The New York herald., 1862-09-02


battles q Bun vun - served As sAoyssA ss,ny vel,
losing his life in The second field.
AAs since been rspssssd in wasAngtsa thas Gsassal
StaAsa b not killed
HxDTCH O1 GENIAL sCHDsCK.
Bsadier General Robert O. schenck reported severely
wounded, 10 native Of Ohio, and appointed briga-
dior general from thas State the 17h Of Nay lsol He
bad represented ths Third district Of Ohio h Congress
during the successive from lsls % 1851 He had
Aso represented he UAed States The court Of Brasil
o. his military knowledge but little 10 known. He Aas
certainly great deal Of "Aash" In hs composition,
was naaiested when Ae the railway train fun Of
soldiers into ambush In the neighborhood Of Vienna
during hs early stages Of the present Al that time
hs was general o tho three months volunteers On the
return Of these troops to Ohio he ordered 70 report 70
General Rosscrans and was transferred with tho depart
mont V General Fremont He was recently placed q
he hsad Of the Ohio treops then advancing easterly
wards Richmond under General Fremont He has mani
tested some tokens Of bravery during hs recent engage
mens IN the Shenandoah valley and since he has been
under General Pope. He y No doubt brave oacsr and
good soldier His residence u me time oS his Ucnss-
sional honors was ~ Dayton, Ohio.
sxETcH or GENERAL SuYoRD.
Brsader General Napoleon Bonaparte Buford rspestsd
killed, native Of KENTUCKY, from which State he was
appointed cadet Of West Point Military Academy in
1898 He graduated the a0th Of june 1871 standing
No. In his class in which we nd the Of Generals
Sibley, g. George Cooke and others Of the Union army,
and Polk Rains Aagrader and others IN the rebel RANKS
On the LIST Of July 1927 he brevetted second lieu
tenant Of artillery, and the day received his ful
commission Of lieutenant Of the Third United States
artillery In June, $780, he assistant cemmisary
Of subsistence. During the sime between 1928 and
1880 he was detailed - . member Of the
Typographical Engineer corps, and made the sur.
veys for the slack water navigation In the
Kentucky, also the surveys Of both rapids Of
the Mississippi river making two sets Of surveys each
work, being engaged two years on the work. These
surveys Of the rapids are stin referred 70 as
authority in the War Department. After COM
plotting that work he stationed four years at East
port, Maine, In charge o his artillery company. From
February 49, 1884, to August S0 1885, he held the posi-
o0 oS Acting Assistant Proissser Of Natural and Expe
rimental Philosophy st the Military Academy u West
Poins. On the s1st Of December, 1885, hs resigned his
connection with the army and from that time until 1912
he was engaged resident engineer In the service
the sas q kentucky and superntended the Licking river
improvements Of that State. From l8lS to the com
snoement Of the present troubles he engaged in the
business sf merchant and iron founder 1t Rock Island
BY Governor Yates 70 the command Of the Twenty
seventh regiment Of Illinois Volunteers raised at Spring
ned, which regiment entered the service IN Au
gust, 1861, with $50 men. Col. Bufords regiment
organized in General AcCernands brigade Of which
he the senior colonel He was engaged with that
brigade In the contest as Belmont the reconnaissance
behind Columbus, the march 70 Fort Henry, and The
capture Of Fort Doneson. He conducted the dash tha
took possession Of Union City at the me General Pope
investing Island No. 10 and the neghboring fortf-
cations He appointed brigsdier general Of volun-
teers for bravery ana was ocaly announced as such
in General Order No es issued at Washington June TO-
although his commission dates farther back. he
then ordered 70 ashington, although hts regiment Is
serving under General Rosecrans in the Southwest
He has recently been noted for his brilliant dashes upon
the rebels near the Rapidan and engaged IN their
pursuit after the battle Of Cedar Mountain His
has not been very snowy but has nevertheless been
brilliant one. Al the time of his reported death he
was bstw cen Afty and sixty years Of age.
sKETcn OF eENERAL TAYLOR.
Brgadisr General Geo. W. Taylor, reported having died
Of his wounds is native Of Huntingdon county N and
nrst entered the OF tho United States Colonel
Of the Third New Jersey Volunteers. His regiment
when II left the State the 2sth Of June, 1851 mum
bersd thousand and mine men and ocsrs and II
arrived In Warrington In good order the next day, The
regiment assisted in guarding the noted s du pot which
had been made BY the Jersey troops at the end Of the
Leug Bridge and At the battle Of Bull rum the 2lst OF
July 1861 formed part Of the Fourth, Runyon's
serve division When the Army Of the Potomac was re-
organized after that eventual battle the regiment formed
the third Of the First brigade Of the First division Of the
First army corps, under General Mcdowell The brigade
then under Kearney and the division under Frank
lin The division was, after some time, sent TO support
General Mcclellan the peninsula. Colonel Taylors
regiment went up 70 West Point n the time Of the
nwaa in tb~
night General Kaarney was promoted TO the command
OF DIVISION and ColoneI Taylor was appointed Acting
Brigadier General OF tbe First New Jersey brigade
consisting Of tho First, Second, Third and Fourth
regiments. General Franklin was promoted 10 the
command Of corps ddrme, and General slocum
took command Of the division. Colonel Taylor
participated In the advance upon Richmond, and
held position the north OF the rebel capital along the
railroad wilknsons bridge He was engaged, with
his brigade during the seven days contest having pre-
viousy received his full commission Of brgadier general
which sfciay announced In General Order Ne. &C,
Washington June TO- 1862 HIS brigade had been recently
transferred from the peninsula 70 that part Of Virginia
fronting Washington and after safely Drawing the dan
rers Of the siege Of Rishnond he lays down his
ME in defence Of the national capital Although not
gagged in the sstuai nghs q the s. Dali run, s srsvey
fought - second - ~ - AsxaaAris fso wssn1s
received on ths Asld.
SKETCH OF GENERAL HArc1.
Brigader General John p. Hatch, vhe rspssssd
among the killed bat Of whose dessh there appears 70
ss some little doubt, smart cavalry o,osr, and had
charge Of cavalry brigade BE was . native Of New
York. and in 1910 appointed cadet from that State
70 the Military Academy a West Point He graduated
on the soth Of June lss standing No. II In class Of
forty members, among whom we find the names Of
Generals VIM r. Smith, T. J. Wood, Ftr John Porter, j.
w. Davidson Major Ctz, United states Army; Professor
Coppes and Others Unonists and Barnard T. Bee, f. X.
Smith, T. @. Rhet and other rebeh, and the doubtful
occr Chas p Stone On the LIST Of July, ls<5 he was
brsvettsd second lieutenant Of Che Third United states
infantry but the 17h Of the month he trans
ferred 70 the Mounted Rifles, known the Third
gimsnt United States cavalry He received has full COM
mission Of second lieutenant the 18th Of April ist7
and on the 1ss Of November was appointed rsgmsnta
aAutans having been brevsttsd Arst lieutenant with
.~.-u,..,a, aoslr0 frorn tbe o0th of Auuuet Igxf