The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-09-29


The Cemmi,,.s 81 tnv..tlgsfisB.
The committee 10 ihrn,issie the cor
saci Of the vsr s tnsllr composed cot
sisis ain ., entlrely Of experienced stmy
men Of Enosn ability ard in,esfiiy and
there is 90 rsason TO doubt that they vii
mske thorough inva,lss,ion snd NAH,
AZ ho5est report
M,i Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge. pres
den, 81 the commission, wa horn April
IL, 1881. and graduated 81 Mo- .ieb va
university q, civil eoeiossr, Catered
the ssriee. April 1861. I. esptsin: made
colonel Of The Fourth Ious inf.ntry Jane,
1861: brissdier general M.rch Is. 1862
msjor general May Is. 1868; commanded
ia 10th corps Ia Atlantis csmpsign. 1861,
commanded sfmy aud department OF Mis-
souri 10 1885 &C YES assigned TO com
mspd OF the indisn campaign aud LEI! the
amy 10 lsG6.
Mai Gen. Alexander Med. Cook. U. y.
A., lie member OF the fsbting McCook
family OF Ohio. He was born April ~,
1881. aud sppoiotei 10 the military scsd
envy 10 lsi7. graduating 10 1853, and Was
assigned to the - infabtry. When the
evil war came he Was on duty at the mill
tsry academy. He wac appointed colonel
OF the lst Ohio volunteers April 10. 1861.
promoted brig sdier general OF volunteers
September 70. 1861. aud made major gen
eral OF the United States volunteers July
IL, 1862. He was IN command OF . brig
ade daring the operations 10 Kentucky 10
1861, OF division In the Tennessee aud
Mississippi campaign Of February to
June. 1862. and OF the LIST army corps in
the advance into Kentucky which resu ted
10 the BATTLE OF Perryville. He WAS 10
commsnd OF the right wing OF the l4.h
army corps 10 the Tennessee campaign OF
1929, including the battle OF Stone
river, and OF the Goth army corps q. the
battle Of Chieksmsugs.
Brig. Gen. John NJ, Wilson, chief OF
engineers. U s. A., was born in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. appointed from Wash
ington territory to the military academy.
grad usting 10 1860, and after serving d
short time 10 ordinance and artillery WAS
assigned to the engineer corps. He serv
ed throughout the civil war first as an en-
gineer, afterwards as an Inspector general,
and was engaged in many battles Of the
war. At the close OF the war he returned
to engineering duties and was 10 charge OF
many important duties.
Maj, Stephen O. Mills, inspector sener
Of. United States army. recorder OF the
commission, was born in New York; sp0
pointed to the military academy from Iii
nois. graduating 10 1877; was assigned to
the l2h infantry, becoming captain in
this regiment In 1894. and in July. 1898,
was appointed major and inspector gener
al, United States army.
Charles DENLY was born in 1880 ct
Mount Ivy, Bot,etcut county, Va. He
taught school In Alsbsms two years, and
took up bis residence at Evansville, Ind.
in 1868. and hss ever since resided there.
he is by profession . lawyer He vas
lieutenant and colonel in the 42d regi
ment, Indiana volunteers. and Aiterward
colonel Of the 9Th regiment, Indiana vol
unteerr. He was appointed by President
Cleveland minister to China in 1887. and
re msiDed 10 that capacity until July IL.
1898.
Gen. James Adams b aver WAS born 10 |
Perry county. Pa, October 81. 1887. and
pracliced law az Bslleioate and rose 10 the |
rank OF brigadier commanding during the
civil war. He was elected governor OF
Penn ylvania in 1886 and since the end OF
his term, January. 1891, practioed law, nm
iii the crestion OF the new Appellate
sourt Of Pennsy lvhnis, Of which be is now
. member.
Urban A. Woodbury. OF Burlington, W.T.,
vas bora 10 New Hampshire July IL,
1898 and moved to Vermont in 1870 He
was educated 10 the common schools snd
,erved during the civil war, first as pri
rate, then as lieutenant aud then ss cap
ain. He ives mayor Of Burlington in
5000 lieutenant governor OF Vermont
ssS to 1890, and governor OF Vermont
1874 to 1896.
Capt. Evans p. Howell was born in
Milton county, Ga. near Atlanta, on the
OH OF Decem Der, 1889 he entered the
confederate army rs orderly sergeant OF
company Z. lt Georgia volunteers. He
srved brilliantly until the end Of the
var. becoming csptsin.
Col. James A Sexton Was born in Chics
10. He enlisted for three months on
Ipril 10. 1862. When II year, old be en-
Isted 10 the 5lst Illinois Infantry volun
eer regiment. 10 My. 1862, he WAS
commissioned first lieuteosnt 10 the 9th
eeiment, Illinois Infantry, and vas trans
erred TO the ~ ! Illinois accepting . esp
sincy Of . company recruited under the
uspices Of the Y.MC A., which be G
anne company F. OF what was known Is
be first board OF trade regiment. He be :
anne colonel OF this segment and com
irpded IL st the battles of Columbia,
pnns Hill, Franklin aud Nashville and
Irous houi the campaign.
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Mrs. Paul Dillingham;, the venerable
elicit OF the lsts Gov. Paul Dillingham;,
led 81 her home 10 Waterbury on Thurs .