OBITUARIES, UXITED STATES. 



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Hon. Chauncey Yibbard, Superintendent of tho 

 Central Railroad. At the commencement of 

 the war the subject of our sketch dedicated 

 himself to the service of his country. He \vas 

 appointed Major and finally Colonel of the 3d 

 cavalry regiment Xew York, which he was in- 

 etrumeDtar in raising, and died at its head. 



June 16. EWING, Hon. ANDREW, an officer 

 In the Confederate service, died in Atlanta, Ga. 

 He was a lawyer of eminence, and a politician 

 of considerable importance, having for many 

 years participated in the political controversies 

 which mark the history of Tennessee. He 

 represented the XashviUe district, Tenn., in 

 Congress during one term, and In February, 

 1861, was elected to represent Davidson Comity 

 in the proposed State Convention, which was 

 voted down by the people, being at that time a 

 sincere Union man. Unfortunately he was sub- 

 sequently drawn away from his allegiance to 

 the Union, and took an active part against the 

 Government. After the fall of Fort Donelson 

 he left his home and became an exile, holding 

 until he died some position in the rebel army. 



June 16. WEYMAN, GEORGE WASHINGTON, 

 a chemist, died at Pittsbnrg, Pa., aged 32 years. 

 He studied in Europe three years at the Uni- 

 versities of Gottingen and Munich, receiving 

 the degree of Ph. D. from the University of 

 Gottingen in 1855. At the time of his death 

 Dr. Weyman was established at Pittsburg as a 

 Pharmaceutist and Analytic Chemist. 



June 17. SANGER, HENRY K., died at his 

 residence in Detroit, Mich., aged 65 years. He 

 was in early life a resident of Utica, X. Y., 

 graduated at Hamilton College, and devoted his 

 attention to the study of law, but subsequently 

 abandoned it and took a position in the Bank 

 of Utica. In 1836 he was tendered the posi- 

 tion of cashier of the Bank of Michigan, in 

 Detroit. In 1861 he was appointed United 

 States Depositary in that city, which respon- 

 sible position he filled with great honor to 

 himself until his death. 



June20. CCBAS, ISABELLA, a Spanish dancer 

 and actress, died in Xew York City in the 27th 

 year of her age. She was born at Valencia del 

 Cid, Spain. Her family name was Blasco, and 

 her parents were artists of considerable skill 

 and reputation. At an early age she exhibited 

 much grace and taste as a dancer, in which 

 capacity she travelled through Spain, Russia, 

 Turkey, Austria, and France. In 1860 she 

 came to this country, where she at once 

 achieved success in her profession. She died 

 of consumption. 



June 20. HARDENBROOK JOHN K., Acting 

 Assistant Surgeon U. S. A., died at Rush Bar- 

 racks, "Washington, D. C., in the 62d year of 

 his age, of typhoid fever, contracted while in 

 the discharge of his duties at L'Ouverture Hos- 

 pital, Alexandria, Ya. Dr. Hardenbrook was 

 one of the oldest physicians of Xew York City, 

 and for several years Secretary of the New 

 York County Medical Society ; also one of the 

 first trustees of 'the Rutgers Female Institute, 

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and was a member of one of the oldest Ma- 

 sonic lodges in Xow York. He promptly 

 offered his services in response to a call for 

 more surgeons for the army, and was assigned 

 to duty at Alexandria, where he labored fuith- 

 fully in the discharge of his duties until attacked 

 with the disease which terminated in death. 



June 22. CORSON, EDWARD F., M. D., Sur- 

 geon U. S. X., died at Plymouth, Montgomery 

 County, Pa. He was born in Montgomery 

 County, Pa., October 14, 1834, entered the navy 

 in May, 1859, and was ordered to China and 

 Japan in the U. S. steamer "Hartford," where 

 he remained until the winter of 1861. He was 

 subsequently, for a short time, at the Xaval 

 Asylum, Philadelphia, and upon application for 

 sea service, was ordered to the Mohican, re- 

 turning after a cruise of 40,000 miles, without 

 the loss of a man by sickness. 



June 22. WHEELER, WILLIAM, an officer of 

 United States volunteers, was killed near Mari- 

 etta, Ga., aged 28 years. He was a native of 

 Xew York City, graduated at Yale College in 

 the class of 1855, and studied law until 1857, 

 when he sailed for Europe. After passing the 

 summer in travel, he continued the study of law 

 at the Univerity of Berlin, and subsequently 

 visited Italy and Greece. In July, 1858, he re- 

 turned to Xew Haven, and the following spring 

 entered the Law School at Cambridge, Mass., 

 where he received the degree of LL.B., in 1860. 

 Soon after he opened an office in New York, 

 and entered upon the practice of his profession, 

 but upon the outbreak of the rebellion his pa- 

 triotic impulses led him to accompany the 7th 

 regiment of X. Y. S. X. G. to the defence of 

 the Capital. After this temporary service he 

 raised a company and was made lieutenant, and 

 subsequently captain of the 13th Independent 

 battery of X. Y. In the Shenandoah valley, 

 and at Gettysburg, with the Army of the Poto- 

 mac, and subsequently in the battle of Lookout 

 Mountain, he bore an honorable part. He was 

 afterwards appointed Chief of Artillery on the 

 Staff of Gen. Geary, 2d division, 20th army 

 corps, and met his death while bravely hold- 

 ing an exposed position with his battery in the 

 face of the enemy. 



June 22. YOUXG, WILLIAM H., a prominent 

 member of the Baltimore bar, was accidentally 

 killed by being crushed under a railroad car in 

 that city. He was a native of Maryland, and 

 at one time Deputy State's Attorney, and on 

 several occasions acted as special judge of the 

 Criminal Court. He also stood high in the In- 

 dependent Order of Odd Fellows, being former- 

 ly Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mary- 

 land, and a Representative to the Grand Lodge 

 of the United States. At the time of his death 

 he was Deputy Grand Sire of the United States, 

 and was starting for Philadelphia upon busi- 

 ness of the Order. 



June 24. WYATT, WILLIAM EDWARD, D. D., 

 a clergyman of the Episcopal Church, died at 

 Baltimore, Md., in the 7Gth year of his ago. 

 He was rector of St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, 



