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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02382.065 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Henry Jackson Hunt |
| Title | Henry Jackson Hunt to George B. McClellan discussing his articles |
| Date | 1 May 1877 |
| Author | Hunt, Henry Jackson (1819-1889) |
| Recipient | McClellan, George B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Transmits an article (not included) Hunt wrote on either the Battle of Petersburg or Gettysburg. Informs McClellan he has applied for an extension of his leave. Discusses attempting to publish his writings in the A & N Journal and the New York Herald. Writes that an article was denied publication, possibly because it promised "a rod in pickle" (a scolding in store) for Winfield Scott Hancock, who was "approaching nomination for President. Finding his name was up, I refrained also. [I don't] want to give this a political aspect." Discusses "queer things done at Petersburg. Grants order to me is an indication." Mentions General Gouverneur K. Warren and the Count de Paris Philippe d'Orléans, who had served as a volunteer under McClellan during the Civil War. |
| Subjects | Battle of Gettysburg Union General Military History Journalism Literature and Language Arts Battle Civil War President Election Government and Civics Politics Battle of Petersburg Union Forces |
| People | McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) Hunt, Henry Jackson (1819-1889) Warren, Gouverneur Kemble (1830-1882) D'Orleans, Philippe (1838-1894) Hancock, Winfield Scott (1824-1886) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder information: Henry Jackson Hunt was Chief of the Artillery in the Army of the Potomac. Considered by his contemporaries the greatest artillery tactician and strategist of the war, he was a master of the science of gunnery and rewrote the manual on the organization and the use of artillery in early modern armies: Instruction for field artillery. Prepared by a board of artillery officers, consisting of Captain Wm. H. French...Captain Wm. F. Barry...Captain H.J. Hunt...To which is added The evolutions of batteries, tr. from the French by Brigadier General R. Anderson (New York, D. Van Nostrand, 1864). Hunt was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Samuel Wellington Hunt, a career infantry officer. As a child he accompanied his father in 1827 to the Kansas Territory on an expedition to found Fort Leavenworth. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1839 as second lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Artillery. He served in the Mexican War where he was elevated to captain and major. Hunt received attention when in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861, his four-gun battery covered the retreat of a Union force with an artillery duel. He soon afterword became the chief of artillery in defense of Washington, D.C. As a colonel on the staff of McClellan, he organized and trained the artillery reserve and fought in the Peninsular Campaign. His keen work influenced battles at Malvern Hill, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. His most famous service occurred at Gettysburg. He served in Virginia through the end of the war. Following the Civil War, Hunt held various military posts. He served as president of the permanent Artillery Board. He also served at Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine (1868), Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island (1869-1872 definitely, and possibly until 1874), military commander at Charleston, South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia (1875-1880), commander, Department of the South (1880-1883), and as Governor of the Soldier's Home in Washington D.C. (1883-1889). Hunt served as military commander at Charleston, South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia 1875-1880. McClellan commanded the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War, before being relieved of command. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |