U. S. Army, commanding Detachment Army of the Tennessee, of operations November 30, 1864-January 10, 1865.

HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Eastport, Miss., January 30, 1864.

1. Colonel L. F. Hubbard, Fifth Minnesota, commanding Second Brigade, First Division, had three horses shot under him on the 16th.
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Report of Major General Joseph Wheeler, C. S. Army, commanding Cavalry Corps. HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, Near Savannah, Ga., December 24, 1864.

1. General Allen has slightly wounded and had two horses shot under him at Waynesborough.
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HDQRS. FIRST Brigadier, SECOND DIV., SECOND ARMY CORPS, October 28, 1864. Report by HORACE P. RUGG, Lieutenant Colonel Fifty-ninth New York Volunteers, Commanding Brigade.

1. Lieutenant Ansel L. White, Nineteenth Maine Volunteers, acting aide-de-camp; W. Stone, Nineteenth Massachusetts Volunteers, acting aide-de-camp (each of these officers had his horse shot under him while carrying orders.
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Report of Brigadier General Washington L. Elliott, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade, Second Division, Eighth Army Corps, of operations June 13-15.
Maryland Heights, June 16, 1863.

1. First Lieutenant Shaw, One hundred and tenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, aide-de-camp, had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Colonel Emory Upton, One hundred and twenty-first New York Infantry.
HDQRS. 121ST REGIMENT NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS, May 10, 1863.

1. Adjt. F. W. Morse bore the colors while in the woods, was wounded, and had his horse shot under him.
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GENERAL ORDERS, Number 32. HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH DIVISION, May 6, 1863. Twenty-SECOND Iowa, E. A. CARR,
Brigadier-General, commanding.


1. Major Thomas J. Brady, acting ordnance officer and commanding officer of skirmishers of the First Brigade had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Col. William P. Carlin, Thirty-third Illinois Infantry, commanding Second Brigade.
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, RIGHT WING, FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, January 6, 1863.

1. Private Pease, Company B, Thirty-sixth Illinois Volunteers, had his horse shot under him while carrying my orders.

2. Private Knox, same company, also had his horse shot under him, and while endeavoring to procure another horse for me was wounded by a grapeshot and again by a Minie ball.
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Report of Capt. Calvin Hood, commanding Second Battalion.
HDQRS. RIGHT BATTALION, PIONEER BRIGADE, Camp in the Field, January 5, 1863.

1. Lieutenant Hartsough had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade.

HDQRS. FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, SECOND CORPS,
Army of Virginia, August 14, 1862.

1. Lieutenant-Colonel Selfridge had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Brigadier General Hiram G. Berry,
U. S. Army, commanding Third Brigade.
HDQRS. THIRD Brigadier, KEARNY'S DIV., THIRD CORPS, [May 6, 1862.]

1. Major J. D. Fairbanks, had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Brigadier General Patton Anderson, C. S. Army, commanding Second Brigade.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, RUGGLES' DIVISION,
SECOND ARMY CORPS, ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Corinth, Miss., April 17, 1862.


1. Major F. H. Clack had two horses shot under him.

2. Major Von Zinken also performed well his part, having three horses shot under him during the conflict.
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Report of Colonel Hugh T. Reid, Fifteenth Iowa Infantry.

1. Lieutenant-Colonel Dewey had his horse shot under him.

2. Major Belknap was always in the right place at the right time, directing and encouraging officers and men as coolly as a veteran. He was wounded but not disabled and had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Lieutenant Cuthbert W. Laing, Second Michigan Battery.

1. Lieutenant Arndt had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Brigadier General John B. Magruder, C. S. Army.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PENINSULA, Bethel, Va., November 18, 1861.

1. Colonel Garnett's horse shot under him.
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PETERSBURG, VA., April 5, 1864.
General S. COOPER,
Adjutant-General C. S. Army, Richmond, Va.: JAMES F. MILLIGAN,
Major and Signal Officer, Department of North Carolina.

