When his Battalion became the Twenty-first Infantry, in 1866, he
remained, as a Captain, with the regiment, serving With it through
the reconstruction days in the South, and in Indian campaigns in the
West.
He took a particularly active part in the campaigns against the
Modoc and Nez Perce tribes, and in February, 1890, was brevetted Major
for gallant service in action against Indians at the Clearwater, Idaho,
on the 11th and 12th of July, 1877; and at the Umatilla Agency, Oregon,
on July 13, 1878.
He was promoted to be Major of the Twenty-fifth Infantry on April
24th, 1888; to be Lieutenant Colonel of the Twentieth Infantry on April
25th, 1892; transferred to the Twenty-second Infantry on September




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Pope now clearly outnumbered any force Jackson could
bring against him without further reinforcements from Lee.
The latter would not have dared deplete his own army had
McClellan remained in a menacing attitude on the James. It
would seem that the moment was propitious for Federal
aggression in that quarter, while Pope could push Jackson
on the north. The decision had already been made, however,
to withdraw McClellan's army, and at Harrison's Landing the
signs of departure had now become unmistakable. Lee had
the choice of falling upon McClellan and attempting to cut
up his army in its retreat, or of leaving him to his own
resources and joining his forces with Jackson's against Pope.
He chose the latter course. On August 13th he started Long-
street with twenty-one brigades of infantry and a full comple-



llth, 1895; transferred to the First Infantry on November 4th, 1895;
and was promoted to be Ckjionel of the latter named regiment on May
4th, 1897.
