Civil War Gen Order Imprint Bvt BG Robert Winslow DS Macon Georgia 04/22, 1865

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Civil War Gen Order Imprint Bvt BG Robert Winslow DS Macon Georgia 04/22, 1865 :
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Civil War general order, imprint for HQ 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, M.D. M. Macon GA April 22, 1865, signed by Robert E Winslow, Brevet Brigadier General who fought at Gettysburg and in the Wilderness campaign.
He congratulates the soldiers for six hundred miles, engaged the enemy 4 times, completing routing him on each occasion.
You have captured on the field thirty one hundred prisoners, 11 stands of colors, 33 guns, 25 caisons and 3500 stands of small arms, you have destroyed vast arsenals, foundries, factories, workshops and their contents. The enemy cannot recover from these terrible blows, more great content.
It is most unusual to find a general actually signing an order like this. It does have some conditions (patina if you will) but I bought for content which is quite fabulous. I have done two small archival repairs at the right on the two folds plus one fold has a small tear in addition; these were done from the backside.
General Winslow For this type of material, sometimes you have to look past the condition.
Robert Emmet WinslowResidence Philadelphia PA; Enlisted on 8/4/1862 at Philadelphia, PA as a Captain.On 8/4/1862 he was commissioned into Field & Staff PA 68th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 6/9/1865 at Hart\'s Island, NY Harbor, NYHe was listed as:* Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PAPromotions:* Major 1/10/1863 * Lt Colonel 11/12/1863 * Colonel 3/13/1865 by Brevet * Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet Intra Regimental Company Transfers:* 1/10/1863 from company C to Field & Staff Other Information:born 1/1/1829 in Philadelphia, PAdied 1/8/1893 in Philadelphia, PASources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:- History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865- Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion- Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903- Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue- Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Commandery of MOLLUS(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc.PENNSYLVANIA
68TH INFANTRY
(Three Years)
Sixty-eighth Infantry.-Col., Andrew H. Tippin, Lieut.-Cols., A. H. Reynolds, Robert E. Winslow, Majs., Thomas Hawksworth, Robert E. Winslow, John C. Gallaher, Michael Fulmer. The 68th regiment was raised in the summer of 1862 in the city of Philadelphia and the counties of Montgomery and Chester, and was mustered into the U. S. service in August for three years. It was peremptorily summoned from its camp at Frankford before its ranks were filled to the maximum and on Sept. 1, proceeded to Washington. Many of its officers and men had seen service in Mexico and in the three months\' campaign. On its arrival it was assigned to Robinson\'s brigade, Stoneman\'s division. Early in October it moved to Poolesville and while marching south with the army lost 40 men, who were captured while acting as guard to the baggage train. When Gen. Burnside assumed command of the army, the 68th was assigned to the 1st brigade (Gen. Robinson), 1st division (Gen. Birney), 3rd corps (Gen. Sickles). At the battle of Fredericksburg, it lost 40 men in killed and wounded Maj. Hawksworth being mortally wounded and Lieut. J. E. Davis killed. The regiment was heavily engaged at Chancellorsville as a part of the 3rd corps and lost severely. It reached the field of Gettysburg on the evening of the first day; was posted at the Peach Orchard on the second day, and suffered fearful losses in its exposed position. Of the 17 officers present only Col. Tippin and four others escaped injury. It was not actively engaged on the third day. All told the losses of the regiment reached 60 per cent of the whole number in action. It then moved with the army into Virginia and shared in the fall campaign, being active at Wapping heights and Auburn, where Col. Tippin was captured and confined in Libby prison for 9 months. When the army again advanced it was active at Kelly\'s ford, Locust Grove, where its losses were heavy, and at Mine run. It wintered at Brandy Station and in Jan., 1864, the veterans who had reenlisted were given the usual furlough. With their return and a large number of recruits its ranks were again filled to respectable proportions. It was now assigned to Hancock\'s 2nd corps, and commanded by Lieut.-Col. Winslow was employed in provost guard duty at the headquarters of Gen. Meade. It held this position to the close of the war, being subjected to active duty wherever an emergency arose, sometimes raiding with the cavalry and at others toiling in the intrenchments. On June 25, Col. Tippin was exchanged and resumed command. It was in the storming party in the final assault on Petersburg, losing a number of men, including Maj. Gallaher, mortally wounded. After the battle of Sailor\'s creek, it was detailed to guard Lieut.-Gen. Ewell and the captured men of his forces, marching them to City Point. Returning again to headquarters it had charge of some 6,000 recruits. Soon after it was ordered to Hart\'s island, near New York city, to guard the prisoners there confined. It was finally mustered out there on June 9, 1865.Source: The Union Army, vol. VA after battle report: No. 117. Report of Col. Andrew H. Tippin, Sixty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry. HDQRS. 