 | New England - 1901 - 690 pages
...William Rogers, born Aug. 14, 1841. William was •educated in Dorchester and Andover. At the first outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Thirteenth Massachusetts Infantry, was soon promoted to a lieutenancy in the Eleventh Massachusetts... | |
 | Joel Dorman Steele - United States - 1885 - 436 pages
...introduced by the republicans, and was made a law July 24, 1897. class of Allegheny College in 1860 ; but on the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Union army. Through bravery and meritorious service he rose to the rank of Captain and brevet Major.... | |
 | Entomological Society of Washington - Entomology - 1919 - 768 pages
...graduated in pharmacy at Giessen sometime previous to I860, during which year he came to America. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the 8th New York Volunteers, but was soon afterward transferred to the medical corps as assistant surgeon,... | |
 | John Clark Rand - Digital images - 1890 - 728 pages
...public schools of Marlborough, and at the Commercial College in Worcester. When twenty-one years old, at the outbreak of the civil war, he enlisted as a private in company F, i^th Massachusetts infantry. He was with the army continually, in all of the marches and... | |
 | United States - 1894 - 584 pages
...farmer. In 1854 he moved to Madison, \Vis.,aud in 1858 went to Heaver Dam in the same state. At (he outbreak of the civil war he enlisted as a private in the 1st Wisconsin cavalry, uotwithsland ing the fact that he was fifty-four years of age. He was soon after... | |
 | United States - 1895 - 578 pages
...the opportunity to gain his first experience in press writing. At the first tap of the drum signaling the outbreak of the civil war, he enlisted as a private in Col. Carr's Troy regiment, the 3d New York volunteers, the first formed in the state, the first, to... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1897 - 956 pages
...admitted to the bar by the supreme court of Ohio, 1859; and removed to Grand Rapids, Mich., 1860. At the outbreak of the civil war, he enlisted as a private in the 2d Mich. vols. ; 1861, Sep. 2, was commissioned capt. 2d Mich, cav., 1862, Apr. 2, promoted maj.; July... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1898 - 998 pages
...1843; was educated at Jefferson coll., Penn., and at Princeton and Allegheny theol. seminaries. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted as a private in a Penn. regiment, and was mustered out as second lieut., 1805. He was pastor of the Près, church,... | |
 | Joel Dorman Steele, Esther Baker Steele - United States - 1900 - 462 pages
...the village academy at Poland, O., he entered the junior class of Allegheny College in 1860 ; but on the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Union army. Through bravery and meritorious service he rose to the rank of Captain and brevet Major.... | |
 | American literature - 1900 - 1286 pages
...Gilder, died at his home in Morristown, NJ, on the 5th inst. He was born in Philadelphia, in 1838. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Fifth New York Volunteers, (Duryea's Zouaves;) afterwards he was transferred to the Fortieth New York,... | |
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Adolphus received a high school education, and at the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted as a private in the 19th Massachusetts volunteer infantry. He was promoted to the rank of first sergeant and was one of the " forlorn hope," at Fredericksburg,... 
