The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-05-18

eral of Volunteers in the same year, August 4,
and Major General July 4, 1863. In that brief
detail of facts is crowded the gallantry of life
devoted to the military service of his country
and finally laid down to save it.
BRIG. GEN. JAMES S. wADswoRTH
was born at Geneseo. N. Y, Oct. 80, 1907, receiv
ed his academic education at Harvard and Yale
Colleges, completed his course of legal studies in
the office of Daniel Webster, and was admitted
to the bar in 1888. He was a Commissioner to
the Peace Convention held in Washington in 81,
under appointment from the New York Legisla
ture, and upon the breaking out of the rebellion,
was among the foremost to offer his services to
the Government. In the month of April he re-
ceived the Commission of Major General from
Gov. Morgan, but as the authority under which
the appointment made subsequently
revoked, his commission was withdrawn. When
the communication with Washington was inter-
rupted by the destruction of the railroad bridges
between Philadelphia and Baltimore, he freight
ed a vessel with supplies at his own expense and
sailed with it to Annapolis. He present at
the first battle of Bull run, as volunteer aid to
Gen. Mcdowell, and distinguished himself on
that occasion by his courage and conduct. He
was appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers in Au-
gust 1861 and in March, 1862, he became Militia
ry Governor of the District of Columbia. In the
election of Governor of New York, in Novem
Der, 1862, he the Republican candidate, and
was defeated by Mr.. Seymour. In the following
December he was assigned to the command of a
division in the Army of the Potomac, since
which time he had remained in active service in
that department. Nobly leading his command
in the sanguinary battle of Friday, against one
of the strongest rebel Positions he was struck in
the forehead by ball. and fell at the head of his
division.
GEN HAYS.
Brig. Gen. Alexander Hays, killed on Thurs
day, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa, and was 40
years of age. He graduated at West Point in
1874, fought in the Mexican war and was brevett-
ed First Lieutenant for gallantry at Palo Alto
and Resaca de la Palma. In 1848 he left the Ar
my and entered into the iron business in Penn
sylvania. On the outbreak of the Rebellion he
raised the 63d Pennsylvania Infantry, three
years. regiment, and became it's Colonel In the
Peninsular campaign he fought in Kearney's
Division and was brevetted Major in the Regu-
lar Army for bravery at Seven Pines and Fair
Oaks. Appointed Brigadier General of Vol
unteers in September, 1862 he fought at Freder-
icksburg and Charlottesville, and at Gettysburg
commanded the Sd Division of the Sd Corps At
the time of his death he commanded the I'd Bril-
gade, Birney's I'd Division, I'd Army Corps, IN
der Gen. Hancock.
BROADER GENERAL JAMES G. RICE.
Brigadier General James G. Rice, was mortal
ly wounded in the terrible engagement of the
10th. General Rice native of WOrthing-
ton, Massachusetts, and was graduate of Yale
College, in the class of 1854. AT the outbreak of
the war he lawyer in New York, in sue
cessful practice. He became adjutant of the
Garabaldi Guard but when he found the inf1u-
ences predominant in that regiment he resigned.
He was then appointed by Governor Morgan