Evening star., 1901-03-04

Maj Albert ]. Myer U. 8. "; Capt. J. w.

Maj: Albert ]: Myer, U. s. "; Capt. J. W.
Alfred Nicolovius. N: g: N: Y:
O'Conor. H. W. Oliver. E. NJ. O'Neill.
Capt. James Parker. late U. s. ~; Gen.
Henry s. Peck, U. s. "; Everett Peet, N.
G. N. Y; Maj. Richard H. Pratt. U: s. A.;
Andrew Robertson, Geo. D. Russell.
Col. VIM. c. Sanger. N. G. N. Y: Capt.
Aigernon Sartoris, U. 8. "; Maj s. Scheif-
fin. n. G. N. Y; c. M. schwab, Col. Hor-
ace NJ. Seaman, U. s. v; Lieut. M. Sey-
fried, N. G. N. y. Chas: R. Shaw, Cadet
Phil H. Sheridan, U. 8. M. A; George Shi-
ras Lieut. Col c. C. Sniffen, U. S. A; Capt.
c. c. Spicer, U. S. "; W. r. Spooner Col.
Frank B. Stevens. Geo. 8. Stevenson, N. e.
N. Y; Capt. W. H. Stratton. Albert T.
'Strauch, Capt. D. P. Sullivan, N. q. N. z;
e. A. Sumner.
Maj. Ivan Tailof. U. s. "; Emil A. Tau
ebert. N. G. N. Y; Col. George w. Taylor.
U. S. v; Lieut.. M. v. Theall, N. G. n: Y:
Capt. J. H. Thompson, N. G. N. Y; Edwin
B. H Tower. Lieut.. c. o. Toussaint. N. G..
N: Y; Col: A. c. Tyler. U; 8. V.
Ensign Aaron Vanderbilt. late U. 3. N;
George R. Van De Water. y. s. v.
Maj w. A. Wadsworth, U. S. "; Edward
H Walker. N. q. N. Y; James Weir. En-
sign r. w. G. yelling, late U. 8: NJ; Otto
F. Weters, N G. N, n; y; Lieut.: Col: A; A. a
Wintjen, William Witherow.
Col Willard Young, U. 8. V.
Personal Sketch.
Gen. Francis v. Greene. the grand mar
shall of the parade, was born in Rhode Is
land a little more than fifty years ago.
His father Gen. George Sears Greene, was
a distinguished officer of the civil war, and
was severely wounded in the face at the
battle Of Chattanooga in 1868; one OF his
elder brothers was the executive officer of
the Monitor in the fight with the Merrimac
Another brother was an officer OF volun,
bod CO.. ia
at the battle of Ringgold, Ga General
Greene was a little over ten years OF age
when the civil war broke out and was not
old enough to take part In It, In 1868, on
the recommendation Of General Grant. he
was appointed cadet at West Point, and
graduated at the head of his class, in 1870.
He was appointed second lieutenant in the
4th Artillery, and, for the next two years,
served at various points in the interior of
North and South Carolina In 1872 he was
transferred to the Corps of Engineers and
was appointed one OF the engineers on the
interna tional commission for the survey
and demarkation of the northern boundary
of the United States, from the Lake Of the
Woods to the Rocky mountains. On the
dered to special duty in the office Of the
Secretary of War, and remained there until
the close of President Grants second ad-
ministraton. On the outbreak of the war
between Russia and Turkey, in the spring
of 1877. he was sent abroad to report upon
the operations of the war, and, for this
purpose, was appointed military attache to
the United States legation at St. Peters,
burg. He accompanied the Russian army
in the field, from the Danube to Constan-
tinople, being present in all the principal
battles Of the campaign. including Shipka,
Plevna. Sophia and PhilippoHs. On his re-
turn to the United States. In 1879, he wrote
a history Of this war in the form of an off,
cial report, which was circulated through
out the United States army, and was repub-
Hshed in London and translated into
French German and Russian.
In the spring o. 1879 he was assigned to
duty IN Washington assistant to Major
Twining the first engineer Commissioner.
under the law providing permanent form
of government for the District of Columbia
He had charge of the streets, roads and
surface improvements of the District and
remained on this duty until 1885 He was
then transferred to West Leeant as In
and In command Of the engineer company.