Headquarters 6th Army Corps,
May 8, 1863.
His Excellency The President of the United States:
Will you allow me, Mr. President, to remind you of the
conversation which I had the honour to hold with you on the 7th instant, at Major-General
Hooker's headquarters, in relation to the distinguished and gallant services of
Brigadier-General W. T. H. Brooks, commanding the 1st Division in my corps, for
whom I asked promotion to the first vacancy?
General Brooks's name has been conspicuous as a soldier
since the beginning of the Rebellion. He disciplined the Vermont brigade, which
in the last battle, at Banks's Ford, by their heroic conduct, did much to save
my corps from being cut off from the bridges and their line of retreat. On the preceding
day, in the command of a division, he drove the enemy, greatly superior in
numbers, to Salem Heights. His former services in the Peninsular and Maryland
campaigns I am cognizant of only from report, but from my recent association
with him I am prepared to endorse him fully as a soldier. I have the honour to
be
Your Excellency's
most obedient servant,
John Sedgwick,
Major-General.
SOURCE: George William Curtis, Correspondence of
John Sedgwick, Major-General, Volume 2, p. 108-9
No comments:
Post a Comment