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lected because of the meager opportl1-
mites for poor boys In those days.
/ When only eighteen years old he was
engaged as a clerk by a Boston firm.
and remained in that city until the
breaking out of the civil war. His
I military achievements have been the
result of courage, bravery, industry.
, study, application and native ability.
he organized company, was commits
stoned first lieutenant Sept. 9, 1861, and
has been constantly in the military SER
vice since that date. He was commits
stoned lieutenant colonel of the Sixty
hrst New York Infantry May 81, 1862.
and participated in all the battles in
which the Army of the Potomac was
engaged, except one, until the conclu-
sion of the campaigns of that army at
Appomattox Court House, April 9. 1866.
He was with Mcclellan on the Penin-
sula at Second Bull Run and Antietam,
and was commissioned colonel Sept. 80.
1857, two weeks after the engagement
last mentioned. He was never a dress
parade soldier, but actively entered
into the spirit of the war from the date
of his first commission until the last
gun was fired
He was wounded three times and re-
ceived the brevet of brigadier general
OF volunteers for gallantry in action
at charlottesville, May ga, 1863 One
year later, almost on the same ground,
when the army Of the Potomac crossed
the Rapidan and engaged in that ter
rifle grapple with the army of Northern
Virginia in the Wilderness, he rem
dered conspicuous services, and was
promoted to the full rank of brigadier
general for gallantry in that action.
He fought in the Wilderness. at Po
river, Spottsylvania Court House, North
Anna, and all the way to Cold Harbor.
a battle which continued day and night
Tor more than month. He attracted
the attention of Gen. Meade. and OF
the entire army at Ream's Station, and
for that gallantry he was brevetted
major general of volunteers, Aug. 25,
1864. Oct. q, 1865, he was commissioners
fuil major general of volunteers, and
remained in the service with that grade
until Sept l, 1866, when he was mus
tered out of the volunteer service.
That, in brief, is the history of Cen
Miles during the five years which he
spent in the volunteer armies of the
country; and it is unparalleled for gal
iantry and successful achievement in
the field. He was without scholastic
training, his original informatio con-
cerning military affairs was probably
less than that of many men in the
ranks of the volunteer armies. for
there were cultured, educated men in
every company that went forth to bat
tie for the Union. But he was a con-
stant student. keen, alert and patri-
otto, and such a man was bound to
rise and command the attention of his
superior officers. On March 2, 1867, he
received the brevet of brigadier gen.
eral and major general in the regular
army in recognition OF his services at
and Spottsylvania.
He was appointed colonel of the
Fortieth infantry on July 2S. 1866, and
was transferred to the command of the
Fifth infantry March Is, 1869. From
that time he began the career of sue
cessful Indian fighter, which has chal-
lenged admiration of the entire coun-
try. His military life has been a
busy one, and very little rest has