New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-02
GENERAL NEWTON.

OF the next ten years he served assistant TO the
Board OF Engineers. assistant professor of en-
gineering at the United States Military Academy,
assistant engineer in the construction OF Forts
Warren and Trumbull. experimenting engineer in
the construction OF Forts Wayne Porter. Niagara
and Ontario. He promoted to be first lieu
tenant on October H. 1852.
In ISIS he appointed chief engineer OF the Utah
Expedition and was afterward placed in charge Of
the construction OF Fort Delaware and OF the re-
pairs upon Fort Mifin. on the Delaware whore he
served with occasional absences AZ member Of
special boards upon forihcltions until the break
INK out OF the Civil War.
His first experience In the fed chief en-
elneer of General Patterson's command in the Val
ley Of Virginia. participating In the action AZ Failing
Waters. June 3d. 1851. On August 6. ISL. he was
promoted to he major OF engineers. and was ordered
to Washington for duty upon the offences. where
he constructed several large works covering Alex
andrl. on september % OF the same year he
was made hrigader-gencral OF volunteers. and he
commanded a brigade in the defences % Washing
ton until the opening " the PcninsIlar campaign
In March. 1862
General Nc.ionS brigade took active part
in the battle Of Gancs's Minis June =. 1852.
and In the battle OF Glendale on June 20. In the
Maryland campaign h. commanded brigade in one
~ the divisions ~ FrankIn's corps. which In the
advance upon South Mountain held the left of Nc
Clcan's army. For his services In the battle or
Antciam he WAS hrevcttei lieuienant-co,oneL In
the Rappahannock campaign General Newton. com
handing a division IN the Army OF the Potomac. As
major general % volunteers. engaged in the
battle OF Frederick sburg. on December y. 49, on
the left Of the line ~ Frinkins Crossing. In the
Chanc.iorsye campaign he Was in the front u
General SrIrwicks corps In IN" march toward
FrcIcrl cksburg on May 3. lN,l and he lcl the at
tack upon the rlnc-plts az Mirye Heights The
s1iseql,n, withdrawal Il the sixth Corps to Banks
Ford was entrusted % General Newton.
In the Pennsylvania campaign General Newt IN
was assigned % the temporary command 81 the
Fret Corps. made vacant by the death OF General
John + Reynolds ami he was engaged In the bat
Co. 81 Gettysburg On July and Q. i'il aiter"ard
receiving the hrcv,t OF colonel IN the regular ser,
wa@ given 4 him n tho second Division. Fourth
Corl,-. OF the Army of the Cumberland. IN ne al
gagged In thc battle % Rocky faced RIDE 9nl ne
Ai,Ir.gi.ic. %,S-lIope church. Kenesaw Mountain
ana Peach Tree 're,k lie wa bieveti"l brisa-
al' scnera ia the .ssr Army rg iSs "'I ' he
Siege N Atlanta me assault a. Jon'"o9fo ana NE
hhiic 'i LOCO S,'u'. ,ssi,n"I in o'f,bcr.
,ni T.,tnr,s rn AMI received the hrcvci OF
m 'renrri In ,ne regular s,rylc. ON Deccm-
h.r - l~.l. Pee nIt promoted Id hr lieutenant
colonel in the corr. oi Enrinrcrs AMI In January
ins to h.- regular service AMI tno dnur' OF hs
H.. wa. nffefNnrI engaged Boo improvements ami
survey, ~ Plnifshufy. Burlington. otter Creek sur
N,Vs 40 nuu-fs Point AMI AT Port Henry Lake
Chamrl4lu. surveys 90 thr Hudson RIVER /. '3h'
dln,rrnt points between Troy ana lrifry 'liN I'M,
rfo.rmous ~ the lAt-lir HN'r ~ the 'ntntrl
L,fA,en station Island ana Nr~ lrf-rt ana NJ ll'
liarltAn river. OF 'h's-rquakr crock survey li .
canal h,,W,on NcNutk ana Nee York bay. .ui'"NH
of Port Chester iI,rlr. East Chester creek, i'hp
ti,il Bay RoctlWnv Inlet 'hn't'' ana 9h''p.-
head bass COMFY Island WIN several sggrv,s ,n
Long island ana HIfyDSH tnl removal oi "hSiiu'
ton, IN tho El'i ltNcf 90 li'h '''t' Thr ln.i Wa
fb. mast important n Dol. engineering work
fn 1886 Mayor GttD" appointed General Nr"ilh
Gomnilfslpnef 81 i'uhir Work.. o. nl'c"el N'lln
NJ Suuir, Itis administration or ih" "ih'' ~.
able. AMI hls term II ulii.F resuit" 100 murh "'n'
fnf Inc sli. IT, served ~ 'ommlfHun't OF iuhi'
Morla Tor a short time under Mayor ll'Mii', hht
resigned ~ become the President OF the lhnnw'
Hallway COMPANY. the Panama Steamship com.
pauy ana the columbian Sieam'hip Line" It' ma
hold these Ilntsf ever since then. lir hhd been
An for ihc lnat month"; pni had NOS been downtown
.ln0r March Ills wife and nyc children survive MN
Tho funeral VII be- - hls home ON SATURDAY, az
. a. m. Thcf, viii J." requiem mass at 81 FRANCIS
Navlrf's Church ~ 1910
The picture used IL hy permission OF Harper q
Brothers.