ment of the National Guard. He was honorably discharged on May 8 of the same year, and accepted a commission as captain in the 5th Regiment, New York Volunteers. He was mustered out, Sept. 8, 1861, having been appointed captain in the 12th Regular Infantry. He served with this regiment until appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 150th New York Volunteers, Sept. 29, 1862. He became colonel of the 119th United States Colored Infantry, May 10, 1865, having been brevetted major (May 14, 1864) and lieutenant-colonel (March 13, 1865) in the regular army for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Resaca, Ga., and brigadier-general (March 13, 1865) for efficient service throughout the war. In the regular army he was transferred as captain to the 30th Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866, and to the 4th Infantry, March 23, 1869. He was made major of the 11th Infantry, Jan. 10, 1876; lieutenant-colonel of the 1st Infantry, March 10, 1883; and colonel of the 9th Infantry, April 23, 1890. He was retired, at his own request, May 1, 1896. He served as librarian in the district-attorney's office in New York city in 1898-1901. Gen. Bartlett was drowned in the sinking of the Staten Island ferry-boat Northfield in collision with another ferry-boat off her pier at South Ferry.

Batchelder, Richard Napoleon, soldier, born in Meredith (now Lakeport), N. H., July 27, 1832; died in Washington, D. C., Jan. 4, 1901. In early life he showed an uncommon aptitude for business. He was director in a State bank and a trustee of savings-banks, and was largely interested in railroad construction. In politics he was a Republican, and for two years he held the most important financial office in the State, and for two terms served in the Legislature. In April, 1861, he enlisted in the 1st New Hampshire Infantry, and on May 2 he was made lieutenant and quartermaster. In June, 1861, he was appointed quartermaster of the 7th Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah. In March, 1862, he became chief quartermaster, 2d Division of the 2d Corps, and he was present at the battles of Fair Oaks, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. In August, 1861, he had been made captain of volunteers, and Jan. 1, 1863, lieutenant-colonel and quartermaster of the 2d Corps. While in this corps he took part in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, the operations at Mine Run, and the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, and Cold Harbor, and he was especially commended in the reports of Gens. Hancock, Couch, Sedgwick, Meigs, Ingalls, Meade, and Grant. When Gen. Grant assumed the direction of the army in 1864, Batchelder was made chief quartermaster of the Army of the Potomac, then under Meade. He was brevetted, March 13, 1865, major, lieutenant-colonel, colonel, and brigadiergeneral of volunteers, and major, lieutenantcolonel, and colonel United States army, and at the close of the war he was attached to the regular army as a quartermaster on the request of Grant. His advance in the regular establishment was: Captain, Feb. 16, 1865; major, Jan. 18, 1867; lieutenant-colonel, March 10, 1882. On June 26, 1890, he was appointed brigadier-general and quartermaster-general of the army, and served in that capacity till his retirement, July 27, 1896, on reaching the age limit of active service. During the years that he was quartermaster-general at Washington he effected many improvements in the service. Change of boots and shoes was provided for the privates in the army; the new style of rubber blanket was adopted; a canvas legging for the mounted trooper in the Southwest was put

into use; sanitary methods in the collection and distribution of garbage at army posts were introduced, crematories and sanitary carts being provided; the architecture of the new posts was made far superior to any hitherto known in this country; the water-supplies of the different posts were replenished; and the national cemeteries were beautified and laid out in the proper order.

Belknap, Charles, naval officer, born in Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 25, 1846; died in Baltimore, Md., June 15, 1901. He was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1864, and received his commission as ensign, Dec. 18, 1868. His subsequent advancement was as follows: Master, March 21, 1870; lieutenant, March 21, 1871; lieutenant-comander, Feb. 12, 1889; and commander, Dec. 6, 1896. He was one of the most efficient officers of the navy, and saw much sea service on the old line ships. He was three times instructor in physics and chemistry, and later torpedo instructor in the Naval Academy. He was assigned to the command of the training-ship Dixie, Dec. 4, 1899. Benedict, Charles L., jurist, born in Newburg, N. Y., March 2, 1824; died in New York city, Jan. 8, 1901. He was graduated at the University of Vermont in 1844, studied law, and became a partner in the firm of Benedict, Burr & Benedict. In 1861 and 1862 he was a Republican member of the New York Assembly, and while in Albany he met and formed a lasting friendship with Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy, with whom he afterward practised law under the firm name of Benedict, Tracy & Benedict. In March, 1865, President Lincoln appointed Mr. Benedict to be judge of the Eastern District of New York. Judge Benedict served for thirty-two years on the bench, resigning in June, 1897. He achieved a high reputation for his decisions in admiralty and for his fairness in criminal cases.

