It's funny how short he is compared to his companion. Does anyone know who that might be by chance? Anyway - I'm back and settling in on my new computer. Gonna color a bit while I download, so we'll see how much I'll get done.
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Short guy is James Blair Steedman. Is the tall one the Union General photographed with Lincoln and Pinkerton outside the tent ? Mc - something or other.
Steedman, James B., major-general, was born in
Northumberland county, Pa., July 30, 1818. Migrating to Ohio
at nineteen, he did some contract work on the Wabash & Erie
canal and was sent to the legislature in 1843. He was one of
the "Argonauts" of 1849, crossing the plains to California at
the head of a company of goldseekers, but came back the next
year and in 1851 was a member of the state board of public
works. Under President Buchanan he was at Washington as
printer to Congress and in 1860 a member of the Democratic
national convention at Charleston. In 1861 he entered the war
as colonel of the 14th Ohio infantry, was sent to western
Virginia and took part at Philippi in "the first battle of the
rebellion." Joining Gen. Buell in Kentucky, he received a
brigadier's commission in July, 1862, and at Perryville arrived
in time to save the day. In July, 1863, he took command of a
division of the reserve corps of the Army of the Cumberland.
With Gen. Granger he divided the honors of reinforcing Gen.
Thomas, who was thus enabled to maintain his position at
Chickamauga against the entire Confederate army, heading a
furious charge in person, he drove Gen. Hindman's division from
an important position and secured the ridge at a cost of one-
fifth of his troops and a severe wound. He was advanced to
major-general of volunteers in April, 1864; took part under
Gen. Sherman in the movement on Atlanta, relieved the garrison
at Dalton, Ga., and defeated Gen. J. G. Wheeler's cavalry in
June. Returning to the help of Gen. Thomas when Tennessee was
attacked by Gen. Hood, he took command of a provisional corps
made up of a brigade of colored troops and some 5,000 men who
had failed to join their commands in time for the march to the
sea, and with this irregular force did terrible execution on
Hood's right flank in the battle of Nashville. He was military
governor of Georgia after the war, left the army in July, 1866,
and was appointed by his friend, President Johnson, collector
of the port of New Orleans. In his later years he edited a
paper in Ohio and was sent to the state senate in 1879, but
failed of reelection. He became chief of police of Toledo in
May, 1883, and died there Oct. 18, of the same year.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 8
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