The National tribune., 1891-12-17

was discharged at his own request in 1870,
and entered the service Of the Khedive of
Egypt, where he became Colonel Of Staff on |
the Abyssinian campaign. He was subse-
quently Chief of Police OF Washington, ID. C.,
and is now engaged in drilling and organic
ing the Korean army.
The SD was Henry T. Davidson. of Ten
nessee, who received appointment as Cadet
for gallantry as a Sergeant in the Tennessee
Volunteers at Monterey. He was assigned
to the Dragons but was drOpt from the
rolls at the beginning Of the war, because of
a failure to report for duty, and Joined the
rebel army, in which he became Brigadier-
General
The 3ith was Philip II. Sheridan, who was
brevetted Second Lieutenant in the 4th
U. s., Nov. %, 1854, and saw q good deal of
service against the Indians of the Northwest
between that time and 1861. lie was made
a Captain in the 18th U. S. when that regi-
ment was organized in 1S61, and was assigned
to duty as Chief Quartermaster of the Army
OF southwest Missouri He was Quarter
master on Halleck's staff in the advance on
Corinth, and then received a commission
rs Colonel of the Cd Mich. Cav. With it
he distinguished himself in several actions,
and was promoted to Brigadier- General, and
placed in command Of the Eleventh Di-
vision of the Army of the Ohio in the
PerryvilIe campaign. He continued to COM
mand the division through the Stone River,
Tullshoma, Chickamauga, and Mission
Ridge operations, and in the Spring Of 1864
was assigned to the command of the cav
airy Of the Army Of the Potomac. Aug 4,
1864, he was put in command of the Army
Of the Shenandoah and the Middle Military
Department He was made Major Gen.
eral ofV Olunteers Dec. 81, 1862; Brigadier-
General in the Regular Army, Sept. 90, 1864,
and bIajor-General in the Regular Army,
Nov. 8, 1864. He was promoted to Lieu
tenant-G General, March 4, 1869; to General,
June !, 1888, and died Aug. 5, 1888.
The 35th was Vim. A. Webb, of Maine,
who was assigned TO the infantry, and be-
came Captain in the 10th U. S. in 1861.
lie served as mastering Officer at Chicago
until appointed Colonel of the AID ILL.,, but
died few months later.
The 36th was John L. Grattan, Of New
Hampshire, who was appointed to the in
fantry, and killed at Fort Laramie the next
year.
The 37th was Elmer Otis, of Ohio, who
was n Captain in the 1st L. s. Cav. at the
beginning of the war, and commanded the
4lh L. S. Cav. during the operations in
Kentucky and Tennessee until after the
battle OF Stone River, when he was compelled
to 20 on sick leave He subsequently served
in various positions, and received two
brevets for industry, zeal and faithful sery.
ices. He was retired as Colonel in 1883.
The 35th was Alfred T. Latimer, of South
Carolina, who entered the infantry, and
served in the 11th C. s. during the war, re-
ceiying the brevet Of Major for gallant and
meritorious service. lie was retired as q
Major in 1867.
The 39th was Benz. F. Smith, of New
Jersey, who entered the infantry, and at the
outbreak Of the war became Colonel OF the
1st Ohio; was brevetted for galIantry al
Shiloh; returned TO the 9Th L. s.; fought or
the Peninsula; became Colonel Of the i26th
Ohio; was promoted to the command Of a
brigade in the Army OF the Potomac, and
received two breyets for gallantry in from
OF Petersburg, and died in 1868 in Dakota.
The doth was SiIas T. Higgins, OF Alabama
who was assigned TO the infantry, and dice
in California in 1860.
The 4lst was Henry II. Walker, Of Yir
ginia, who was assigned to the Infantry re
signed in 1851, entered the rebel army, an,
became a BrigadierGeneral.
The 42d was Edmund G. Jones, Of Indiana
who was appointed to the infantry, aud wa
cashiered in 1862 for drunkenness on duty
lie died the next year.
The 43d was Alexander Chambers of New
York, who went into the infantry, becam
) Colonel OF the 10th Iowa, was breyetted 70
> gallantry at Shiloh, Iuka and Yieksburg
1 was promoted TO Brigadier- General, wa
. Military Attache TO the United States lie
cation at Constantinople, and died in lS55.
I, The 4ith was John Il. Hood, of Kentucky
/ who entered the infantry, resigned in April
e lSGl, entered the rebel army, was promote,
d until he reached the grade Of full Genera
and commanded the principal rebel arm.
t in the West After the war he was in tn
! insurance business in New Orleans, an
: died there Of the yellow fever in 1879.
a The 45ih was Jas. A. Smith, of Tennesse,
, who was appointed TO the infantry, resigne
D. 10 enter the rebel army, became Brigadiei
e General, and after the war became Superir
II tendent of Public Education for the State