New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-06

tile Indians. He was promoted to be hrst lieuteh-
ant in 1850 and captain in 1861.
In March. 1861 while In command Of Fort Quit
man. Texas garrison,d by company OF the SIN
Infantry he received orders from the department
commander. General Twises. u abandon the post
and join the command under Captain Reeve, SIN
Infantry then under instruction 10 march WIN SIX
companies of the reg mcnt, to san Antonio. Tex,
with view Of transferring the command TO the
North The march to San Antonio covered "a dis
lance Of over coo miles, and as the command hdi
no means OF communicating with the War Depart
men absolutely nothing was known OF the Rebellion
except the agreement between the Texas Commits
sioners and General Tw.ggs. the department com
mander that the United States troops should be
withdrawn from the state.
In the mean time the rebels had captured the
arsenal at San Antonio. and had succeeded I'm or
ganZing arming and cquippng fun regiment of
infantry, a regiment OF cavalry and Il battery Of
artillery. This force. consisting Of over 20" men
under the immediate command Of the rebel general
Earl Van Dorm. marched TO Adams I'M about NJ
teen miles from San Antonio. and there awaited
the arrival OF the SIN Infantry. and on May o 1891
demanded OF Captain Reeve the unconditional sur
render OF his entire command. council "i war
consisting OF the senior officers 81 me bht'aI"A'
was held, and the command hai less 'h"h III
teen rounds II ammunition per man especial IN
structions having been given by General TwisRn. IN
relieving the battalion In Western Texas, That II
should bring with II only enough ammunition 10
guard against attack from lndnnsl, II Was sur
rendered. Before rurfcnicfing however, captain
| Reeve directed Lieutenant Bliss 10 make recon
nolssnnco Of the rebel force. with Instructions Y"
report iis strength disposition II troops, etc Tbs
war with some difficulty accomplirh"d
Captain Bliss was held a prisoner ~ war IN H1n
Antonio on February. 1867. when hc Vas transferred
| 10 Richmond. Va. and there confined III ''' h'ff"
jail To await exchange or the original '''''n ON
| GERS captured with Captain Reeve bat thf'" now
Insl he ot
North on parole etc ON Apr .. 49,. Captain l'lisS
was exchanged ana ordered home having been h'id
| a prisoner of war eleven months.
In May. 1872 he was appointed colonel Of ;he ION
Rhode Island Volunteers "a three months f"Kheh''
and commanded the Northern dofcmccs u Washing
I ton until August Of that year. lie wah then APP
ro,nted colonel OF tho 7th Rhode Island. ana hold
| that commission until honorably mustered out Of
| the volunteer service at the close OF the war
| Colonel Bliss was a; the battle OF Frcdcricks-
burg and was recommended for promotion ~ briea-
der-general for gallantry and skfu handling Of MS
| regiment under FIRE. This promotion, though
| recommended By all his supcrors was never maze
for the reason that 1T the decision OF the Mar
! Department that no officer who SURRENDERED "hu'r
| Reeve should be promoted. matter what he dll
or how strongly ne IN gh. be commented anu ho"o
| OF them ever were. though several were recon-
| mcnded for advancement. In 1853 he went win
the 9Th Corps Kentucky. thence to NicksDurs anu
Jackson Miss. taking part In the campaign A''''
Johnston, upon the conclusion 81 whlch ne, u. wa
again recommended for promotion 4: pfisdnl'' -s.'
eraL this time by Genera Grant, but WIN IN. sa'c
result He then commanded ne psirV - mnaxn
when his corps was Transferred 70 ,n nh lime
| the Potomac He recommended Ihiiu nm
| but again in vain, for promotion as Di's"''' e''-
| erdl $500 ,., - tho command
| NJ the First brigade Second Division. 9ih Army
Corps which he commanded IN me pa t %. s ,,
| and mnrjtoriois services, he also COMMANDED NE
brigade at Sporisyvania and AT the explosion on te
from Genera. Robert H. Potter the division com,
mander and retained Command UNI ,b ei' Fraerni
lines Investigating Petersburg he wa; rncn e
detached service in West Virginia "h'l "'uS'e'e'
a. The close OF the Colonel ELS vac as
| md suhseouently 10 the command Of Fort Porter.
Ncw-York he then placed In coni ,i oi ta'
as Assistant Conlmissoner OF the Bureau OF FREED,
men and Abandoned Lands Provost hdfs s n nn'
ness OF that district and hs administering, % a't
received the highest CONNIE 'g n"psriment Of
era, Sckles. then commanding the DeP' ''''" -
During the Mexican revolution in 1871 -lsl2, INC
Federal and Revolutionary troops were nd IN me i'm
AT Piedras Ncgras directly opposite an" III thc III,
manded by Colonel Bliss and the fight IN when they
engaged and the consequent hrhg e., o Grande threat
| ened international complications me action 81
Colonel Bliss In this matter on ms s,T fork The
highest praise from the commanding General OF the
Department Of Texas. who stated snr' bci ween The
prevented boodshed and perhaps war ,,,ra, ' s
two countries. Members OF the ~ ,ha ~ o :"
Texas and New Mexico have expressen ~, We os
faterng terms their appreciation OF "or he served
services on their immediate frontier, i"i he s.''eu
there longer than any other officer IN the army so
In 1861 he promoted to be Ma! p Infanfrv 't a.
Infantry transferred to me n of the ls
1859: promoted to be Lieutenant. 1,p nfan,r
Infantry In 1873 and Colone. OF the N''' ''
| on April 10Th, 1856 <.o,ton ~ h,s
General Bliss received official inioiIm,"si' and ~,
promotion as brgadergenera on Ap np have been
ters and tergran,s of congratu.h ION i.ngso ri ~
coming in every few moments from NV ,o m"nhp
California and from oregon to Texas 'ro rnd fpom
! OF Congress. Governors Boards o. =, ",rcesn,"
Army men. ma jor- generate IN RANK " ''"
and from ministers and laymen