Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-01

n. DEL, THURSDAY
He was in command of the Department of
West Virginia and temporarily Of the Middle
Military Division and Army Of the Shennn-
doah, February 9th to July lstli. 1865. ON
March 18th, of which year. lac VIA promoted
to Brcvet Major General i'll the regular army
for gnllalItry at the battle of Sp0ttsvlvania
Va. He commanded the Middle Military
Division from july 18th, 1865, to August 10th
1866, and was made II full Major General
July 2Gth, 1866. He engaged in the expedition
/ against the Indians of the plains in
| 1867. Served in command Of the depart
mcnt of the Missouri. August 2Olh.
1866, to September 18th. 1861 fifth military
district November 29th 1867, to March lGtf I,
1 1865 Of the division of the Atlantic March
! 31st, 1868 to March 5th, 1863 department of
the Dakota May 18th, 1869. to December Sd,
! 1872 Division of the Atlantic headquarters
! in New York city, several MONTHS and of the
Department Of the East. December 10th,
1872, to October 2Jth. 1873. and ON through
/ 1877, and is now in command Of the military
Division of the Atlantic was II member of
/ the court of inquiry in the ease Of General
| Dyer, November 9TH, 1868, to May 18th, 1860
and of the board to examine officers unfit for
| the proper discharge of their duties from
| October nth. 1870, to June ID, 1871.
In 1867 he was sent by the President to New
| Orleans to command the States of Texas and
! Louisiana. II waA in this field of labor that
ne uialinShlHilcu Iiihlstit ny Ho''uiH 'he eA-
ample or an officer ui the army WIN extra
! ordinary powers strenliously insisting upon
thu entire subOrdinaton of military to civil
authority in time Ut peace. Among the mill
| tary commanders daring the reconstruction
period lie was conspicuous in this regard, and
the position then laid down in his general
order and correspondence did more perhaps
1 than ANYTHING Else to make him the ideal
soldier in the minds of constitutional
| Democrats
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| VIII never ulc, anu VIII cohllHchu MN 10 the
lover OF liberty aS long as patriotism lasts.
| Upon assuming command of the Fifth district
| he issued the following general order which
was an indnx of his oniire ndn,inistrotinn
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/ HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT.
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/ oMce Wnshingtnu II ~ AW',nst n7th isE
| Nainr. Ganerai IL i jIn.rnrt L"r.,,y "ss,,,nnl
cnmInond al thr Fifif Military Dstriri u,i nf inr
D,nartmrnt cn,uuns"d nf H.. t,t..s nr ini,i.iorn
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IT. The General touna,ilin,, il ,,ytfti,l IN
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mrui IL Viii IN, nj. into. IL, ,,r,.srv"T TI. rh"ii
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regards ihe maintenance Of the ciytl authorit"s in
the faithful execution vi thr laws a- lie most cf-
cent under existing circumstances.
lii war u Ii Indispensable To rrpu torcc by force
anu oyer'hrnw @ aua destroy opposition To lawlll
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rvII ,mthnriti.s r r,,,Iv and vim" t ,rIr
their duties, the military power shunld cplse 10
lead, aud the civil administration resume il-
natural and r,ghinl dominion, Solcnnly i'm
pressed Win thgse views, the Hrleral announces
@ I'M w ~ iaest ~ ". A,,,',iu i lIy aiI
ever shonlI he. The With Of ttimi Nv ,nry ' ih,
haLeas corpus, the liberty Of ilr pr-s i. irs.
dom OF speech, the natural rights vi Irrsouz, llm
the rights OF p:Oper'y must he preserved.
Free institutions, while they are essential to the
nIo-Mri,y anu hapllninSs, on IN" prnMr, al"ays
nrLr i,7 w. rips vi . mu1ea III pi"m @ II
district tnnsi h, ,,terreI ID th,. c,,,ar,iin, aid
judgment Of the regular civil tribunals, and h0-r
| tribunals will b. supported III lhcir lawful Iuris-
dlcton.
should ihtre Dc VIOLATIONS ol existing laws
MltVh are hW i'Tluli.u lu !ll'1 ny ,ii' HNll nllHls
,nsiir,. hv III, r,i. h. rn,'d NJ Inv. ,.,,. W.
viii he r,;portp1 10 tbrs, hradu,"lrt,.rs. When shell
orders viii bc made u4 may he deemed necessary
| While the General thus indicates his purpose IL
respect the liberties OF the people, he wishes all to
understand iiml ARMED llslrttrllun or lorcibI9
m Ivs,S.u'" .,,i !" INV III" VIII W instantly S"P'cSSVH
Iiv "nmm,ud ut N,ior. tieurr,,
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ENGLISH
William II English was lnrn i'm Scott
county. Indiana. on August o7tb. lsg1 and is
consequently 81 wears Of age. lie received a
good common school education and spcnt
three wears at the University of South