Samuel Peter Heintzelman was a United States Army general. He served in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, the Yuma War and the Cortina Troubles. During the early months of the American Civil War, he was a prominent figure, rising to the command of a corps.
HEADQUARTERS OF DIVISION, Fort Lyon, November 13, 1861. GENERAL: The enemy having made a demonstration against our pickets on the 11th instant, I sent out two small parties of cavalry…
HEADQUARTERS DIVISION, Camp Lyon, February 24, 1862—2 p. m.. GENERAL: This morning an attack was made on our pickets about a mile beyond Pohick Church, at Lewis Chapel, with what…
Camp near Harrisons Bar, James River, Va., July 18, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to make this report of the operations of my corps on the 25th of June,…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS, Camp near Harrisons Bar, James River, Va., July 18, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to make this report of the operations of my corps on the…
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., January 26, 1863. General H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Ohief, Washington : GENERAL: There does not appear to be much connection between the Army of the…
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., January 30, 1863. General H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Ohief, U. 8S. Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: In relation to the exchange of the Pennsylvania Reserves…
GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, February 7, 1863. INOnL. } February 7, 1863. The undersigned, in compliance with General Orders, No. 6, headquarters Army of the Potomac, hereby. assumes command…
Washington, D. O. Washington, D. O., February 17, 1863. GENERAL: The order I received was to replace the Pennsylvania Reserves by Pennsylvania troops.t The order I issued was for all…
CHANTILLY, V. A. CHANTILLY, V. A., June 12, 1863. Via FarrFax Court-Hovuse, Va., 8 p. m. Col. J. H. Taytor, I did not find Mosby at Ball’s Mills, as hoped;…
CUMBERLAND CUMBERLAND, May 8, 1864. Capt. THAYER MELVIN, Assistant Adjutant-General, Winchester : The general’s telegram in cipher was duly received, but not having cipher book I sent it back to…