Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-12

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| 90 as 70 order \ Withdrawal Of part OF
the army ana save it from destruction.
IL one OF the most thrilling episodes OF
the war.
From this time until Lees surren-
| der ut Appomattox General Porter
tcreated brizadier-general in February,
1860 was always with Grant. and was
present at Five Forks. at the capture Of
Petersburg and the hot pursuit Of Gene
raj Lees army.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR.
After the war General Porter made
tour OF the South, and investigated the
condition OF the freedmen. He held the
position OF Assistant Secretary Of War
under Grant. and when General Grant
was elected President, in 1853, acted as
his private secretary.
General Porter IL a member OF most
OF the prominent New York clubs. IN
Guiding the Union League. OF which he
IL president; the Century. University,
Metropolitan. Lotos, Players. Authors.
Grobier, and Is also yicS-president OF the
| Chamber OF Commerce, and other bodies.
The Elevated railroad ticket-box is an
invention OF General Porter. lie IS ex-
president OF the Society OF the Army or
the Potomac, president-general OF the
Sons OF the American Revolution, presi-
ton. commander of George Washington
Post, Grand Army OF the Republic, ana
commander Of the Loyal Legion OF Inc
Department OF the State OF New YORK.
In 1894 he received the degree OK LIZ u
from Union College.
TREAsURER-GENER HAsKINS.
Mr.. Charles Waldo Haskins, the treas
urer-general is a New Yorker. but OK an
old New England family. He Is man
OF active business affairs. being at the
head OK one OF the most prominent nrns
of public accountants in the country. he
has occupied many positions OF trust ana
responsibility. such as secretary OF the
Manhattan Trust Company auditor OF
the West Shore railway, etc. lie Is at
present an officer and interested In build
ing a railroad In the western part Oh 'ir-
giDia, called the Chesapeake and western
railroad, and is president and receiver or
an iron company, operating In Georgia
and Alabama. called the Augusta Iron
Company. and Is making an investigation
into the business methods and accounts
Of the departments OF the municipal gov
eminent OF New York city for the ad-
ministration Of Mayor Strong.
lie was selected as expert by the joint
commission OF the F'ifty-third Congress,
called the "Dockery Commission" to ex-
anime the Executive Departments at
Washington, and he and his associate,
Mr., Z. w. Sells. devised and had adopted
measures which saved the government
300, 900 annually and expedite public busi-
ness.
WENT FROM VIRGINIA.
His ancestor. Rob. Haskin. settled In
Boston in 1720. having gone there from
Virginia.
His great-great-grandfathe married
Miss Emerson, sister of William Emerson,
who married Ruth Haskins. the latter
being the parents of Ralph Waldo Emer-
son, and his Neutrality-suspicious.
err, William Emerson, built the "Old
Manse," at Concord. Mass, celebrated by
Hawthorne
Mr.. Haskin Is O. member Of the $50
ciety OF Mayfiower Descendants and OF
the Society of Colonial Wars" but he
takes especial interest in the SONS OF the
American Revolution" having been active
IN their management and treasurer-gen-
eral for the past five years.
Mr.. Haskins IS a graduate Of the
Polytechnic Institute, of Brooklyn, and
married Miss Havemeyer. OF New York,
and has an interesting home and family
in the city Of New York.
REGISTRAR-GENERAL CLARK.
Registrar General A. Howard Clark
has long been connected with the Smith
sonian Institution. Washington. ID. c.
He was born in Boston, April %, 1850,
and always felt a pride In that his birth
day could be celebrated on the same day
of the birth of the illustrious Thomas
Jefferson, of Virginia. He was educated
in the schools OF Boston, and at Wesley
an University. Middletown. Conn. Part
OF his career was spent In business in
New York city. Since 1879 he has been
connected with the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, for several years as the curator
OF historical collections In the National
Museum, and editor OF the Smithsonian
institution. In 1888 he was on the staff
Of the Commissioner Of the United States
at the London Fisheries Exhibition and
I'm 1889 was Assistant Commissioner OF
the United States at the Paris EXPOSE
ton. Mr.. Clark is the assistant secre-
tary OF the American Historical Associa-
ton; historian Of the Society OF Colonial
Wars in the District OF Columbia; mem
Der OF the Society Of Eayhower De-
scendants, and OF the Society OF the War
of 1872, etc. In 1892 lie was secretary
general Of the Sons OF the American
Revolution. and has since been registrar
general.
His great-grandfather. Captain Thomas
Jenner Carnes, was in Knox's Regiment
of Artillery in the Revolution. and was
taken prisoner at Fort Washington, in
November, ITO After his exchange. In
1777, he engaged In the Jersey and other
campaigns, and endured the hardships
of Valley Forge, etc. Another great
grandfather, Enoch Clark. served on
the Massachusetts, privateer Viper, and
another great-grandfsther, Enoch Hail.
of Cape Cod. did good service in the
Massachusetts militia during the siege
of Boston.
Mr.. Clark Is a lineal descendant OF
John Rowland and Eldar Brewster. Of
the Mayiower; also OF Governor Thomas
Prence, OF the Plymouth Colony. and
Governor John Haynes. the first Execu-
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