Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-26

Burlington. 1856. Lieutenant governor of
Vermont, 1883 to 1890. Governor of Vermont,
1884 tolS96. Colonel on Governor Barstows
staff 1884 to 1886
Captain Evan p. Howell was born in Mil
ton county, Ga. near Atlanta. on the 10th
day of December. 1899 He finished his ed
at Marietta, and the Lumpkin law scnool
at Arthur, Ga He practiced law for
year and entered the Confederate army
as orderly sergeant of Company F. First
Georgia regiment of volunteers on the 5th
day of April, 1861, twelve months troops.
He was promoted in May. 1861, to second
to first lieutenant. The time of enlistment
of the First Georgia having expired, the
company Captain Howell belonged to i'm
mediately volunteered and elected him cap
tain. He was given a light battery and was
stationed at Fort McCallister, near Savan-
nah. While there the monitors on their first
tour south attacked Fort McCallister and
Captain Howells battery was part of the
garrison. The fort was almost dismantled
by the fire from the monitors but the fort
held out and did not surrender.
He was in all of the important battles of
the Western army around Chattanooga ana
in the retreat from Dalton, around Atlanta,
Jonesboro and Lovejoy's station. He sur
rendered with Johnston's army at the end
of the war and returned home, where he
resumed the practice of law. He was made
solicitor of his judicial circuit in 1869 and
held this office until he was elected to the
state senate in 1872. where he remained till
lSII, filling three terms. In 1876 he pur-
stitution and afterwards sold a fourth in
terest to the late Henry W. Grady. In 1897
Captain Howell sold his fourth interest
for 100000. Captain Howell has been per-
sonaly connected with all the great enter
prises that have contributed to the up
building of Atlanta since the war.
Major General Granville NJ. Dodge. presi-
dent of the commission, was born April
IL, 1851; graduated from Norwich, VT.
university as Il civil engineer; entered Serv-
ice April, 1851, as captain made colonel of
dier general March Is. 1852; major general
May Is. 1867: commanded Sixteenth corps in
Atlanta campaign, 1864: in November. 1864.
commanded army department of Missouri;
in 1866 assigned to command Of the Indian
campaign; left army in 1866; built the
Union Pacific road and Texas Pacific; was
member of congress from Iowa; since then
been connected with railway systems of
the United States: president of several
railroads; succeeded General W. T. Sher-
man as commander Society of the Army of
Tennessee; now commander of military or
der of loyal Legion, state of New York.
Majof General Alexander McD. Cook. U.
S. A, rttred. is member of the fighting
McCook Family of Ohio.
He was born April %. 1881, and appointed
to the military academy in 1S47, graduat-
ing in 1852. and was assigned to the Third
infantry. When the civil war came he
was on d,ity at the military academy He
volunteers. April Is. 1861. promoted briga-
der general of volunteers September 5,
1861. and MAJOR general United States vol
Unteers July L. 1862. He was in command
of brigade during the operations in Ken
lucky in 1861, of a division in the Tennessee
and Mississippi campaign of February
June, 1862, and of the First army corps in
the advance into Kentucky which resulted
in the battle of Perrysville. He was in
command of the right wing of the Four
teenth army corps in the Tennessee cam
paign of 1S6e-63. including the battle of
Stone river. and of the Twentieth army
corps at the battle of Chickamauga. He
was engaged in the defense of the capital
at the time of Early's raid and in 1865 was
sent with the joint commission of congress
to investigate Indian affairs in the West.
At the close of the war he was appointed
lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-sixth
infantry and served for many years on the
staff of General w. 7. Sherman. He be-
| came colonel of the Sixth infantry in 1880,
commanded the infantry and cavalry school
| trigadier general United States army in
| 1890 promoted to major general in 1894 and
retired on April %, 1895.
He was selected by President Cleveland
as the official representative of the United
States at the coronation of the car in
| 1895.
Brigadier General John NJ. Wilson. chief
OF engineers, United States army. was born
/ I'm the District of Columbia. appointed from
| Washington Territory to the military acad-
envy graduated in 1870 and afterward served
| . short time in ordnance and artillery and
was assigned to the engineer corps He
| served throughout the civil war first ms
an engineer, 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 in
| charge of many important duties
IN 1888 he became superintendent of pub
! lie buildings and grounds at the capital,