The New York herald., 1863-03-29
The Rebel military Om~.r.

SKETCH OF coLoSRL rALcoTT, LATELY ARRESTED IS
Tnis CITY AND sKST TO PORT LAFAYETTE.
Colonel Andrew Talco, the rebel engineer officer who
arrested In this city Friday last, a native of
Connecticut and graduate OF West Point, which military
academy he entered in March 1915. He the brother Of
General Talcott Of Mexican fame and uncle of the
late "Msor" Talcott, who made marked position
ing The Previods TO his graduation h talent
marked that he appointed acting assistant
professor Of mathematics the West Point Military Acade
my and served 10 that capacity from April 70 June 1873
lie graduated the 23d o. June ISIS stsndng No. in
his class, In which find the Of General Harvey
Brown, who at the present time commander * this DIS
trct including the forts &c OF harbor Of Now York.
and consequently custodian Of the prisoner Il certainly
curious incident that junior cisssmste should thus,
through such instgated the present rebellion,
be compelled 70 imprison HIS OF the class
himself Besides General Brown, ind this cass the
names o the late Major Rnggod, who fell at Palo Alto,
and Lieutenant Colonel Hartman fBa'he, Of the ropogra
pnicai Elgnoers. I'm the gath of June, 1915, he
menced his service with the regular army breve,
cond Ieutenant u engfneers and Ish or the fol
lowing August received HE full commission. lie
promoted 70 first beutsnancy the 1st q october,
1870 brevetted captain the IL, of october
1880, for ten years faithful In grade Of The
army. On the 22d Of December Of lhs year he 70
csived bis FUN commission captain OF United States
sngneerp He thsn West, and employed by
government for the desnsrcion q tAs
boundary line between States Of Ohio and Michigan
This service occupied him from 1872 70 1890 lie resigned
his service With ths United ssaiss army ths Ills, of
September 1885, and the profession Of cyu
engineer. He received the appointment II adjunct
experimenting engineer of the Ss~ York and Erie Raj
road and served 10 that capacity from June, 1886, 70
April, 1871, during which latter month he appointed
by the United States government experimenting engi.
for the survey and Improvement of the delta of the
Mississippi river This service lasted from April 20,
1881, 70 February 49, 1880. He next appointed
United States commissioner for the exploration and
vey q the Northeastern boundary q the United states
and employed this service from July D. isas, 10
February 2s, ls4J. He was again appointed United
States ssions from July 1874 10 March Ist Tor
tho examination Of navy yards reference 70 scos aud
floating docks. In ls4s he was chosen the chief
sinocr q the Richmond and Danvills Railroad In vr
gna sobscquesily he 10 10 take charge of
tho building of grand hno Of railway that
was intended 10 unto tho eitos ~ Vera Cruz
and Mexico. Some trouble eslstsd among tho prln.
eipai parties connected with this work, aud u was
sospcnded. Tho subject OF sketch therefore,
returned 10 tho United States aud during the earlier
part tho rebellion took position IN the rreds
vernmcnt AZ factory for the constructors % osdnsaos
Hs Afterwards supcrntssdsd construction q tc,t
Darling Drarys Bl.S James r,vss i.cai,ag
| a p~iioa 10 make u sim,st ,mpfessf,is Dsrag
Ieoombor lscI ks ielt Rlch cnd f Tic ssg.As~, end