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The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], Resignations. (search)
Resignations. --The resignations at Washington within a few days past are quite numerous. Among the army officers are the following: Gen. Joseph E. Johnson, Quartermaster-General; Col. Ro. E. Lee, 1st Cavalry; Brevet Col. Charles A. May; Capt. W. L. Cabell, Assistant Quartermaster; Lt. J. B. Hood, 2d Cavalry; Lieut. G. B. Casby, 2d Cavalry; Lt. L. L. Lomax, 1st Cavalry; Brevet Lieut Col. John B. Magruder, 1st Artillery; Lt. G. B. Anderson, 2d Dragoons; Capt. E. E. McLain, Assistant Quartermaster; Lieut. J. Marmaduke, 7th Infantry; Capt. Sam Jones, 1st Artillery; Bvt. Lieut. Col. John H. Winder, 3d Artillery; Lieut. W. P. Smith, Topographical Engineers; Lieut. John S. Saunders, Ordnance Department; Asst. Surgeon Charles H. Smith. The following are among the resignations in the Interior Department on Monday: Census Bureau.--W. B. Gullick, N. C., Chief Clerk, (salary $2,000 per annum,) --Hamilton, Ky.; W. W. McCreery, Va.; J. P. Torbert, D. C.; T. C. Hancock, N. C.; Jo
The Daily Dispatch: December 31, 1864., [Electronic resource], Death of Colonel Charles A. May. (search)
Death of Colonel Charles A. May. The death of Colonel Charles A. May, whose name was quite famous during the Mexican war, has been noticed. He died in New York of disease of the heart. He was a native of Washington, District of Columbia, and Colonel Charles A. May, whose name was quite famous during the Mexican war, has been noticed. He died in New York of disease of the heart. He was a native of Washington, District of Columbia, and was a lieutenant of dragoons in the Florida war. The New York Times says: "At the beginning of the war with Mexico he joined the forces under General Taylor, and assumed command of a squadron of his regiment. He took part in the battle of Palohe again distinguished himself, and the brevet of colonel was conferred upon him for gallant and meritorious conduct. Colonel May resigned his commission in 1860, and took up his residence in this city, where he lived at the time of his death, having held for some years the responsible position of Vice-President of the Eighth Avenue railroad. In the old army, Colonel May, or Charley May, as he was commonly called, was very popular. He was celebrated for his skill as an equestrian and for fe