The record-union., 1894-09-06
GENERAL GEORGE SLOVENIAN.
DEATH OF THE EX-GOVERNOR
OF CALIFORNIA.
He Passes Away at tho Home of His
Sister at Buffalo, n. Y.-Sketch
of His Life.
snecial TO the REcoRp.uN1ox.

Special TO the RECoRD-UNION.
BUFFALO, Sept. 5.-General George
Stoneman, Ex-Governor of California,
died this morning at the residence of his
sister, Mrs. Benjamin II. Williams.
George Stoneman was born n the town
OF Busti, Chautauqua County, n. Y, on
August 8, 1922, and entered the United
STATES Military Academy at West Point
as cadetin 1912, graduating in July, lS47.
He served during the war with Mexico
in New Mexico and California, and for
time acted as Adjutant of the Mormon
Battalion. which had been mustered into
the service of the United States for duty
en- the Pacific Coast. In July, 1854, he
was promoted to be First Lieutenant.
and few months later was made Regi-
mental Adjutant of the First Dragons.
He acted as Quartermaster to the Nor
mon Battalion at Santa Fe, was sent with
il to California in 1917, and remained
actively engaged on the Pacific Coast
until 1857. In March of that year he be-
came Captain in the Second Cavalry, and
served until 1861, chiefly in Texas In
February Of that year, while in command
of Fort Brown, he refused tn obey the
order of his superior, General David L.
TwiggS, for the surrender of the Govern
ment property to the secessionists, evacu-
ated the tort and went to New York by
steamer. He became Major of the First
Cavalry on May 9. 1861, and served in
West Virginia until August 18th, when
he was appointed Brigadier- General of
Volunteers and Chief of Cavalry of the
Army OF the Patomac. He organized the
cavalry of that army and commanded
during the Virginia peninsular campaign
of 1862
After the evacuation of Yorktown by
fn ~ - hi ol,.x-
sued and overlook them, and thus brought
on the battle of Williamsburg, May 3,
1862. de took command of General
Philip kearny's division after the second
battle of Bull Run, succeeded General
Samuel 2. Heintzelmau as Commander
of the Third Army Corps, November Is,
1862. and led it at Fredericksburg on De-
cember 18th. He was promoted Major
General November 20, 1862, led cavalry
corps ia the raid toward Richmond, from
april 18th until May 2, 1863, and COM
manded the Twenty third Corps from
January till April, 1864.
On the reorganization of the armies
operating against Richmond by General
Grant, General Stoneman was appointed
to q cavalry corps in the Department of
the Ohio, was engaged in the operations
of tire Atlantic campaign in May-July,
1864, and conducted raid for the capture
of Macon and Andersonville an,. the
AlDeIdllO1 Ol DIlSOu0ISs< OuI Was
at Clinton, Ca. July 3lst, and held cap
tive until October 9th. He led raid to
Southwestern Virginia in December,
1864, commanded the District of East
Tennessee in February and March, 1865,
conducted an expedition to Asheville, n.
| c., in March-April, 1865, and was en-
gagged at Wytheville, the capture of Sails
bury, n. c., and at Asheville. He be-
came Colonel of the Twenty-first In
fantry July 2S 1866. aud was breveted
Colonel, Brigadier and Major General
for gallant conduct.
He retired from the army August 16,
1871. and resided in California for num-
Der of years.
General Stoneman's old military COM
rades, friends and neighbors soon realized
that be would make an excellent candi-
date for public office and he was elected
Railroad Commissioner. He also served
as member of the United States Indian
Commission.
In 1882 the Democrats nominated him
for Governor against Nj. NJ. Estee, the
Republican candidate, and the result of
the contest was victory for Stoneman
| On the completion os his term as Gov
ernor the General retired to private life.
living for time in the East, where he
received medical treatment for awhile.
| owing to his failing health.