The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-06
GEN. GEORGE SLOVENIAN DEAD.


A DIstlng aished Cavalry onfcer and
Governor of California
BrrFAIo. Sept 6-Gen. George Stone
man died this morning At the residence OF
his sister, Mrs. Benjamin ii. Williams.
George Stoneman was born in Busti,
Chautauqua county, y. Y. August s.
is22 He was graduated at the United
States military academy in Isio. and en-
tered the First dragons. lie acted as
ouarterrnaster to the Mormon battalion at
Santa Re, was sent with il TO California
Ia is4T, and remained actively engaged on
the Pacific coast till 1857. In March of
that year he became captain in the Second
cavalry and served till 1851, chiefly in
Texas In February Of that year " bile
in command OF Fort Brown, he refused TO
obey the order OF his superior, Gen.
David +. Twiggs. for the surrender of the
government property TO the secessionists.
evacuated the fort and went 10 New York
By steamer. He became major Of the
First cavalry on May 8, 1861. and served
in West Virginia till August Il. when he
was appointed bFigadier general of yolun-
teers and chief of cavalry of the Army OF
the Potomac. He organized the cavalry
of that army and commanded during the
Virginia peninsulAr campaign OF 1852.
After the evacuation of Yorktown by
the Confederate troops his cavalry and
artillery pursued and overlook them,
and thus brought on the battle of
williamsburg. May 5, 1862 He took CON-
mand of Gen. Philip kearny's division
after the second battle OF Bull Run. sue
ceeded Gen. Samuel L. heintzelman as
commander OF the Third army corps, No.
vember Is, 1852, and led II at FredericKs-
burg on December l3 He was promoted
major general November -, 1862, led
cavalry corps in the raid toward Rich
mond from April l3 till May 2 1858, and
al he TEa hfr3
from January till April, 1894 On the re-
orgapization OF the armies operating
against Richmond by Gen. Grant, Gen.
SGoneman was appointed 10 cavalry
corps in the department CT the Ohio. was
engaged I'm the operations OF the Atlanta
campaign In May-Juiy. 1s64, and con-
Quoted a raid for the capture OF Macon
and Andersonvills and the liberation
OF prisoners, but was captured at
Clinton, Ga, July 81 and held
a captive till October ~ lie
led a raid TO Southwestern Virginia in De-
cember 1864. commanded the district of
East Tennessee in February aud March.
1865. conducted an expedition TO Ashe-
vile, n. c.. in March-April, 1865 aud
was engaged at Wythevilie. the capture of
Salisbury. N. c., aud at Asbeville. He be-
came colonel of the Twenty first infantry
July - 1850, and was brevetted colonel,
brigadier general and major general for
gallant conduct lie retired from the
army August 10. 1871. and took up his
residence in California, of which he was
governor IN lss3-s7, having been chosen as
a Democrat HIS administration OF the
goyernorship was not creditable. Several
years ago he disappeared from California,
partly on account Of trouble with has wife,
and when next heard from he was re-
ported to DO in an insane asylum at Buff
lalo, his mind having tailed. Gov. Stone
mans son, George Stoneman, was city
clerk OF Seattle during the Krug admins
tration. and is nov praeticing law in
Honolulu.