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Bergholz, William R., engineer, born in Hanover, Germany, April 14, 1832; died in New Rochelle, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1901. He was graduated at the Polytechnical School in Hanover and at the Royal Academy of Engineers in Munich. the age of twenty-one he came to America, and lived for a while at the home of the German consul in Montreal. Then he went to Burlington, Vt., and laid out the gardens of Le Grand B. Cannon. When the civil war began Mr. Bergholz was in the South, and he was one of the few engineers familiar with the railroads of the Southern States who were willing to serve with the National troops, and Gen. Sherman put him on his staff with the rank of major. He served with Sherman till the close of the war, and afterward devoted himself chiefly to railroad-building. He laid the Southern Pacific Railroad through Texas, the Alliance and Lake Erie Railroad in Ohio, the Pittsburg and Buffalo Railroad, and several other lines and extensions. One of his greatest achievements in the railroad business was obtaining the right of way from the United States Government for the West Shore Railway to go through West Point. In 1878 Major Bergholz was one of the engineers employed by the Russian Government in dredging the mouth of the Neva. He was interested in many of the lines that he had built, and accumulated a fortune from these interests. In 1870 he laid out the large country property at New Rochelle, known as Highwood, covering hundreds of acres, and abounding in lakes, shrubbery, and rare scenery.

Bishop, Joel Prentiss, author, born in Volney, N. Y., March 10, 1814; died in Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 4, 1901. He was educated at Whitestone Seminary, Oneida Institute, and Stockbridge Academy. At the age of twenty he left his

and 1888. In 1880 he was nominated for Congress, but was defeated by Dr. George W. Ladd, of Bangor, by 855 votes. His opponent had carried the previous election by nearly 3,000 majority, and Mr. Boutelle was encouraged to be a candidate again in 1882. He was elected, and represented the 4th District of Maine continuously from that time till December, 1900, when he resigned his seat, and by special enactment was made (March 1, 1901) a captain on the retired list of the navy in consideration of his services in the civil war. He was the leading Republican on the Committee on Naval Affairs in every Congress from the Forty-eighth to the Fifty-seventh, and five times served as its chairman. He drafted and secured the passage of the measures that secured the construction of the first three modern battle-ships in the new navy, and the swift commerce destroyers Columbia and Minneapolis. He insisted from the first on the thorough Americanization of the navy in all its departments, and secured the provision in all the appropriations that the materials of American ships should be of American manufacture. To this policy and to his faith in the superiority of American ships from American manufactures is largely due the perfection of the steel-armor plants and the building up of the great gun factory in Washington, where the most powerful and efficient ordnance in the world is produced. Mr. Boutelle was a popular and efficient speaker, and took an active part in all questions that came before the House of Representatives. In the Fifty-third Congress he forced the Hawaiian question till the Cleveland administration was forced to show its hand, and in the Fifty-fourth Congress he voted alone against the Venezuelan resolutions and the recognition of Cuba. He voted against hastily rushing into the war with Spain, but at the same time labored to bring the navy into its most efficient condition, and to him largely is due the preparedness with which it finally entered upon the war and the great victories that brought the struggle to its speedy termination.

