Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-05

brevet major general August, 1864, and
major general October q, 1865. When the
regular army was reorganiZed he was ap-
pointed colonel of the 10th United States
Infantry March H. 1865, and transferred
to the 9Th Infantry March 10. 1869. He
was made a brigadier general, United
States army December 10. 1880. and major
general April Is, 1880. October 2, 1895, be-
ing the senior major general he was as
signed by President Cleveland under exist
ing law to the command Of the United
States army. June 6, 1900. an act of Con-
gress conferred upon him the rank Of lieu-
tenant general, and February 2 1901. he
was. by virtue of the army reorganization
act, appointed by President Mckinley and
commissioned as the lieutenant general Of
the army.
Distinguished and Successful Career.
No officer has participated in more bat
ties and received more wounds than Cen
eral Miles, and his career has been most
distinguished and successful. On his first
appearance in battle he distinguished him
self. not only in the eyes of the men, put IN
those Of his superior officers Every battle
in which he took part added to the fuster
of his reputation. and despite his youth the
great leaders of the Army of the Potomac.
who have made that organization immortal.
all urged his promotion. Among them were
Sumner Howard, Kearney Mcclellan.
Hancock. Burnside. Hooker, Meade and
Grant, all of whom were eye-witnesses OF
his service. He emerged from the greatest
war of modern times a major general of
volunteers. with the rank of colonel and
the brevet rank of jor general in the reg
ular army. In four short years he rose from
a lieutenancy to the high rank ot major
general, commanding the LIST Division OF
the I'd Corps of the famous Army OF the
Potomac, having participated In d! the
battles in which that army was engaged,
excep. one. and his absence then was Que
to a wound received at Charlottesville.
throughout the land. Yorktown Will
iamsburg, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Peach
Orchard, Savage Station, White Oak
Swamp. Nelson's farm Cor Glendale). Mall
vern Hill. Antietam, Smokers Gap. Fred
ercksburg. Charlottesville, Bristow Sta
ton. Auburn Hill. Mine Run. the Wilder
ness Pc River, Spottsylvania Tolop ,tarly,
North Anna, Cold Harbor. Pete sbu"g.
Deep Bottom, Petersburg mine, Rea:ns
Station, Hatchers Run. Five Forks Suth-
erland Station, Amelia Springs. Sailors
Creek, High Bridge. Farmvlle end Apo
mattox Court House, besides many other
engagements in which artillery, cavalry
and infantry participated.
Wounded in Four Big Battles.
He was wounded at Fair Oaks Fred
ericksburg, Charlottesville and Petersburg.
At Fredericksburg he won golden opinions.
and at Charlottesville. although desperate
ly, and it was thought mortally, wounded,
he held a vitality important line on the ex-
IRENE left flank of the army, and repulsed
the repeated assaults of the enemy with
tenacity which won for him great praise.
At Spottsylvana Col. Miles led his brigade
in a deadly assault, breaking the intrench-
ed line of the enemy at what Is known as
the Bloody Angle, where at the close of
the battle the ground was actually covered
with dead bodies. For this act he was
promoted brigadier general. In many cases
he was Entrusted with command superior
to his rank. At one time he was in COM
mand Of the I'd Army Corps, when it num-
bered 10000 men. though ranking only
brigadier general and but twenty-five years
of age. In the campaign from Richmond to
Appomattox Court House his division was
always on the front line.
He received many brevets: that of briga-
der general. u. s. ". for gallant and
meritorious services in the battle of Chan
cellorsville;' major general, u. s. ", on
August 25, 1864, for highly meritorous and
distinguished conduct throughout the cam
paign, and particularly for gallantry and
Station, Va" On March 2. 1867, he was
brevetted brigadier general, United States
army. "for gallant and meritorious services
in the battle of Charlottesville, Va" and
also major general. United States army,
"for gallant and meritorious services in the
battle of Spottsylvania." He also received
lantry in the battle of Charlottesville Va,
March 3, 1853. while holding with his COM
mand line of abbatis and rifle pits against
a strong force of the enemy until severely
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unteers, commanding the line of skirmish-
ers in front of the LIST Division, I'd Army
Corps"
His fame does not rest alone upon his
military achievements. for ne has displayed
high qualities as an administrative officer.
While fntrusted with important RESPONSE
bility in the great work of reconstruction
as commander of the district of North
Carolina he established order, firmly main
tanned authority without friction and great
ly aided in re-establishing the state gov
eminent He was also assigned to and in
command of the military district of eastern
Maryland and Virginia.
In Indian Campaigns.
His services in the far west after the
conclusion of the civil war were no less
successful. He was constantly in COM
niand OF troops iE campaigns against In.