# Andrew A. Humphreys — Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant character guide

> Andrew A. Humphreys in Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Humphreys, General Humphreys

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Union general and chief of staff of the Army of the Potomac.

## In the story

### [LVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/lviii)

Chief-of-staff of the Army of the Potomac, assigned to command the 2nd Corps succeeding Hancock.

### [LXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/lxiv)

Humphreys commands the 2nd Corps, which advances and captures intrenched picket-lines during the assault.

### [The Capture of Petersburg—Meeting President Lincoln in Petersburg—The Capture of Richmond—Pursuing the Enemy—Visit to Sheridan and Meade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/lxv)

Commands a corps; marches without rations to keep up the pursuit of Lee's army.

### [The Correspondence and Surrender at Appomattox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/lxvi)

Union corps commander; confronts Lee's rearguard at High Bridge and Farmville, forcing a crossing and holding a hazardous position.

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