Bradbury, James Ware, United States Senator, born in Parsonfield, Me., June 10, 1802; died in Augusta, Me., Jan. 6, 1901. He attended the public schools of Parsonfield, Saco, Limerick, and Effingham and Gorham Academy, and then entered the sophomore class of Bowdoin College in 1822 and was graduated third in the famous class of 1825, that included Longfellow and Hawthorne. After graduation he was principal of Hallowell Academy one year, and then studied law. He opened a school in Effingham, N. H., in 1829, for the instruction of teachers, believed by some to have been the first normal school in New England. He began the practise of law in Augusta in 1830, and in 1833 went into partnership with Horatio Bridge, and in 1853 began the association with Gov. Lot M. Morrill that lasted for many years. He was county attorney from 1834 till 1838, and for a time edited the Maine Patriot. In 1844 he attended the National Democratic Convention, and in the same year was president of the electoral college of the State. In 1846 he was elected to the United States Senate, and he served his full term, but declined a renomination. He served as chairman of the Committee on Printing and of a select committee on the French spoliation claims.

Brewerton, George Douglas, soldier and author, born in Rhode Island, about 1820; died in New York city, Jan. 31, 1901. He joined Stephenson's regiment of California Volunteers in 1846 as 2d lieutenant, became 2d lieutenant in the 1st United States Infantry, May 22, 1847, and 1st

lieutenant in June, 1850. In 1852 he resigned. He published The Automaton Regiment (1862), The Automaton Company (1863), and The Automaton Battery (1863), devices for the instruction of military recruits, which were used extensively in connection with the regular books of tactics. He was the author of several other books, including The War in Kansas: A Rough Trip to the Border among New Homes and a Strange People (1856); Fitzpoodle at Newport (1869); and Ida Lewis (1869).

Brinker, Henry, born in Hanover, Prussia, March 17, 1831; died in Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1901. He was educated in the common schools of his native country, and in April, 1851, arrived in New York and became clerk in a store. In two years he had saved enough to embark_independently in the commission business, and two years later established a ship-building business. He built many boats, among others the steamboat Henry Brinker, that was bought by the United States Government and rendered good service during the civil war. He enlisted in the 3d New York Cavalry in 1855, passed through all the intermediate grades, and served as major-general of the National Guard on Gov. Tilden's staff, and commanded the militia at the Hornellsville strike of 1877. After 1871 he resided in Rochester. He was interested in several railroads, was one of the founders of the Germania Fire Insurance Company of New York, and was a director of the Sun, St. Nicholas, and Amsterdam insurance companies. In all he was president, vice-president, or director of more than forty corporations at his death. Gen. Brinker had visited every country of the world excepting China and Australia. In 1868 he was a guest of Emperor William of Germany, and was for six weeks a special officer on the staff of Gen. von Fogtzate.

Brogden, Curtis Hooks, politician, born in Wayne County, N. C., Dec. 6, 1816; died in Goldsborough, N. C., Jan. 5, 1901. His early days were spent on the farm and in attendance at the district school. He studied law and was an active member of the State militia, in which he attained the rank of general. He was presiding judge of the Wayne County court for several years. He was elected to the Legislature in 1838, and served continuously in one house or the other till 1856, when he was elected Comptroller of the State and by successive elections occupied that office from Jan. 1, 1857, till Jan. 1, 1867. He was a Republican presidential elector in 1868, and was appointed collector of internal revenue in 1869, but declined the office. He was again elected State Senator in 1868 and 1870, and in 1872 became Lieutenant-Governor. On the death of Gov. Caldwell, in 1874, he succeeded to the office of Governor, serving till 1877. In 1876 he was elected to Congress as a Republican, and he served from March, 1877, till March, 1879. He was again a member of the Legislature in 1886.

Brown, Charles Henry, physician, born in New York city, June 18, 1856; died there, Oct. 15, 1901. He was graduated at New York University, in the medical department, in 1879, receiving the highest honors in his class. He practised in New York city, and was at different times connected with the New York Dispensary, the Post-Gradu ate and the Presbyterian Hospitals, and the outdoor work of Bellevue Hospital; and he was a member of the County Medical Society and of the Academy of Medicine. In 1889 he became managing editor, and later owner, of The Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases. By his ability and energy he widened its scope and brought it to a high standard of excellence as the recognized

official organ of the American Neurological Association, and of the New York, the Philadelphia, and the Chicago Neurological Societies.

