The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-09


ger. William r. Shafter y the ranking
colonel
Thomas Howard Kruger was born in
Lima. Livingston county. N. Y. April g
1883. He was graduated at the United
States Military Academy In 1854. and be-
ing assigned to the corps OF engineers,
was put TO work at the defenses about
New Orleans. In April OF 1866. less than
a year after he graduated. he resigned
from the army. and. settling In GAINESVILLE.
Wis. began the practice of the law. which
he successfully prosecuted until the civil
war began, when no again took up the
profession OF arms becoming the l!euten-
ant colonel OF the Third Wisconsin In
santry in June OF 1861. and the colonel OF
the regiment on August 20. 1861 His COM
mand served In the Shenandoah cam
paigns under Mcclellan. and he did good
service In that region until 1862. when he
was commissioned a brfgadier general OF
volunteers. and assigned TO duty with the
armies operating in Northern Virginia
under Gen. Mcclellan. He was In Burn
sides unfortunate Rappahannock cam
i paign, and he commanded division at
the battle OF Gestysbutg. signally distin-
gushing himself. In the summer of 1868
he was In New York and assisted in queli-
ing the draft riots OF that period. which
for a time threatened to paraiyxe all Of
fensive movements of the government
against the enemy. Gen. Ruger was then
transferred 10 the West, and was with
Sherman In the campaign against Atlanta.
up 10 1864 when he was detached and with
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part, under Thomas. In the maneuvers
against Hood. He was At the battle OF
Franklin. and received the brevet OF ma
,or general for distinguished and meri-
tcrious services In that memorable and
bloody combat. No sooner had Hood been
routed than Kruger was transferred with
his division to North Carolina. and when
6herman's army swept on. after john
ston's surrender, Gen. Ruger was left In
command OF the department OF North
Carolina. holding the command until
June, 1866. when he was mustered out OF
the volunteer service. Gen. Ruger ac-
cepted che coioneiey OF the Thirty-third
infantry Ia July OF 1855. and. being bre-
vstted a trsgadier general in she regular
army. was assigned 10 duty as provisional
governor OF Georgia. hokding the cffice
from January until July. 1865. From ISL
until 1876 he was superintendent of the
United States Military Academy. Re-
iiaved from duty at the academy. he was
placed in command of the department OF
the South. and I'm 1876 ne commanded the
troops In South Carolina during the con-
sroversv between y. II. Chamberlain and
Gen. Wade Hampton as TO which one OF
them had been elected governor. II win
be remembered this South Carolina con-
sroversy was one OF the factovs entering
Into the presidential controversy OF that
year between Hayes and Tfiden. The elect
oral commission having placed Hayes IN
the White House, he tecides In favor cf
Hampton. withdrew the United States
troops and Chamberlain. abandoning ell
his claims. fefs South Carolina and re-
turned 70 New York, where be began the
practice OF law.
From ISIS 70 1885 Gen. Ruger was COM
-nanaans of IL. school OF Infantry and
Cavasry az Fort Leavenwnrth. Kan. ana
In March OF fsss wss commissioned brig
alter general In ne United States army.
A. present Cen Enxer IL In command Of
the department Of the Missouri. with
headquarters az Chicago.