Next Prev Next Enter Your Search Terms Below Putting your search in quotes will search on the entire phrase - like "15th New Jersey". Limit to the first 10 20 50All results. Fox's Regimental Losses The full of Petersburg immediately followed as the result of the victorious assaults of the Twenty-fourth, Sixth, and Ninth Corps, after which the Twenty-fourth joined in tin* pursuit of Lee's Army. During this pursuit it had a sharp tight, April Oth, at Rice's Station, or Higli Bridge. On April Dth, the day of Lee's surrender, the corps was sharply engaged in the forenoon, the Twenty-fourth Corps having the honor of making the last infantry fight of that campaign, and of the war. Gibbon arrived at Appomattox Court House about ten o'clock, and intercepted Lee's troops who were driving the cavalry back in their attempt to escape. General Ord, commanding at that time the Twenty-fourth, Fifth, and Twenty-fifth (colored) Corps, states that the arrival of his command was opportune; that "in spite of General Sheridan's attempts, the cavalry was falling back in confusion before Lee's infantry;" and that his troops "soon deployed and went in, Gibbon at double-quick, with Foster's and Turner's Divisions in beautiful style." After a short, sharp action a white flagapi>eared at an adjoining part of Ord's line, whereupon the Twenty-fourth Corps was ordered to cease firing. The last infantry-volley of the war had been fired. This fight, on the day of Leo's surrender, was known by the troops as Clover Hill. During this campaign, March 2'.»th to April »th, - from Hatcher's Run to Appomattox--the Twenty-fourth Corps lost 1-i'J killed, and 505 wounded ; total, 714. When General Ord moved the Army of the James to Petersburg, March 27, 1805, ho left Devens' (3d) Division of the Twenty-fourth, and one division of the Twenty-fifth, in front of Richmond, on the north bank of the James. Upon the fall of Petersburg these troops, under General Weitzel, the commander of the Twenty-fifth Corps, marched on Richmond, and encountering little or no opposition entered that city on the 3d of April. Foster's and Turner's Divisions returned to Richmond after the victory at Appomattox, and the corps remained in Virginia until August 1, 1S05, when the existence of the organization ceased officially, many of the regiments having already returned to their homes. Although this corps does not dis play any long list of battles, it should be remembered that its regiments were veterans of many hard-fought fields before they were assigned to it. They had withstood the shock of many battles, and their banners were inscribed with the names of historic fields. TWENTY-FIFTH CORPS. BERMUDA HUNDRED ; FORT FISHER ; PETERSBURG ; HATCHER'S RUN* ; FORT GREGG ; FALL OP RICHMOND ; RICE'S STATION ; CLOVER HILL ; APPOMATTOX. This organization was composed of the colored troops previously belonging to the Tenth and Eighteenth Corps, and which were consolidated for the purpose of forming an Army Corps composed entirely of black regiments. It was organized December 3, 1804, and Major-General Godfre) Weitzel was placed in command. 11 was'composed of the divisions of Gi n erals Kautz, Birney (Wm.), and Paine, containing in all 32 regiments of infantry and 1 of cavalry. Its returns for February, 1805, show a strength of 13,030 — infantry, cavalry, and artillery, the latter carrying 5(5 guns. In January, 1805, Paine's Division sailed with Terry's Expedition to Fort Fisher, where it rendered effective service during that memorable action, although it did not form a part of the column of assault. Paine's Division did not rejoin the corps, but remained in North Car olina, and when the Tenth Corps was reorganized became the Third Division of that corps. On the 27th of March, 1805, Birney's (2d) Division accompanied the Army of the James -General Ord's command--on its marcli from the James River to Hatcher's Run, Kautz' (1st) Division remaining in the defenses of Bermuda Hundred. Birney's Division was present in the fighting at the fall of Petersburg, after which it joined in the pursuit of Lee's Army, and participated in the closing battle at Clover Hill, April yth, the day of Lee's surrender. _03309