1. Sergeant Rooney had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Major General Andrew J. Smith, U. S. Army, commanding Detachment Army of the Tennessee, of operations November 30, 1864-January 10, 1865.

HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Eastport, Miss., January 30, 1864.

1. Colonel L. F. Hubbard, Fifth Minnesota, commanding Second Brigade, First Division, had three horses shot under him on the 16th.
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Report of Major General Joseph Wheeler, C. S. Army, commanding Cavalry Corps. HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, Near Savannah, Ga., December 24, 1864.

1. General Allen has slightly wounded and had two horses shot under him at Waynesborough.
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HDQRS. FIRST Brigadier, SECOND DIV., SECOND ARMY CORPS, October 28, 1864. Report by HORACE P. RUGG, Lieutenant Colonel Fifty-ninth New York Volunteers, Commanding Brigade.

1. Lieutenant Ansel L. White, Nineteenth Maine Volunteers, acting aide-de-camp; W. Stone, Nineteenth Massachusetts Volunteers, acting aide-de-camp (each of these officers had his horse shot under him while carrying orders.
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Report of Brigadier General Washington L. Elliott, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade, Second Division, Eighth Army Corps, of operations June 13-15.
Maryland Heights, June 16, 1863.

1. First Lieutenant Shaw, One hundred and tenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, aide-de-camp, had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Colonel Emory Upton, One hundred and twenty-first New York Infantry.
HDQRS. 121ST REGIMENT NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS, May 10, 1863.

1. Adjt. F. W. Morse bore the colors while in the woods, was wounded, and had his horse shot under him.
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GENERAL ORDERS, Number 32. HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH DIVISION, May 6, 1863. Twenty-SECOND Iowa, E. A. CARR,
Brigadier-General, commanding.


1. Major Thomas J. Brady, acting ordnance officer and commanding officer of skirmishers of the First Brigade had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Col. William P. Carlin, Thirty-third Illinois Infantry, commanding Second Brigade.
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, RIGHT WING, FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, January 6, 1863.

1. Private Pease, Company B, Thirty-sixth Illinois Volunteers, had his horse shot under him while carrying my orders.

2. Private Knox, same company, also had his horse shot under him, and while endeavoring to procure another horse for me was wounded by a grapeshot and again by a Minie ball.
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Report of Capt. Calvin Hood, commanding Second Battalion.
HDQRS. RIGHT BATTALION, PIONEER BRIGADE, Camp in the Field, January 5, 1863.

1. Lieutenant Hartsough had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade.

HDQRS. FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, SECOND CORPS,
Army of Virginia, August 14, 1862.

1. Lieutenant-Colonel Selfridge had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Brigadier General Hiram G. Berry,
U. S. Army, commanding Third Brigade.
HDQRS. THIRD Brigadier, KEARNY'S DIV., THIRD CORPS, [May 6, 1862.]

1. Major J. D. Fairbanks, had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Brigadier General Patton Anderson, C. S. Army, commanding Second Brigade.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, RUGGLES' DIVISION,
SECOND ARMY CORPS, ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Corinth, Miss., April 17, 1862.


1. Major F. H. Clack had two horses shot under him.

2. Major Von Zinken also performed well his part, having three horses shot under him during the conflict.
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Report of Colonel Hugh T. Reid, Fifteenth Iowa Infantry.

1. Lieutenant-Colonel Dewey had his horse shot under him.

2. Major Belknap was always in the right place at the right time, directing and encouraging officers and men as coolly as a veteran. He was wounded but not disabled and had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Lieutenant Cuthbert W. Laing, Second Michigan Battery.

1. Lieutenant Arndt had his horse shot under him.
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Report of Brigadier General John B. Magruder, C. S. Army.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PENINSULA, Bethel, Va., November 18, 1861.


1. Colonel Garnett's horse shot under him.
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PETERSBURG, VA., April 5, 1864.
General S. COOPER,
Adjutant-General C. S. Army, Richmond, Va.: JAMES F. MILLIGAN,
Major and Signal Officer, Department of North Carolina.