68TH REGT. PENNSYLVANIA VOLS., May 8, 1863. CAPT.: I respectfully, submit the following details of the operations of my regiment in the late movements against the enemy at or near Chancellorsville. As the regiment was at all times with the brigade while under my command, its operations will not differ materially from others We crossed the Rappahannock with the brigade on the morning of the 1st instant, leaving camp on April 28, the intermediate time having been passed in the operations below Fredericksburg. On the evening of the 1st, we were drawn up in column with the brigade, supporting a battery which had opened on the enemy, who soon spiritedly replied with shell, wounding one of our pioneers. Here we remained during the night. The next day we were moved into various positions, principally in forming lines of battle in the woods and covering the skirmishers in the operations against the enemy on the left. We retired in the evening, and remained in position with the brigade. The next morning, before the men were fully prepared, the enemy made a vigorous attack on our left and front, and the position of my regiment was changed to the extreme right, so as more fully to cover the battery we were supporting, now firing rapidly. The onset, however, was so rapid and determined, and the front lines having broken and fallen back in some confusion, the regiment was forced to retire with the brigade. After retiring, the brigade was reformed, and with it we quickly moved again to the front, in columns doubled on the center. Deploying at the edge of the woods to the right of our first position, which the enemy now held, we rendered it, and soon engaged him in his rifle-pit, which was charged and taken after a sharp and severe contest. My regiment acted with the brigade in this successful onset; we capturing some 35 officers and men of the Tenth Virginia Regiment, their colors and color-guard. Being nearly out of ammunition, unsupported, and the enemy strongly pressing us on the right flank, we retired with the brigade, closely pressed by the enemy, back to our last position. All this time the battle had been raging furiously all over the field. My men were now suffering greatly from exhaustion and back of sustenance, having been engaged some four hours without intermission and had nothing to eat as yet. Many dropped from complete exhaustion, and with great difficulty some got within the lines. I myself, having lost my horse the day previous, and being on foot nearly all for both days, was completely prostrated, and compelled to deliver the command over to Maj. Winslow, and retire to the rear for medical treatment. He will detail the operations of the regiment for the balance of the day.* The officers and men in my command behaved very well, some of them being engaged for the first time. To Maj. R. E. Winslow and Adjt. G. G. Murgastroyd, who aided me in the field, I am much indebted for their efficient services. I must mention, also, for their coolness and gallantry, Capt.\'s Funston, McLearn, Davis, Auchenbach, Fulmer, and Shields (mortally wounded); Lieut.\'s Glenroy, Ealer, Keenan (severely wounded), Palmer, and Guest, and Sergeants [William J.] Brown, [David] Albright, [Thomas P.] Miller, [Samuel] Wardlow, [Lewis] Meredith, and [Lewis T.] Jackson. Many others distinguished themselves for their intrepidity and good conduct while under the fire of the enemy. The list of casualties has been forwarded.+ Respectfully submitted. A. H. TIPPIN, Col., Cmdg. Sixty-eighth Regt. Pennsylvania Vols. Capt. F. BIRNEY, Asst. Adjt. Gen., First Brig., First Div., Third Army Corps. Source: Official Records Series I. Vol. 25. Part I, Reports. Serial No. after battle report: Report of Col. Andrew H. Tippin, Sixty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry. Hdqrs. Sixty-eighth Regt. Pennsylvania Vols., August 4, 1863. Lieut.: In compliance with orders from headquarters, of the 27th ultimo, I respectfully submit the following report of the operations of my regiment in the recent engagements at and near Gettysburg: On the morning of July 2, I moved my regiment with the brigade to the position assigned us in a large open field in the rear of our line of skirmishers, then engaged with the enemy\'s skirmishers in front. The brigade was deployed in line of battle by battalions, doubled on the center, my regiment being on the left of the line. After remaining in this position some time, the brigade was moved farther to the front, immediately in rear of Clark\'s battery, deployed in line of battle, and ordered to lie down. We remained in this position nearly two hours, suffering severely from the destructive fire of the enemy\'s batteries posted on our left and front. I was then ordered to move my regiment forward into a peach orchard, and fronting a road running parallel with the enemy\'s front. We had been in this position but a short time when significant movements on the part of the enemy made it evident we were about to be attacked. Soon he advanced. I ordered the men to reserve their fire until reaching a certain point, when a destructive fire was opened, the enemy halting and dropping behind a fence. Receiving re-enforcements, and heavy masses of his infantry coming down on our right, I ordered my command to fall back to the position in the rear of the batteries, which was done in good order. Here I met Gen. Graham, who ordered me at once to engage the enemy coming down on our right flank, which was promptly done under his directions. Here, too, the gallant general was severely wounded and subsequently made prisoner. He declined any assistance, and directed me to take command and fight on. I supposed him able to get to the rear, as, after dismounting, he walked with apparently little difficulty. We held the position as long as it was possible to hold it. The artillery having retired, and the ranks very much decimated by the fire of the enemy, who was pushing forward in heavy masses, I ordered the command to retire in order, which was done. I reported to Gen. Ward, now in command of the division, who assigned me a position, with directions to bivouac for the night. On the morning of the 3d, I was ordered with the brigade to proceed with the division to a field a short distance from the place where we bivouacked, and stack arms. Remaining but a short time, I was ordered to move with the division to the left, where we formed line of battle in the rear, supporting a part of the Fifth Army Corps. In the afternoon, the brigade again moved with the division to the rear of the center and in support of a battery. We remained here until evening, when I was relieved of the command. I regret the loss of a great many gallant officers and men of my regiment. The brave Capt. McLearn and the no less conspicuous Lieut.