National Republican., 1883-12-29
GEN. HUMPHREYS, DEATH.
sketch OF His Distinguished Services in
the Engineer Corna.

Nhe bhSihtcF NOrpHs
Con. A. A. Humphreys major general
United States army (retired), died suddenly
lato Thurday night of heart disease, at his
residence, 1924 Connecticut avenue. He was
in apparent good health up to the hour of
his death, except slight attack of lumbago,
Which ne complained of for q week or two
prior An o'clock that night his family re-
tired and left him sitting in the parlor, aud
at ii o'clock a servant was sentafter him and
found him sitting in chair dead. Gen.
Humphreys was distinguished army officer
and popular gentleman. Ho was connected
with several prominent literary, scientific,
and philosophical societies, among them
tho American Philosophical society. of
Philadelphia tho American Aoad-
emy of Arts and Sciences, of
Boston; a corporator OF tho National Acad-
cmy OF Sciences all honorary member of tho
Imperial Royal Geological institute, of Vi
enna, and the Royal Institute of Science and
Art, of Lombardy, Milan, Italy, and at tho
last annual meeting of the Army of tho Po-
toinac retired from the presidency of that
body, by whom he was much esteemed. He
entered West Point July l, 1897, graduated
July ], 1881, was appointed second lieutenant
of the 2d artillery the same day, Aug. l6,
lsjB, promoted first lieutenant, resigned from
thu army Sept. 80, 1886. From that time un-
Ill July z, 1888, he was employed as n civil
engineer in the service of tho United States,
assisting Mai Bache on plans of tho Brandy.
wine shoal Lighthouse and the Crow shoal
breakwater in Delaware bay. July q 1888,
he was rcappointed to the army, with
the rank of first lieutenant in tho
corps of Typographical engineers. May 81,
ISIS, he was promoted to captain in the same
branch, and was placed in charge of several
Typographical and photographic surveys.
During the rebellion ho was on the staff of
Maj. Con. Mcclellan as major corps of topo-
graphical engineers. March 5, 1862, he was
promoted to colonel, and commissioned
brgador general OF vplunteor3 April 20, 1869,
ana fought In several decisive battles in Vir-
aihia. Dee. 13, 1862, he was brevetted for
meritorlous services at the battle of Fred
uripksburg, Va. March 3 1868, he was made
u lieutenant colonel, corps of engineers, and
SERVED until July s, 1868, on Gen. Meades
siatf. March 13, 1865, he was broveJted brig
adler general in the regular army for gallant
anF meritorious services at the battle of
Gettysburg, and brevetted major general on
thd same day for gallant conduct at the battle
of Sailors creek, Va. He was mustered out
Of lte volunteer service Aug. 81, 1856, and
promoted to tho rank of brigadier general in
thf regular service and assigned to duty as
ch OF OF engineers, which he held until June
80, 1919, when he was retired at his own re-
quest. Arrangements for the funeral will
not be made before Sunday.
lieut. Gen. Sheridan issued u general order
yesterday afternoon in regard to the death of
BEG. Gen. Humphreys which, after giving
the military record of the deceased, says: I'm
the discharge Of his military duties Gen.
Humphreys displayed great zeal, intelligence,
ami conspicuous galantry. Those who served
un Ter him had the highest confidence in his
capacity to command. and the greatest ad-
mlation of his soldiorly qualities"
The officers OF the engineer corps of the
army will wear Che usual badge of mourning
for the period of thirty days.