The New York herald., 1862-04-10


duty for the War Department He was made Brigadsr
General, with Q commission dating from September
10, 1861.
GENERAL W. =. SHERMAN.
Brgadier General William Tscumseh Sherman In
native Of Ohio, and entered the Military Academy at
West Point in 1886. He graduated in 1s4O standing No.
In his Glass; in which Generals Van yet, George
II. Thomas and others OF the Union army and General
McCown Of the rebels recently commander at Island
No. 10. On the 1st Of July 1s40 he promoted to
second snancy Of the Third artillery and the 30th
Of November, 1841, further promoted to first
lieutenancy. He acting Assistant Adutant Gene
raj In the Tenth Military Department in 1s47, and was
brsveted captain for mertorous services in California
during the with Mexico. His brovet awarded in
March, 1851 and dated from May 30 1s4S. He next
appointed commssary Of subsistence with rank Of cap
tain, dating from September, 1850. He resigned the
service on the 9th Of September, 1853 On the 17th
Of May, 1851, he was appointed brigadier general OF
volunteers and when General Anderson requested to be
relieved appointed to the command Of his depart
ment-viz.: the Department OF Ohio. He was subse-
qoenty removed to the command Of the force at Seda
and again removed and placed the nonactivo list.
General Halleck has since recalled him into active life
and ordered him to join General Grant. General sher
man Is the brother Of Hon. John Sherman
GENERAL STEPHEN A. HURLBURT.
Brgadier General Stephen A. Hurlburt is q native Of
South Carolina but citizen Of the State of Illinois, from
which State he WIS appointed to brgadier generalship
of volunteers he having with the militia
force Of Illinois, He served during the earlier troubles in
Missouri and under General Fremont held charge of tho
Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad he held other
mands in the Department of Missouri General Hal
leck and recently ordered up the Tennessee river
whom the troops concentrated in that direction
His command Is portion of General Grants grand
column.
THE TWENTY-FIFTH MISSOURI VOLUN-
TIERS.
As this regiment has been especially mentioned in tho
dispatches give brief sketches Of the field officers OF
the regiment The regiment formerly the
Missouri Thirteenth, engaged at Lexington during the
siege under Acting General AulligaD
COLONEL EVERETT PEABODY.
Colonel Everett Peabody Acting Drgadier General
e native Of Massachusetts,, and descendant from
Of the Oldest and most prominent families in the East,
He graduated at Havard University and chose for his
profession that Of a civil engineer. He for some
time Chief Engineer Of the Memphis and Ohio railroad
and also Of two other important Southern roads.
From his knowledge Of the section OF country in which
Western army would soon be obliged TO operate,
General Taecls sent him. with his regiment, to join this
column. Subsequent TO his connection with the
Southern roads above mentioned no superintended
the construction of the Hannibal and st. Joseph ssou
ri) Railroad; also the Platte Valley Ralrcsd in which
he has largo pecuniary interests He Is abont thr
ywo ycara OF ago, powerfully built well proporoned
and Of commanding presence. At the siege Of Lexington
he received wounds in the pit OF the stomach
the other the foot latter which at present
occasions slight halt in walking
LIEUTENANT COLONEL n. T. VAN HORN.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert r. Van Horp who by this
military enactment assumes command Of the regiment,
is native Of East Mahonlng, Indiana county Pennsylya
MA about thirty eight Of age and Of late
resident in Missouri. He takes 10 the field naturally
his great grandfather captain In the federal
vice the Of the Revolution and died while engaged
in tho contest His grandfather also drummer boy
In the war, and his father soldier in the Of
1912. Colonel Van Horn 10 by profession printer hav
ing been spprenticed 10 the business at the age Of
fifteen, on tle Old Indiana (Pa.) Register. Having
served four years n that place. he went to Mount
non Ohio, and from thence TO various parts of that
stats, working ourneyman printer. in Is45 no ret
tied at Pomeroy, Ohio, where he published paper
two years. at the end of that iDe ecng out, and
turning to bis native place where he pursued
Of law under William Banks, brother OF Ex-Governor
Banks, Of Massachusetts, Having besn admitted 70
practice he returned TO Pomeroy, Ohio, married. and
resumed the publication Of newspaper until 1882 when
he engaged In steomboatipg for couple Of years. but
finding his tastes adapted TO literature than com.
merce commenced the publication Of the U,omis at
Cincinnati. Ohio II will be rememb cred that this journal
was conducted with marked ability for some time In Ju.
y 1855 he settled in Kansas City, No. and commenced
the publication OF daily newspaper called the wsdern
Journal Of Commerce He also elected Mayor of Kan
sas City during the hottest municipal contest ever seen
there and sso postmaster Of the place the latter
part OF Pierce's and dirbg Buchanans
During the past the Hapsas City post was under
his CHARGE and his Dght in this rebellion took place near
AarrsGve, NO., at which place, with hundred and
city men, he defeated four hundred and fifty rebels in
four hours and half Subsequently thie Re left Kan
sas City with the old Thirteenth Missouri Volunteers un-
der command Of Col Peabody for Lexington at which
famous siege they both fell wounded latter having
his leg shattered Upon the release OF prisoners Oct
g. 1884, he returned to Kansas City, and resumed the
command Of that pest until Dec D. hs old command
was cmpodisd in the Twenty fifth, with which he has
again entered the field.
,s. MAJOR POWELL.
Major Powell, whose experience in tho regular service
has enabled him TO impart much Of tha. solidty and
steady bearing observable among soldiers who have
been hong subjected to rigid discipline was especially de-
ta,e by General Haeck ia. accompany this regiment,
He was formerly General Popes staff and has been in
to regular service nearly oil his fs He was attached
10 McCuoch's Texas Rangers at period, when IL was
an honor to known soldier in that service served
under Cen Sam Houston IN the early days Of Texas and
was A, many of battles In Mexico At
Of that war he stationed at Intervals both along TIE
frontier Of Texas snd In command OF posts the western
psins when the present ret ollion broke cut being in
tho West he rendered. important service 10 the govern
nep in detecting important reheous person.
ages during which his clothes pistol holsters and sword
received such evidences Of close with
and bullets that IL miracle how his life was pre.
served.
the REBEL COMMANDERS.