\'s Black and Reynolds all fell close to the enemy while cheering on their men. Lieut.-Col. Reynolds, Maj. Winslow, Capt.\'s Funston, Young, and Fulmer, and Lieut.\'s [John J.] Fenlin, jr., Ealer, Guest, Porter, and Heston, all wounded, bear evidence of their good conduct and gallant behavior. I can also bear testimony to the gallantry of the other officers of the command. Of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the regiment I cannot speak with too much praise. Their obedience to command and the determined stand made against overwhelming odds, their thinned ranks fully prove. Animated by the glorious cause in which they were engaged, each vied with the other in deeds of gallant daring. A list of the casualties has already been forwarded. A tabular statement of killed, wounded, and missing is herewith appended.* Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. H. TIPPIN, Col. Sixty-eighth Regt. Pennsylvania Volunteers. Lieut. R. Dale Benson, A. A. G., First Brig., First Div., Third Corps.Source: Official Records: Series I. Vol. 27. Part I. Reports. Serial No. Report of Col. Andrew H. Tippin, Sixty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry. HDQRS. SIXTY-EIGHT REGT., PENNSYLVANIA VOLS., City Point, April 6, 1865. CAPT.: On the morning of the 2d instant I received an order from brigade headquarters to move my command to the outer defenses of this post and take a position which would be assigned me in the works. Subsequent to moving I received a verbal order from Gen. Patrick, through one of his staff, to take command of the brigade (independent) and report with it to Gen. Benham, who had command of the works. I immediately did so, and position were assigned the different regiments of the brigade in the fortifications. I a very short time after I was ordered by Gen. Benham to proceed forward with the brigade and report with it to him at Meade\'s Station, on the railroad each regiment to take nearest route to that point from its then position in the works. I did so, and again reported to Gen. Benham at the station with the regiments which accompanied me on the route I took. I was then ordered on to Fort Sedqwick, were I met Brevet Brig.-Gen. Collis, the immediate commander of the brigade, he having preceded the command to that point. I immediately reported to him, and he assumed command, conducting the operations thenceforward. Returning to my regiment and taking charge of it I shortly afterward received an order from Gen. Collis to advance my command in the direction of the enemy\'s works. I immediately did so. In crossing the field in front of the enemy\'s line of works I fell in endeavoring to cross a deep ditch, seriously injuring myself, and was completely disabled for the balance of the day. I lay there wuntil some time in the night, suffering severely. Lieut. Col. Winslow succeeded me in the command of the regiment, and his report will fully detail its further operations. During the night I again went forward to the works and remained until morning, but did not take command owing to my feeble condition. Respectfully submitted. A. H. TIPPIN, Col., Cmdg. Sixty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Capt. J. M. SCHOONMAKER, Acting Assistant Adjutant-Gen. ----------- Report of Lieut. Col. Robert E. Winslow, Sixty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry. HDQRS. SIXTY-EIGHTH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS, April 6, 1865. CAPT.: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by this regiment in the recent operations before Petersburg: Early on the morning of the 2d instant the command was ordered by Brig.-Gen. Benham to occupy the line of works constituting the outer defenses of City Point, the position assigned us being between Fort Craig and Fort Abbott, north of the telegraph road. About 10 a.m. of the same date we were ordered by Brig.-Gen. Benham to march to Meade\'s Station. That point reached we were placed in Fort Sedgwick, from which we were ordered by Brig.-Gen. Collis, who had then assumed the command, to charge the enemy\'s works immediately in our front. The charge was made in connection with the rest of the brigade. This regiment was forced a little to the left of the line consequence of obstructions and deep ditches, but we carried the works a little to the left of Fort Mahone, capturing two pieces of artillery in the works. There we lay the remainder of the day and the night, receiving no further orders. During the night six rebel deserter came into my line whom I sent under guard to the rear. At daylight of the 3d, seeing the right of the brigade advancing in the direction of Petersburg, and receiving no orders, I immediately order an advance also and followed. With the rest of the brigade we returned to camp, which we reached about 6 p.m. A list of casualties has been forwarded.* I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, R. E. WINSLOW, Lieut.-Col., Cmdg. Sixty-eight Pennsylvania Volunteers. Capt. J. M. SCHOONMAKER, Acting Assistant Adjutant-Gen. Source: Official Records CHAP. LVIII.] THE APPOMATTOX CAMPAIGN. PAGE 1097-95 [Series I. Vol. 46. Part I, Reports. Serial No. 95.]

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