Bruce, John, jurist, born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, Feb. 16, 1832; died in Waters Park, Pa., Oct. 1, 1901. He was brought to the United States by his parents in 1840, who settled on a farm in Wayne County, Ohio. He was graduated at Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio, in 1854, removed to Iowa, and, being admitted to the bar in 1856, practised in Keokuk till the outbreak of the civil war. He enlisted in the National army, and attained the rank of colonel and was brevetted brigadier-general. After the war he became a cotton-planter in Alabama, and in 1872 he was elected to the State Legislature. He was appointed, Feb. 27, 1875, Federal Judge of the Middle District of Alabama, and served continuously till his death.

Bryant, Montgomery, soldier, born in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 28, 1831; died in Wichita, Kan., June 17, 1901. He was a son of Thomas S. Bryant, an assistant surgeon in the United States army, who accompanied the command that established the post at Fort Leavenworth, then in a wilderness. Montgomery Bryant entered the regular army in 1857, receiving his commission as a 2d lieutenant in the 6th Infantry, Feb. 21. He was appointed 1st lieutenant, May 3, 1861; captain, June 10, 1861; and Dec. 13, 1862, was brevetted major for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va. He received the regular appointment of major of the 14th Infantry, Oct. 7, 1874; and, June 22, 1882, he was made lieutenant-colonel of the 8th Infantry, and, Dec. 16, 1888, colonel of the 13th Infantry. Col. Bryant was in command of the 13th Infantry at Fort Sill, when, at his own request, he was retired, March 1, 1894.

Bryce, Joseph Smith, soldier, born in Georgetown, D. C., in 1808; died in New York city, April 16, 1901. He was graduated at West Point in 1829. Robert E. Lee was at the head of that class, Bryce standing third. He remained at West Point for some time after his graduation, and then resigned from the army and studied law. At the beginning of the civil war Mr. Bryce again entered the army, was commissioned major, and served on the staff of Gen. Wadsworth as adjutant-general. After a year he was transferred to the staff of Gen. Barnard, and while serving under him assisted in the preparation of the defenses of Washington. At the close of the war Major Bryce retired to private life, and after that spent much of his time in travel in the United States and abroad.

Bulloch, James Dunwoody, naval officer, died in Liverpool, England, Jan. 7, 1901, at the age of seventy-seven. He was a captain in the Confederate navy during the civil war, and at its close he went to England and settled at Liverpool, where he lived in retirement. He was the author of The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe, or How the Confederate Cruisers were Equipped (1883).

Bunce, Francis Marvin, naval officer, born in Hartford, Conn., Dec. 25, 1836; died there, Oct. 19, 1901. In 1851 he entered the naval service, and in 1852 was appointed to the Naval Academy. He was graduated in 1857, and on June 10 was commissioned midshipman and attached to the gunboat Germantown, of the East India squadron, June 25, 1860, he was made passed midshipman and assigned to the corvette Brooklyn, of the Gulf squadron, then engaged in survey work. He was commissioned lieutenant, April Ï1, 1861, and in 1862 was appointed executive officer of the

