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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), An English officer on the battle of Manassas plains . (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Marches of the Federal armies (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Foreign governments and the United States . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hayes , Rutherford Birchard 1822 -1893 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Melville , George Wallace 1841 - (search)
Melville, George Wallace 1841-
Naval engineer; born in New York, Jan. 10, 1841; was educated in the public schools and at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute; entered the U. S. N. as third assistant engineer on July 29, 1861; was promoted second assistant engineer, Dec. 18, 1862; first assistant engineer, Jan. 30, 1865; passed assistant engineer, Feb. 24, 1874; and chief engineer, March 4, 1881.
On Jan. 16, 1888, Captain Melville was appointed chief of the bureau of steam engineering in the navy, with the relative rank of commodore, a post he has since retained.
On the abolition of the grade of commodore by the Navy Personnel act in 1899 he was given the rank of rear-admiral during his occupancy of the office of chief engineer.
In 1879 he joined the Jeannette polar expedition under the command of Lieut. George W. De Long, and sailed from San Francisco July 8.
The vessel was crushed by the ice and sunk June 12, 1881.
Melville and De Long succeeded in reaching land 150 miles apar
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 10 : (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Maryland, 1861 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, Daniel Butterfield (search)
Daniel Butterfield
Brigadier GeneralMarch 13, 1862, to May 18, 1862. 3d Brigade, 1st Division, Third Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
Brigadier GeneralMay 18, 1862, to Aug. 30, 1862. 3d Brigade, 1st Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
Brigadier GeneralNov. 1, 1862, to Nov. 16, 1862. 1st Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
Brigadier GeneralNov. 16, 1862, to Dec. 25, 1862. Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
Brigadier GeneralOct. 3, 1861, to March 13, 1862. 3d Brigade, Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac
Col. 12th New York InfantryTo July 29, 1861. 8th Brigade, 3d Division, Department of Pennsylv
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Illinois Volunteers . (search)