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of the Engineer Corps of the United States army. He was retired in July, 1879, and died in Washington, December 27, 1883. He received brevets for gallant and meritorious services at the battles of Fredericksburg, Va., Gettysburg, Pa., and Sailors Creek, Va. Major-General John gibbon (U. S.M. A. 1847) was born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania, April 27, 1827, and served in the Mexican War. Later, he was instructor in artillery practice and quartermaster at West Point. He had reached the grads Stephen M. Weld, Jr., leader of Colored troops at the Crater battle. William F. Bartlett led his brigade at the Crater and was captured. Oliver Edwards led a brigade at the bloody Angle, Spotsylvania; brevetted for gallantry at Sailor's Creek. Edward F. Jones, commander of the 6th Massachusetts on its memorable march through Baltimore, April, 1861. Frederick W. Lander, one of the Early, heroes of the War. Charles J. Paine, noted leader of Colored troops. George H. Gordon
ongstreet's Corps. He was engaged at the battle of Chickamauga, commanding a brigade in McLaws' Division of the Left Wing. Returning to the East he was prominent in the Wilderness campaign, and in the Shenandoah he was with Ewell's Corps at Sailors' Creek, when his command was captured on April 6, 1865, and he was released from Fort Warren, Mass., July 24, of the same year. He was elected President of the State Senate and later became a judge of the Circuit Court of South Carolina. General Keefferson Davis. He was appointed major-general serving with the volunteer troops with temporary rank on February 7, 1865, the commission dating from October 20, 1864. On the same date he was also made full major-general. He was captured at Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865, and was paroled six days later, which parole was extended until April 23, 1865. In addition to serving as aide to President Davis, General Lee was in command of military forces in the city of Richmond. In the latter part of