The morning call., 1890-04-06

Spottsylvania Courthouse. Virginia" This
was on May II, 1864. preceding by only q few
months his being oreveited Major General
for highly merit lorious and distinguished con-
duct thu oughout the campaign. and particularly
Tor gailanlry and valuable services In the battle
OF Redm's Station, Va" On October 81, 1865,
the subject OF tns sketch became a Maior-Gen-
erai. He was mustered out Of the volunteer
service on September l, 1866.
Previously, July %. 1866, he had been COM
missioned a Colonel in the regular army On
March 2 1867, he was brevetled a Bfigadier-
General aud Major General in the United
States army "for gallant aud meritorOus services
In the battle of Charlottesville, Va" and his
exhibition OF the same superior military quail
ties In thu battle OF Spottsyiyania, Va.
General Miles served In The Department of
Dakota in 1867, when he did excellent service IN
snbjueatlng the hostile Sioux. He then held
command in The Department OF the Platte for
several years.
His career as an Indian fighter commenced In
the 7o's. In 1875. while Colonel of The Fifth
Infantry, he routed the Comauches and kiowas
on the Staked Plains. In 1876 lie subjugated
the sioux ana drove Sitting Bull across lie Can
adan border. In September OF the same wear
he captured Chief Jo,eph's baud of Nez Perces
and ~ 1878 subdued the hostile Bannoc,s In
Yellowstone Park.
General IN the regular army and commanded the
Department of the Columbia FOR live years In
July. 1885, he was assigned to the command OF
the Department OF the Missouri aud In 1856 was
sent 10 Arizona TO punish the treacherous
Attaches. He forced Geromino's band OF cut
thtoats to surrender September f. 1886 for
which service he was thanked by the Legs
lalures OF AIizOna aud New Mexico aud pre-
sented with valuable sword at Tucson.
Since then he has commanded the Division OF
the Pacific. IL is believed In army clrcss that
his promotion viii result in his transfer TO
Chicago.
COLONEL b. H. GRIERsoN.
Colonel Benjamin IL. GriersOn, who was born
at Plt sbufg July g. 1925, 1T early age re-
moved 10 OHIO and was for q time subsequently
engaged In the produce business AT Jacksonville.
LII. AT the commencement of the war lie be-
came Ad-deCamp to General Prentiss; was
made Major of the Sixth Illinois Cavalry in
August, 1861; became Colonel on March 28
1862, and commanded cavalry brigade In
December OF the same year. He was engaged In
nearly all the cavalry skiTmshes and raids In
In April, 1868, made most successful cavalry
raid from La Grange. Miss, to Baton Rouge to
facilitate General Grants operations about
Nicksburg. On June 3, 1868. lie became a
Brgadier General OF volunteers and Major
General in May, 1865. In July, 1866 he be-
came Colonel of the Tenth Cavalry and was
beyetted Brigadler and NJ a. jor- General iu March,
1867, for his successful raids through Missis-
sippi In 1868 and 1864. He commanded the dis
trlct OF Indian Territory from 1868 TN 1873,
and was engaged Ill active scouting, expoTa-
uons,campalgns against the KiUwas, COmanches,
Cheyennes aud other tribes, and In removing in
trudets.
For the six years prior to 1881 he was actively
engaged In scouting and exploring the country
throughout Western Texas, New Mexico, and in
Campaigns against hostile Indians In NOvem-
Der, 1856, lie was assigned TO the command OF
n. Mex. he is now In command at the Depart
meut of ArlZOna