Alexander Stewart Webb was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. After the war, he was a prominent member of New York society and served as president of the City College of New York for thirty-three years.
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865—10 p. m. Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff, Army of the Potomac: We have a deserter from Wallace’s brigade, of Bushrod…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. (Received 11.15 a. m.) Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General: I have the honor to report that nothing of importance…
Ciry Point Ciry Point, March 25, 1865. Colonel RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General: Let the two leading divisions of Fifth Corps move on until halted by General Parke. ALEX. S. WEBB, Brevet…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 25, 1865. March 25, 1865—12.10 p.m. General WEBB: I shall set out at once for your headquarters. G. K. W/ARREN], Major-General. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS, March 25, 1865. March 25, 1865—5.25 p.m. Major-General WEBB, Ohief of Staff: The enemy attacked my right (General Miles’ division) at a quarter before 5, heavily. General…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 25, 1865. March 25, 1865—7.30 p. m. Brevet Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff: If the major-general commanding does not consider that there is some object…