The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-04-24
Generals of the West.

Gen. Henry Wager Halleck is one of
the four Major Generals of the regular
army of the United States. He is about
forty-two years of age, and was born in
| Weston, Oneida county, New York. He
entered the Military Academy as a West
Point cadet in 1886. He has published
some able military and scientific works,
and is a good lawyer. In 1854 he was
appointed Captain of Engineers. He was
created Major General by act of Con-
gress last August.
Major General Ulysses S. Grant was
born at Point Pleasant, Clairmont county,
Ohio, april q, 1922, and entered West
Point Military Academy from Ohio in
1889, where he graduated with honors in
1S43, and was attached as brevet second
lieutenant to the Fourth Infantry. He
was promoted second lieutenant at Corpus
Christi, in September, 1915, and served
as such through Mexico In 1854, when
he resigned, he was full captain in the
Fourth Infantry. In the present war he
has served in Missouri and Kentucky
with great credit.
General Don Carlos Buell., the comman-
der of the District of Ohio troops in the
field, is native of Ohio, and is about for
ty years of age. He entered the Military
Academy at West Point as cadet in the
year 1887, and was brevetted second lieu
tenant Of the Third Infantry July /, 1871.
He served through Mexico, attaining the
rank of Assistant Adjutant General. He
was confirmed Major General in March,
1862
Major General Charles Furguson Smith,
commander of the Second Division, is
native of Pennsylvania, and son of the eel
ebrated Doctor Samuel B. Smith. He
entered the Military Academy as cadet
in 1921, and graduated in 1925, standing
No 10 in his class. On the 1st of July
of that year, he was made second lieu
tenant of the Second Artillery. In 1920
he was appointed the Assistant Instructor
in Infantry Tactics at the Military Acad-
emy. He served through Mexico, and
in 1855 reached the Lieut.. Colonelcy of
the Tenth Infantry. He was made
Major General March 81, 1862.
Major General John A. M'Clernand
has not, previous to the present war, been
particularly noted as military man
four years of age. He has always been
noted as Democratic politician, and took
an active part in leading the Douglas fac
ton in opposition to the Lecompton Con-
stitution of Kansas. He was an active
leader of the Douglas party IN the House
of Representatives of 1860, and also in
the Charleston and Baltimore Democratic
Conventions He was made Major Gen
eral in March, 1862.
Major General Lewis Wallace was for
merly the Colonel of the Eleventh Regi-
ment of Indiana three months volunteers,
better known as the Indiana Zouaves.-
1t will be remembered that this regiment
was stationed, in June last, at and near
Cumberland, Maryland, and that on the
l1th of that month, the Zouaves, headed
by the Colonel, made dash upon Rom
ney and routed the rebels at that place
He re-organized his regiment for three
years, and was made Brigadier Gen eral.
His gallantry at Fort Donelson gained his
Major Generalship last March.
Brig. Gen. Thomas l.. Crittenden, COM
manding a division under General Buell.,
is native of Kentucky, and son of the
noted loyal Kentuckian, Hon. John j.
Crittenden His brother is the noted
rebel General who was in command at
Mill Springs-viz: Major General George
B. Crittenden. When the rebels took up
arms in Kentucky, Gen. L. l.. Crittenden
was empowered to take command, and at
the head of the Home Guards started for
Muldraugh's Hill, and effectively checked
the advance Of the rebels on Louisville.