1. Sergeant Rooney had his horse shot under him.
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Numbers 237. Abstract from journal of Major General Jacob D. Cox, U. S. Army.

1. General Greene is on his way to report to General Slocum, in Sherman's Army, and has been with me since we reached Gum Swamp. Had his horse shot under him as he sat beside me on the 10th and acted as volunteer aide. He is an old West Point officer, having graduated in 1828* (the year I was born), and having been out of service for a long time until the beginning of the war.
*Greene was graduated in 1823.
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Report of Major George H. Rader, Fifth Ohio Cavalry, of operations January 28-March 24.

1. Lieutenant John Wilkin got his horse shot under him.
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Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, July 3, 1865.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY.

1. Captain Melcher displayed great gallantry and had his horse shot under him.

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HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
April 28, 1865.
Bvt. Colonel FRED. T. LOCKE, A. A. G., Fifth Army Corps:

1. Captain Harrison Lambdin, assistant adjutant-general U. S. Volunteers, This officer has had seven horses shot under him since the campaign began in the Wilderness-one in the Wilderness, three at Laurel Hill and Spotsylvania Court-House, one at Dabney's Mills, and two at Gravelly Run on the 31st of March.
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Report by A. W. EVANS, Colonel First Maryland Cavalry.

1. Near the Danville railroad, on the 5th, Acting Second Lieutenant Gibson had his horse shot under him.
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Report by P. H. SHERIDAN, Major-General, U. S. Army.

1. First Lieutenant Thomas W. Custer, Sixth Michigan Cavalry, to be major of volunteers by brevet for distinguished conduct at the battles of Dinwiddie Court-House March 31, Five Forks April 1, Sailor's Creek April 6, 1865, at which latter place he leaped his horse over the enemy's works, being one of the first to enter them, and captured two stand of colors, having his horse shot under him and received a severe wound.
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HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION,
April 25, 1865. Report by J. A. KELLOGG, Colonel, Commanding Brigade.

1. Lieutenant Athereton and Lieutenant Watrous each lost a horse, shot under them.

2. William Holloway, Company K, of the Sixth Wisconsin Veteran Volunteers, had his horse shot under him.
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Report by H. A. MORROW, Brevet Brigadier-General.

1. Captain E. B. Cochrane is deserving more than a passing notice, not only for his conduct during the engagement, but from the fact that his term of service had expired before the troops left camp, but he volunteered to serve with me as in aide. He had his horse shot under him early in the engagement.
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HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, TWENTY-THIRD ARMY CORPS, Clifton, Tenn., January 10, 1865.

1. Major-General Stanley, commanding Fourth Corps, who had been ill during the prior part of the day, came on the field on hearing the sound of battle, and arrived in time to take an active part in the effort to rally Wagner's men, but was soon wounded and his horse shot under him.
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Reports of Brigadier General George D. Wagner, U. S. Army, commanding Second Division, of operations November 22-December 2, 1864.

1. Captain Henry C. Tinney, who had three horses shot under him during the engagement.
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Report by THOS. C. DEVIN, Brevet Brigadier-General, Commanding Brigade.

1. Captain Hanley, of Ninth New York, behaved with distinguished gallantry, and had three horses shot under him during the action.
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Report by GEORGE CROOK, Major-General.

1. Colonel R. B. Hayes had his horse shot under him and was slightly injured.
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HDQRS. DEPT. OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, ARMY OF THE JAMES,
Before Richmond, October 11, 1864.


1. Colonel Michael T. Donohoe, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers, has credit for the gallant manner in which he advanced his skirmish line from Aiken's Landing, having his horse shot under him, and afterward being severely wounded.
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HORACE P. RUGG, Lieutenant Colonel Fifty-ninth New York Volunteers, Commanding Brigade.

1. Colonel George N. Macy (who commanded the brigade at the time of the charge) and staff behaved with the greatest gallantly and daring. The colonel had two horses shot under him, the second one falling on and inuring him so severely that he had to be carried from the field at a time when success seemed certain.

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