Civil War Voltaire P. Twombly

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national colors carried twombly during battle of fort donelson


on february 15, 1862, army of tennessee attacked fort donelson in tennessee. during battle, twombly picked , carried regiment s national colors after color sergeant , 2 other corporals had been killed or injured enemy. twombly knocked ground cannon fire, managed carry flag duration of battle. actions during battle, twombly promoted sergeant , later awarded medal of honor in 1897. citation reads:



took colors after 3 of color guard had fallen, , although instantly knocked down spent ball, arose , bore colors end of engagement.



twombly carried regiment s colors during april 1862 battle of shiloh , participated in siege of corinth, mississippi acting second lieutenant. in october 1862, twombly received knee injury during second battle of corinth. hospitalized , placed on leave 6 weeks him recover injury. in 1863, twombly s regiment formally stationed in corinth, , engaged in numerous actions against cavalry forces of confederate general nathan bedford forrest.


in october 1863, major general william tecumseh sherman replaced grant commander of army of tennessee. in november 1863, twombly , army of tennessee marched northeast tennessee; regiment spent winter of 1863–64 in pulaski, tennessee. twombly went on participate in atlanta campaign , sherman s march sea. promoted first lieutenant in july 1864 , captain in november 1864. while stationed in savannah, georgia in january 1865, twombly made assistant inspector general of third brigade of division.


in 1865, twombly , army of tennessee marched north through carolinas , fought confederate forces in columbia, south carolina , bentonville, north carolina. twombly reached goldsboro, north carolina end of march , present @ surrender of confederate general joseph e. johnston near raleigh, north carolina. following surrender, army of tennessee headed north washington, d.c., twombly , 2nd iowa infantry participated in grand review of armies. twombly mustered out of service on july 12 in louisville, kentucky , formally discharged on july 20 in davenport, iowa.





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