Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-07-22
FARM TO ARMY.
GENERALS WHO WE'RE FARMERS IN
BOYHOOD DAYS.

the Ahnherb trade ana Loved Farming
other Generals of the Army who Were
City-Born.
Many of Americas most famous
generals were born and raised on a
farm. They started on their career Of
fame when they quit the country.
This probably was because no gen.
eral can become well-known by stay
ing on a farm. Nelson A. Miles
realized this when he left the farm
on which he was born, in Westmln-
ster, Worcester county, Massachus-
etts, and went to Boston to clerk in
grocery store, at the age of 10. He
saw the war a-coming. and prepared
for it by joining the military and read
ing up on tactics When the time and
opportunity came, he was ready.
Il Grant, too. was a farmer He was
born ut Point Pleasant, Clermont
county, Ohio, but while a yearling, his
father. who was a tanner remoy ed to
Georgetown. Grant detested tanning,
but he liked agriculture and any
thing that had to do with horses. lie
worked on farm until he was ap-
pointed to West Point.
+ Sherman. on the contrary. though
born in the country town of Lancas-
ter, Ohio. was tn" son of lawyer
When his father died he was taken
into the Ewing famly-Thomas Ew-
ing being United States Senator-and
prepared for the Military Academy.
/ Garfield, however. was a farmers
boy of Ohio. ana h. graduated from
the farm to the towUath When the
war came ne was in Congress. hut
unlike good many political generals
he proved equal to the commission he
held
Ormsby Mitchell, the astronomic
general was born on his fathers farm
in Union County. Kentucky his faith
er having moved into that state from
Nirginia
Shordan's birthplace is in doubt.
Some authorities say that he was born
in Albany, ana others that he was an
Ohioan by birth Whatever his birth
/ place he was appointed to West Point
from Ohio, and he made himself what
he was
Custer was born on a farm ut New
Rumley. Ohio. and did the work Of
/ farmer until he was old enough to
60 to the military academy.
Schofelds birthplace was Gerry,
| Chautauqua County New York His
father a pastor, moved in 1913 to Ill
nos and there the son worked on
farm until he reached the age for
military education.
Burnside was born in a log cabin at
Liberty. Mo-. and as boy was Il far
mer until he learned the trade of
tailor.
Halleck was born in Waterville,
Oneida county. New York; Thomas in
Southampton, Va; Hancock in Mont
gomery county. Pa; Butler in Deer
| field. y. H.; Rosecrans at Kingston,
Ohio: Pope at Kaskaskia, ILL.,; Logan
in Jackson county. ILL.,, where his
! father was a doctor; Crook near Day
ton, Ohio; Fitzpatrick near Decker
town. y. j.; Lew Wallace at Brook
vile. Ind; Hooker AT Hadley, Mass;
Franklin at York, Pa; Slocum at
Delphi. Onondaga county, n. Y; the
fighting McCOOks on an Ohio farm;
Stoneman in ChautauQua county, n.
Y: and Howard at Leeds, Me.
OF the city born generals, Merritt
and Fhil Kearney are products Of New
York city: Mcclellan was born in Phil
adelphia; Fremont in Savannah, Ga;
Mcdowell in Columbus, Ohio; Alfred
Pleasanton in Washington; Terry in
Hartford. Conn: while Meade was
born in Cadiz. Spain, where his father
was a representative of the United
States.
Shafter was born on a Michigan
farm. Oates. one of the new brigad-
iers was born on his fathers farm in
Bullock county, Ala. and Harrison
Gray Otis, of California. another new
brigadier. was horn on his fathers
farm near Marietta. Ohio
or the new major generals. Cop
pmgcr and Sewell are the only foreign
born. they having come from Ireland.
Graham. the senior major general,
was born in Washington. and BreCk-
enridgc'S parents. at the time of his
birth lived III Baltimore.
Turning to the navy. the most con-
spicuouN figure of the day, Acting
Rear Admiral Sampson. was born on
farm near Palmyra. y. Y. and
worked hard all of his hoyhood days.
Sigsbee was born. too. on Il farm in
Albany county. This state Dewey, on
the contrary. though born in a small
Vermont town, never held the pillow,
his father being a doctor ana fairly
well off.
Pay of Certain Army Omcer, Increased.
The army regulations have been
amended so as TO provide that the fol
lowing named officers in addition to
those whose pay is fixed by law, shall
receive pay as mounted officers:
Officers of the stan corps below the
rank of major, officers serving with
troops organized and equipped. au-
thorized aids duly appointed. officers
serving with companies of mounted
infantry and officers on duty which,
In the opinion of the department COM