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teenth New York Infantry He was bre-
the enemy; while serving as major. Six
vetted major March 2. 1851. for gallant
services in the battle of Antietam. Nd.
lieutenant colonel March 2. 1867. for meri-
torious services in the battle of Freder-
icksburg, Va. and colonel Of volunteers.
November H. 1865. for gallant and meri-
torious services. He is considered one of
the best officers in the Army.
During the war he was commissioned
captain Sixteenth New York Infantry.
May Is. 1861, Major September -. 1852. and
lieutenant colonel One Hundred and
Ninety-third New York Infantry. March
% 1865.
During the permanent establishment he
has been commissioned second lieutenant.
May II, 1866. transferred 20 Thirtieth In
fantry, September q, 1866; captain Thir-
ty- eighth Infantry. January D. 1867:
transferred to Twenty-fourth Infantry.
November II. 1863; major and assistant
adjutant general. August H. 1899: lieuten-
ant colonel and assistant adjutant gen.
eral, November Is. 1896.
Lieut.. Col Wallace F. Randolph.
Third United States Artillery. was b-e-
vetted captain June H. 1853 for gallantry
during the defense of Winchester Va.
and major March 13. 1853, for good con-
duct and gallant services during the war.
He advanced from the ranks. having
entered the Army as a private of Com
! pany r. Seventeenth Pennsylvania IN
fantry. April IS. 1861 He became second
lieutenant Fifth Artillery, May H. 1851: j:
| first lieutenant. March l. 1862; captain.
July %, 1866, and major. Third Artillery,
April 25, 1858.
Major Joseph P Sanger. inspector gen.
eral. is a native of Michigan. He was
brevetted captain May % 1864, for gal
Iantry at Bermuda Hundred. Va. and
major March Is. 1865, for rneritorious
services in the battle OF Strawberry
| Plains, or Second Deep Bottom. Va,
August IS. 1864.
He went to the front in 1861 as second
lieutenant of the First Michigan InfaR-
try. He was commissioned second lieu
tenant First Artillery August 5 1851; first
| lieutenant. October 26, 1861: captain
Seventh Cavalry (decIinedD, July 2S. 1856;
| captain First Artillery February Z. 1865;
major and inspector general. February
u, 1889.
! Charles King, of Wisconsin. is known
I throughout the land as Cant Charles
King" He is unsurpassed as an author
! dealing with American military life and
action He lived in Wisconsin for a num-
! Der of years, but is native Of New York.
( He has been on the retired list since June
/ Ii, 1873 as result of wounds received
/ in line of duty. He was brevetted captain
/ February q, 1890 for gallant and dtstfn-
| gUished services in action against Indians
! near Diamond Butte. Ariz.. Nav 2l. 1874
| but declined the position He entered
| West Point from Wisconsin July I. 1862;
was made second lieutenant June IS. 1866;
I lfarV
! ferred to the cavalry January l, 1S1, and
| made captain May l. 1919.
| Lieut.. Col. Michael V. Sheridan. assist
! ant adjutant general. is an Ohioan. He
! is a brother of Gen Phil. Sheridan, and
! was q member OF his staff when he died.
| He was brevetted major March ,. 1867. for
| gallantry in the battle of the OpeQuan;
/ lieutenant colonel March y 1851. for gall
! liant services in the battle of Fishers
| Hill, Va, and major of volunteers March
/ 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious SER
| vices. He became first lieutenant Second
/ Missouri Infantry September Z, 1863. May
! Is, 1864, he received his commission as a
! captain. During the peace establishment
he has received the following commits.
| sions: Second lieutenant Fifth Cavalry,
February q. 1866: captain Seventh Cav
I airy, July 2S, 1866; major and assistant ad-
! jutant general. June Z. 1853. and lieutenant
! colonel and assistant general July g..
1892 He is at Camp Thomas with Gen.
/ Brooke organizing volunteer forces.
| Col. Frederick D. Grant is the eldest
| son of Gen. Grant, and was an aide on
| the staff of Gen. Sheridan during the
| civil war. He resigned at the close of the
| war. He married Miss Harvie. of Chi
! cago, a sister of Mrs. Potter Palmer He
! was minister to Austria during the Har-
/ rison Administration. He will also be re-
/ membered as commissioner of police OF
! New York. He was offered the position
| of Assistant Secretary of War at the be-
ginning of the present Administration,
! but declined. being desirous of being
made minister to Austria. post he neye-
! obtained. He is now colonel of the, Four
/ teenth New York Volunteer Infantry
! Harrison Grey Otis is the editor of the
! Los Angeles Times He entered tar seryic
! during the Civil War, with the Twelfth
| Ohio and was transferred to the Twenty
third Ohio Regiment. of which ex-Presi-
dent Rutherford B. Hayes was COM
| mander and President Mckinley quarter
master. He is about fiftyfve years old
Henry NJ Duffield. of Michigan, was a
| soldier of bravery and distinction during
| the war of the rebellion, and received the