Military officer; born in
West Hartford, Vt., Sept. 27, 1830; graduated at
West Point in 1855; served against the Indians in
California and
Oregon (1856-57); afterwards was in
Texas, and had several severe encounters; in one of these, hand-tohand with Comanches, he was severely wounded.
At the breaking out of the
Civil War he was assistant
Professor of Tactics at
West Point, and was made captain in May, 1861.
Taking command of the 41st Ohio Regiment, he joined
Buell at
Louisville in December; and in January had command of a brigade, with which he took a conspicuous part in the
battle of Shiloh.
After that he was very active in
Kentucky,
Tennessee, and
northern Mississippi and
Alabama, and did excellent service in the
battle at Stone River or
Murfreesboro, in protecting the left wing of the army from being turned by attacks in front and flank at the same time.
He was commissioned brigadiergeneral of volunteers, Nov. 29, 1862.
At
Chickamauga and
Missionary Ridge he was actively engaged, and he served through the
Atlanta campaign.
In
Sherman's march to the sea he commanded a division, with which he captured
Fort McAllister (December, 1864). He was engaged in the operations which ended in the surrender of
Johnston's army; was brevetted major-general in 1865, and in 1880 was appointed chief signal-officer.
He introduced the “cold-wave” signal, and published several military works.
He died in
Washington, D. C., Jan. 16, 1887.
