Military officer; born in
Montreal,
Canada, Oct. 27, 1828.
His mother was a lineal descendant of Elder
William Brewster, of the
Mayflower.
He was admitted to the bar in 1852, and practised in
Warren, O., until elected State
Senator, in 1859.
He was appointed brigadier-general of State militia, and commanded a camp of instruction, in April, 1861, and in May was made brigadier-general of volunteers, doing good service in
western Virginia.
In August, 1862, he was assigned to the Army of Virginia, under
General Pope, and in the fall was ordered to the district of the Kanawha.
After the death of
Reno, at
South Mountain, he commanded the 9th Army Corps.
He was in command of the district of Ohio in 1863; served in the
Atlanta campaign in 1864; and was promoted to major-general in December of that year.
He served in
Sherman's army early in 1865; was governor of
Ohio in 1866-68;
Secretary of the Interior under
President Grant, in 1869-70; and Representative in Congress in 1877-79.
He published
Atlanta;
The March to the sea;
Franklin and Nashville;
The second battle of Bull Run, etc. He died in
Magnolia, Mass., Aug. 4, 1900.