Friday, March 26, 2010

Saturday [March] 26 [1864]

[word lined out and illegible] Cold and cloudy to day went into camp at noon shall be relieved to morrow all quiet to night Maj Gen Sykes isappointed superseded by Warren

General George Sykes (1822-1880) known as "Tardy George" was deemed too slow on the offense by General George G. Meade and was later relieved as commander of the V Corps.

General Gouverneur Kemble Warren (1830-1882) had been in charge of the II Corps in the absence of Winfield S. Hancock who had been severely wounded at Gettysburg. In March of 1864 Warren was given command of the V Corps, "much to the satisfaction of the Maine men," according to Pullen in "The 20th Maine."
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  1. johnstephen60March 31, 2010 at 9:18 AM

    Mary,

    George Sykes was not relieved until mid-March 1864. In addition to be perceived as tardy and not quite up to being corps commander, he was seen as "politically incorrect" because of his open admiration of George B. McClellan. Earlier in the year he had been a leader of an effort to collect funds for a presentation sword for their former commander (who, as we know, was angling to oppose Lincoln in the 1864 presidential election).

    Bill Bergen

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