Penobscot. While he was executive officer of the ship it took part in an engagement with the Confederate forces at Yorktown, Va., where he had charge of the debarkation of the heavy artillery for the batteries in the investment of Yorktown. He commanded a successful expedition up Little river, between North and South Carolina, and destroyed several vessels, besides extensive salt-works and large quantities of cotton, turpentine, and rosin, and for these achievements he was mentioned in special orders and commended by the Navy Department. Later the Penobscot captured the Robert Bruce. He took the vessel to New York in November, 1862, and was then ordered to the South blockading squadron, and took part in the operations on Stono river, South Carolina. Jan. 15, 1863, he was commissioned lieutenant-commander, and on July 10 of the same year he commanded the naval maneuvers in the combined assault of the land and sea forces that resulted in the capture of Morris island. He was again highly commended for these services. He was then attached to the monitor Patapsco, and took part in all the actions in the siege of Charleston and in the night attack upon Fort Sumter. For his part in these engagements he received honorable mention. In November, 1863, while in action with the Patapsco, he was wounded by the premature explosion of a cartridge. He recovered rapidly, and in January, 1865, he was attached to the staff of Admiral Dahlgren before Charleston, where he was in charge of the scouting and picket boats. He served in this capacity till April 6, when he received command of the Lehigh. In September, 1865, he took command of the monitor Monadnock, and he was in charge of her when she made her famous trip between Philadelphia and San Francisco. This was the first extended sea voyage of a ship of this class, and Lieut.-Commander Bunce received the thanks of the Navy Department, and was recommended for reward by the Secretary of the Navy. He received his com mission as commander on Nov. 7, 1871, as captain on Jan. 11, 1883, and as commodore on March 1, 1895. From 1866 to 1869 he was on duty at the Charlestown Navy-Yard. In 1869 he fitted out the monitor Dictator for sea service. November of that year he assumed command of the Nantasket, and was stationed at Santo Domingo. On June 1, 1886, he received the command of the Atlanta, the first of the new cruisers. He remained in command of her until Dec. 1, 1889. On Feb. 12, 1890, Capt. Bunce was assigned to the naval station at New London. Later he commanded the new naval training squadron, the Richmond being his flagship. March 1, 1895. he was selected to command the North Atlantic squadron, with the rank of active rear-admiral. At the expiration of this service, May 1, 1897, he went to the Brooklyn Navy-Yard, where he supervised the conversion of many fast ships and yachts for use in the war with Spain. He was commissioned rear-admiral Feb. 6, 1898, and retired from active service Dec. 25, 1898. It is said that the policy of the Government in furnishing the navy with abundant ammunition for target practise and giving prizes for the best shots. which produced such remarkable results in the Spanish War, was due to the efforts of Admiral Bunce.

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Bunting, Charles A., founder of the Christian Home for Intemperate Men, born in Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Mass., Jan. 2, 1828; died in Keyport, N. J., May 30, 1901. At an early age he ran away and went to sea before the mast. Afterward he was for many years a hotel-keeper. Dur ing all this time he drank heavily. In 1876 he was

converted under the preaching of Dwight L. Moody, and he at once became interested in the condition of men who were slaves to intemperance. With some outside help he succeeded, in 1877, in establishing in a private house a home where such unfortunates would find a welcome and be treated to every essential bodily comfort, on the condition of reforming their habits. So great was his success that in 1879 $100,000 was raised-William H. Vanderbilt, Frederick H. Cossitt, Thomas Hope, Hector C. Havemeyer, and others contributing liberally-and the Christian Home for Intemperate Men at Eighty-sixth Street and Madison Ave., New York city, was built. Mr. Bunting remained its resident manager and director till the spring of 1899, when he was retired on a pension, and was succeeded in his work by the Rev. George S. Avery. He afterward resided in Keyport, N. J. Mr. Bunting, who was a constant student of the Bible, advocated a "Gospel method" of treatment, and no cure of any description ever was used in the home. He believed that intemperance was a sin, and that the treatment for it should be the same as for any other sin. He also condemned the use of tobacco, holding that every accessory of the habit should be abandoned, saying that his experience had proved that a rescued man that returns to it will also soon return to drink.

Burgess, Alexander, clergyman, born in Providence, R. I., Oct. 31, 1819; died in Saint Albans, Vt., Oct. 8, 1901. He was a son of Thomas Burgess, a Rhode Island judge, and a younger brother of George Burgess, the first Bishop of Maine. After graduation at Brown University he studied at the General Theological Seminary in New York city, and was ordained deacon in 1842 and priest in 1843. He was successively rector at East Haddam, Conn., 1842-43; St. Mark's, Augusta, Me., 1843-'54; St. Luke's, Portland, Me., 1854-'67; St. John's, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1867-'69; and Christ Church, Springfield, Mass., 1869-'78. He was consecrated the first bishop of the recently formed diocese of Quincy, in Illinois, in 1878. He was the author of a popular religious text-book, Questions for Bible-Classes and Sunday-Schools (1855), and a Memoir of the Life of George Burgess, First Bishop of Maine (1869).

