Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-11-28
VOLUME 30, NO. 2.
F~~ the phi.d.IpA. i~,o,r.r.
Gen. Rufus Ingalls,.

entered West Pom, a. Cadet IN 1880. apt
gradua,ciin lsi3. Ilo vas born 10 Dee.
mark. Maine. August 23i. 1870 vas hrss
sen, To duty IN louisiana. With the osIsbrst.
ed ride regiment. formerly Second Dnsoos.
now the Second Cavalry. and served under
the late Rebel General Twigg'. on the bos-
der. Of Texas, when that S,sss wss Rspab.
lic.
In the year 1884. hs vas promoted 70 .
Lieutsnabcy in the First Dragons. ssd
jIined that regiment at fort Lesvenuorth. 10
Nay Of that year. A. the tr'stipE ous Of
the Mexican War. he Was Adju,spt Of shss
poet. which was most Of the time under Geo.
eral K,arnsy. aud assisted 10 mastering
IN and drilling Doniphan's famous reg NEST.
/ 10 march d, Afterwards. into New Msiise
with General Kearney, where he ..r'sd 10
,ar,ou. part. Of the Territory until ,hs a.
,umn ~ 1919. when hs w.. relieved aud e.
dercd to California.
IL was presented IN the cobale. 81 Enbsdo
and Pueblo ds.rao.. during the 'n'urreetien
. in the early part Of lsI7 and when c.p'sia
Burgsoin isll in the latter battle. 10 FEB.
ruary !th. isI7, he vas by hi. side. ssd
assumed command Of the Regulars on tbs
leli IL wa. brevs,sed for " sal!.niry snS
good coniuc," on that occasion.
/ In January. lSIs, he v. made Csp.
tam in the Qusrterma,tsr's Department..
AMI in April following sailed for California.
via. Cape Horn. With the frsi recruits shss
wero sen, 20 that coast. lIs ser,sd %
T Monterey. san Francisco and los ApEslos
until May, 1919. when he ven, TO Csloubis
river to prepare Tor the arrival and secoa.
moia,ion Of our troops, about arriving there
ior the fr., time
/ lie served in Oregon until 1889. vhss hs
wa. sent. for short time, 10 Fort Yaus.
on the Colorado. to organise the Quarter.
master. Department there. In 1853 he sss
ordered to Washington, where he rsmsinsd
on da,y until the spring Of lsj? when hs
lett and crossed the Continent. by the South
Pas and Great Salt Lake City. to San Frss.
cisco. under the command OF Col. ssisp'oe.
/ i..cr,ce- on This expedition s.rs of
meritorIou. character, ard hi. 'uec~ssfnl
c5udae, OF the affairs II the Psr Come .sssry
and Qiartcrma.,sr'. Departments ELECTED
tho highest Communications Of the Qasrisr.
ma.'er-G-ncril ani Secretary Of ~sr.
H. returned by PAnama 10 W..hinssoe.
a, the termination OF the expedition. IN os-
,9h-r, 1855 aud remained On duty there
until the follovin: February. when he vss
again ori,rsi TO the Norh~e,t Coast. lie
resumed duty at For! Vancouver. on ths Cs-
lumhn river. on the 10Th ot March. 1856.
wh,n ~. Who'll, c1nn,ry w,' bslng d"sslst-
ed by the bloody lninn war. Of that period.
For theiw1 .ucc~lins years he uu On.
gagged in flung out the many expeditions
against the hostile indan-. who were nes
.uhiued until tho tall Of 1858. by Geo.
Wright. H. .yrvrd under Gen. H.rnsy
durin, hi- tonr there. and remained on
duty until late in 1860, when he returned
to Washington.
H. .crvci with grca. distinction on 'hs
Pacific coast. where he !, we'll known "
all Tor hi. sterling social qualities and
prompt busin,.. habit. lie wsa pioneer
on that cost. and ha. witnessed 10 us-
cx.mrled ri.c and prO'peri'y. lie consii-fs
~, hank II the Columbia hI. hone. lie
~ns one oi the fret in thr., iroubles 70
urg, prompt measure. o. crush the Rsbsllios
before It had tine 10 assume dangerous
dmensinbs.
Before the attack IN Fort sumter be sail.
ed With the command Of Colonel Brown. -
h,.'Chief Quarterm,ster, TO r-iniorse FRI
Picken.. where he served until July. 1861,
when he Wa. withdravn. and ordered 10
duty as Chirl Quarlrrma.'sr on the South
.id- OF the Potomac ~ Arlington, where
hi. duiie. we're laborIous AMI re.poneios,
and wher. be served with signal success. in
confederation of which he VAS sppintei Aid.
de-camp. with the rank AZ Lieutenant
Colonel to General Mcclellan. August 2S,
lsGl.
when II was decided by General Ne.
Clell,n to move against Richmond by the
Peninsula. Colonel IngalI' was appointed
TO take tho direct charge Of the transports.
tiou and supplies Of his army.
4, 10 we'll known to all who hsvo beca
with the army what bis LAHORE have been.
with wha, jutgmen, and promp,nes every
wan, has been anticipated in the changing
oi depot. from Fortress Monroe. via. Ship
Point. Chec-em.n's Creek, Yorktown and
the White House. on the P.munkey. around
I to lIari.on's Landing. on the james river
with numerous feet. Of vessels and trains
Of wagons.
| On the lsth Of January. 1862. he su
made a major in the Qaartermas,er's De.
p,rtmsnt. by act OF Congress. for fourteen
/ years faithful service in that deparimsnt.
and ON tie retirement Of General Van Vlist.
Col. Incall. wa. announced as Chief Qssr.
t,rms.ter Of the army Of the Potomac.
! IL will thus ~ ,c,n that sines HE co.
trance into th. army, Tor more than twenty.
three years. be has been constantly on duty.
aud always in positions OF trust and iupof.
nncs. In and out Of the army his fscord
j. without blcIni,h. and his reputation
,rreproacbablc. Iis !. nov . Brissdisr.
General by virtue Of real merit. and unlike
! ..... - -, h..s had ppomotiouo "a