The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26

and major general OF volunteers In 1866
At the close OF the war he served fol
many years on the staff OF Genera
Sherman. and was appointed brigadiel
general in 1890, promoted major genera
In 1891. and retired ON April 22. 1895. I'll,
was selected by President Cleveland a.
the official representative of the United
States at the coronation of the czar in
1896.
Brigadier General John NJ. Wilson
chief Of engineers United States army
was born in the District of Columbia
appointed from Washington territory
to the military academy. graduating liz
1860 and after serving a short time In
ordnance and artillery was assigned "a
the engineer corps. He served through
out the Civl war; first as an engineer,
afterwards as an inspector general. and
was engaged in many battles. In 1881
he became superintendent OF public
buildings and grounds at the capitol
serving In this capacity until 1889. whes
he was made superintendent of the mil.
tary academy, where he served until
1893, when he was again made superin.
tendent of public buildings and ground.
ruary, 1897. when he was appointed
brigadier general, chief of engineers.
Major Stephen c. Mills. inspector gen.
eral of the United States army. recorder
of the commission, was born in New
York; appointed to the military academy
from Illinois. and graduated in 1877 Ma
jor Mills served in a number of Indiar
wars in the west from 1876 to 1882
Charles DENLY was born in 1880 al
Mount Ivy, Bottetout coSnty, Va. Grad.
uated at the Virginia military institute
Took up his residence at Evansville, Ind.
In 1853 and has ever since resided there.
is by profession a lawyer. Was lieu
tenant and colonel in the Forty-second
regiment, Indiana volunteers, and after.
ward colonel Of the Eightieth regiment,
Indiana volunteers. Was appointed by
President Cleveland minister to China
May 70. 1885. and remained in that ca.
pacity at Pekin until July IL, 1885,
General James Adams Beaver was borr
In Perry county, Pa, Oct 21, 1887: grad.
uated at Jefferson college in 1856 and
studied law and was admitted TO the bar
In 1859. He belonged to a military com
pany OF which Governor Curtin was cap.
tain. and when the war broke out he en-
tered the Union army at the first call for
three months; after expiration OF the
term, re-entered the army for the war as
Lieutenant colonel of the Forthwith
pennsylvania. At Charlottesville he
was shot through the body. At Reams
station he lost his left leg He was Sc.
lected governor OF Pennsylvania in 1856.
Urbana Woodbury., Burlington, VT,
was born in New Hampshire July IL,
1888, and moved to Vermont in 1S40 He
was educated in the common schools;
graduated in medicine from the univer.
sity of Vermont in 1859; enlisted in com.
pany III, Second Vermont volunteers
In May, 1861, and lost his right arm al
Bull Run July II, 1861. He was lieuten-
ant governor of Vermont from 1883 ia
1890, and afterwards chosen governor.
Captain Evan r. Howell was born In
Milton county. near Atlanta, Ga, on tbs
10th of December, 1889. He practiced
law for year and entered the confed.
crate army as orderly sergeant. Cap.
tain Howell has been a member of -four
national Democratic conventions, com.
mencing 1876. He was appointed con.
sui to Manchester, Eng, by President
Cleveland during his first administra.
ton. and declined the place on account
Of his business.
Colonel James A. Sexton was born In
Chicago. 70 enlisted for three month.