Burleson, Rufus C., clergyman and educator, born near Decatur, Ala., Aug. 7, 1823; died in Waco, Texas, May 13, 1901. He was a Baptist, and was elected president of Baylor University, Independence, Texas, in 1853, and served in that capacity till 1861, when he removed to Waco, and established a coeducational school known as Waco University. Waco and Baylor were consolidated into Baylor University in 1885, and Dr. Burleson was made its president and continued in

office till 1897.

Burnham, Sarah Maria, educator, born in Chester, Vt., in 1818; died in Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 24, 1901. From 1843 to 1879 she taught in the public schools of Cambridge. She published Roman Stories in the Time of Claudius; The History and Uses of Limestones and Marbles (1883); Precious Stones in History and Literature (1886); Struggles of the Nations (1891); Pleasant Memories of Foreign Travel (1896); and Biographical Sketches of Some Ancient People (1899).

Burr, Franklin Lewis, journalist, born in Hartford, Conn., Dec. 9, 1827; died there, Feb. 2, 1901. He learned the printer's trade, and worked in the office of the Hartford Times. From 1854 to 1856 he held a place in the Navy Department in Washington, and after the latter date resided in Hartford. He became an editorial assistant in the Times office, and soon afterward, in partner

ship with his brother, the late Alfred E. Burr, became its owner. He retained his interest in the paper till 1888, when he sold his share to his brother, himself remaining as one of its editors. His single public office was one term as water commissioner of Hartford, 1889 to 1891. He was an ardent lover of nature, and wrote for his paper many beautiful essays on botany and ornithology and appreciations of natural scenery.

Burroughs, George Stockton, clergyman and educator, born in Waterloo, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1855; died in Clifton Springs, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1901. He was graduated at Princeton in 1873, and at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1877. He received the degree of Ph. D. in 1884, and that of D. D. in 1887 from Princeton, and from Marietta College in 1895 the degree of LL. D. He served successively as pastor of the First Church of Christ, Fairfield, Conn., First Church of Christ, New Britain, Conn., and the First Church of Christ in Amherst College. In 1886 he was made Professor of Biblical Literature in Amherst; he served till 1892, when he became president of Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind. He retired from that office in 1899 to accept the chair of Old Testament Language and Literature in Oberlin Theological Seminary.

Busiel, Charles Albert, ex-Governor of New Hampshire, born in Meredith, N. H., Nov. 24, 1842; died in Laconia, N. H., Aug. 29, 1901. He was educated at Guilford Academy, and engaged in manufacturing. At his death he was president of the Laconia National Bank and of the City Savings-Bank, and was a director of the Concord and Montreal Railway. He was formerly a Democrat in politics, but in later years he connected himself with the Republican party. From 1872 to 1885 he was chief engineer of the Laconia fire department. He served in the Legislature in 1878'79, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880. He was the first mayor of Laconia in 1893-'94, and Governor of New Hampshire in 1895-'96. He was a candidate for the United States Senate in 1896, but was defeated.

Butterfield, Daniel, soldier, born in Oneida County, New York, Oct. 31, 1831; died in Cold Spring, N. Y., July 17, 1901. His father, John Butterfield, was one of the first to embark in the express business in the United States, organized the American Express Company, and was its president till his death, in 1869, built the telegraph-line between New York city and Buffalo, and was president of the Overland Express Company, which carried the triweekly mails between San Francisco and Missouri river. Daniel Butterfield was graduated at Union College in 1849, and removed to New York city as general superintendent of his father's express company. At the reorganization of the 12th Regiment of Militia, in 1859, he was chosen as its colonel. On April 12, 1861, the regiment started for Washington, and in July joined the Army of the Potomac, in which its colonel received the command of a brigade. When the army was enlarged he was commissioned a lieutenant-colonel, and assigned to the 12th Regiment of Infantry. In September, 1861, he was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers, and ordered to the corps of Fitz-John Porter. In this capacity he made the campaign of the Peninsula. He was wounded at the battle of Gaines's Mill. His next campaigns were fought under Gens. Pope and McClellan, in August and September, 1862, and at the close of October he took command of Morell's division. He became majorgeneral of volunteers Nov. 29, 1862, and was made colonel of the 5th Infantry in the regular army