The times., 1901-03-29
JOINS THE LARGER ARMY.
Gen. stewart Van VIiet Dies After a
short Illness.


Cen Stewart Van Vliet, L. s A.. re-
tired veteran of the Mexican aud civil
wars. died yesterday morning at 10
! o'clock at his home. $40 Fifteenth Street
northwest He had been i'll for less than
/ two days. Death came as the result Of
IN acute attack of hrart disease. a com
! plant TO which he had been subject for
! a number OF years.
DIT +. G. Van Eliet. Of Shrewsbury \.
J.. General Van Vliet's son, arrived in
} Washington last night and will perfect
arrangements for the funeral which will
probably be held from the family home
! Saturday forenoon. DR. Mckin, OF Epip1-
any Church viii otficiate. and a detach-
ment OF artillery viii escort the remains to
! Arlington. 1t is intended the funeral shall
/ be private, only few friends and the
! immediate relatives viii attend.
! General Van Vliet was eighty-siX years
! old lie retired from the army in 1881.
ana was one Of the best known of the
! older army officers who make their homes
! in Washington.
! He was member Of the Metropolitan
/ and Army and Navy Clubs of this city
! and Of q number of New York and Phila-
/ delphia clubs. During the past year he
enjoyed unusually good health.
Tuesday General Van Vliet went driving
and that evening he suddenly became ILL.,
From that time until the hour of his
death his condition never improved He
/ is survived by his widow and two sons
Dr. F. G. Van Nliet. of Shrewsbury, n. j.,
aud Capt r. c. Van VIiet of the Tenth
United States Infantry, now stationed at
Fort Mckenzie The latter was informed
! OF his fathers death, but will not be able
/ to reach the city IN time TO attend the
! funeral
1 General Van VIiet was a major general
! of the United States Army by hreYet. It's
actual rank was that of colonel At the
! time OF his retirement in 1881 he was As
J Sistant Quartermaster General He was
! born in FerriSburg, Vt, July q, ISlo. lie
! was appointed TO the United States Mill
/ tary Academy from the State OF New
York. graduated with the class OF lS4o.
and was commissioned second licuten-
/ ant of artillery. He saw his first active
! service soon after graduation, when he
. participated I'm the campaigns against the
/ Seminole Indians in Florida in lSi1 and
! 1892
/ AT the close of the campaigns against
| the Semiuoles ne was garrisoned at Fort
! Pike. Fla. Fort Macon. y. G., and Fort
! MOultrie $ c. He was promoted to sec
/ ond lieutenant in 1913 and with this rank
he served throughout the Mexican war.
/ He was present at the sJOrming OF Mon
/ tsrey, the capture of General Ampudla,
! and the siege OF Vera Cruz.
At the close Of the Mexican war Lieu
tenant Van Eliet was promoted TO cap
( tHInrN ana acted ASSSlditt 4lGIltIIidS-
! ter of the mounted Missouri volunteers
with whom be served while that body was
engaged la building number OF posts
in the lar west. Between 1850 and 1860
/ hp saw considerable service on the West
ern frontier. At the outbreak of the civil
! war Captain Van Nlict was made a major
and ultartcr1laster and about Il month
| later he Was made brigadier general OF
volunteers.
! He was chief qu8riermaster of the
! Army of the Potomac from august -,
1S6l until July lu. 1852. being then as
signed to duty at New York. furnishing
supplies ami transportation 10 the armies
in the field While with the army in the
field he was present at the siege of
Yorktown and the battles of Williams
burg, Fair Oaks. Gaines Aiill White Oak
Swamp. and Malvern Tin.
After the war he was made lieutenant
colonel in the regular establishment and
assigned as depot QuarUeImaster at Bal
timore. Later he was chief quarternas-
ter of the Division OF the Atlantic. of the
Department of the Missouri. and in
charge Of the quartermaster depot at
Philadelphia In 1873 he came TO Wash
I iugtou as inspector Of the Quartermas-
tef's DEPARTMENT. and remained here uu-
til his retirement. January -, 1881, hav
inE attained the rank OF colonel and AS
sistarT QuaTt=rmastor General June 6,
/ 1872
He received the brevets of lieutenant
! colonel. colonel. bTigaaier general, and
/ MAJOR general Tor most faithful and dis
tineuished service in the Quartermaster' $
Department during the civil war