The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-05
NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1851.
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o"o- rs~n GENERAL SAMUEL r. CURTIS
..ssAu ADt 60 ----.---- vast point from this !
Entered the Military Acade,r.
State, and graduated in 1927. On tho LIST OF jury, W.
he breveted Second Lieutenant In the Seventh Cned
States infanty which position he reguod % soh Of
june 1882 IN April, 1887, D., was appointed Chief En-
gineer Of the Muskingr River Improvement which po
son he held two years and one month"; after which he
was appointed Adjuant General Of tho State Of Ohio,
remaining us such until 1886 When the wsr with
Mexico boke out the Second Ohio twelve months volun
eers Elected him their Colonel where he served with
distraction from June o. 1s46 to june 1877 After his
Hchargc Colonel Curtis Acting Assistant Adlutant
General to Drigader General John f. Wool On his re-
turn from Mexico The then administration appointed COLO
mel Curtis Civil and Military Governor of Satlo Mexico,
in ls+1 lie afterwards Chief Engineer Of the Des
mo ne myer , ,c ows until i sSesscat
Lincoln, Col Curtis organized regiment in Iowa, and ne
has since acted AZ Brgadier General In the skirmshes
cut West ne has been frequently heard from He w no
doubt ba allowed 10 remain where he has already seen
service defence Of the Upon the constitution and the
enforcement OF tina laws.
BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID HUNTER
Is patve of the District Of Columbia and graduated from
the Military Academy at Yves. Point in September, 1918
July 1922, he appointed Second Lieutenant in the
Filth infantry, and First Lieutenant in June, 1928.
In March 1889 no appointed Captain in the First
dragons and on the 4th Of July, 1886, he resigned his
commission In the army having removed TO Illinois.
master ana on the l4l or March ,s42 he received the
full appointment of paymaster In the advance into yir
pina Col Hunter commanded division and NJ the battle
Of Bull run hc WIS severely wounded.
| BROADER GENERAL SAMUEL r. HElNT.
ZELMAN
is native Of rennsy lvana and entered the West Pona
Academy in 1922 He was breyebed Second Lieutenant
July 1926 in the Third infantry, and transferred 10 the
Second infantry il 1897 March 1885, he promoted 10
FIRST Lieutenancy and acted Assistant Comnissary
OF Subsistence to April 1896 In July, 1885, Lieutenant
IfeDtzeman appointed Assistant Quartermaster, with
the rank Of Captain. In June 1876, he relnqushed his
staff appointment On the 9th Of October l847, Captain
Iieitzeman breveted Major for gallant and mero
rious conduct In the battle Of Huam9tla Mexico Ashort
time after Major Hentzelpan appointed Clohel and
in the last campaign lie commanded division Of thrtnen
regiments among them tho New York Fire Zcuaves, and
Haynes riGed siege gun Colonel Heintzeman wound
cd at the battle Of Bull rum but not MORALLY He has
proved himself thorough going soldier, and highly
| speced by all Of his acquaintance
BROADER VIM. TECUMsEH SHERMAN
Was born in Ohio, from whence he entered cadet at
West Point in 1896 and graduated in 1870 On the Ist az
July OF the year he commissioned Second Lieu
tenant in the Third artillery, and promoted TO FRS, Lieu
tenant in November, 1s41. lie subsequently ap
pointed acting assistant adiuant general TO the Tenth
Military Department in ls4T For merorious conduct
while in service in California during the Mexican war he
received the brevet OF Captain the 30h Of May 1888
and appointed commssary Of subsistence in September
1885, with the rank OF Captain During the progress Of
Army in Virginia towards Manassas Col Sherman was
York State militia IN his brigade General Sherman is
acting Brigaer General having the Seventy ninth New
| brother Of Senator Sherman, of Ohio.
BRIGADIER GENERAL MONTGOMERY CUM
| NINGHAM MEIGS
IS native Of Georgia lie the academy at West
Point 1882 and appointed Second Lieutenant in the
l.. he yyaS
transferred to the Engineer CORPS TO First artillery in
December 1886 again to Engineer corps in October 1897
and appointed First Lieutenant in July, 1898. Captain
Meigs sheen actively engaged at Washington super
intending the Capitol extension, and he 1t that
forced Fort Pickeps He has since then been acting in
the capacity Of Quarierrnastcr General which depart
ment he evinced great judgment and capabjhty.
| BRIGADlER GENERAL DON CARLOS BUELL.,
OF Ohio, entered cadet in 1897 and commissioned
Second Lieutenant in the Third infantry July l. ls4 In
June 1s4e he appointed First Lieutenant and on tho
23d Of September ls4e for gallant and meHorious CON
duct in conflict at Monterey Mexico Lieutenant
Buell. breveted Captain In 1s47 and 1s4s he acted
adjutau greatly distinguishing himself the baNea at
| Cerro Gordo He received The brevet Of Major
! for gallant and meritorions conduct in she bat
tie Of contreras and churubusco on tho 10th of
August, lS47, in which engagement he severe
! ly wounded. In January, lS4S, Captain Buell. was
appointed Assistant Adatant General and in March, 1881
he rehnquished his rank in lire living secluded until
called upon by his country again TO WELD the sword In
| Der defence.
| BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN
Ia native Of Pennsylvania, and entered the Military
Academy cadet in 1899 July 1913, he was ble
vccd Second lieutenant Of Typographical Engineers and
the Esd Of February 1877 he received the brevet Of
First Lieutenant for gallant and meritorous conduct in
the battle OF Buena Vista He subsequently Acting
Assistant Professor Of Natural Philosophy at tie Military
Academy from July, 1S4S 10 1850 He was also for q
short time detached service in this city having been
promoted 10 coloneBcy At the battle Of Bull run Colonel
Franklin commanded brigade.
| TEMPERANCE IN THE ARMY
meeting Of the friends of temperance and those de-
string TO promote that virtue in the Union army held
| meeting last evening at Dr. Adams church, Madison
square.
A. h Wetniore, Esq, presided and the meeting was
| opened with prayer by DR.. De witt.
II was stated by Dr.. MAasu that sixty regiments had
been supplied with thousand appropriate tracts and
| that there is great call for more
The following resolutions wore then read emboIyinc
the sentiments Of large part Of the community
/ Resolved That in tho present solemn and nomenons
condition Of our country army is glory and de-
fence ana that IN this especially in noble volunteers
our sons and brothers habituaiy obeden all the moral
and physical laws of their being, have greatest
confidence. Our prayer s that amid all the temptations
uncorrnpted and that when their term of service il over
rein i,e ,he a;f ranau