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turned to his home in Indiana, but soon after 

 rejoined his regiment in the field. 



Aug. 16. WOODBUEY, Brig.-Gen. DANIEL 

 PHINEAS, U. S. volunteers, died at Key \ 

 Fla., of yellow fever. He graduated at West 

 Point in 1836, and was first commissioned in 

 the 3d artillery, but in 1S38 was made second 

 lieutenant in tho corps of engineers. In 

 1847 he was engaged in the survey of the 

 Oregon route. In 1853 he was promoted to a 

 captaincy, and previous to 1860 was engaged 

 in the work of constructing Fort Jefferson, in 

 the Tortugas. In May, 1861, he was appointed 

 to superintend the construction of a part of the 

 defences of Washington under Gen. Barnard, 

 and the following year was made lieutenant-col- 

 onel of volunteers, and subsequently brigadier- 

 general of volunteers, to date from March 19, 



1862, and assigned to the command of the Engi- 

 neer Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. Dur- 

 ing the whole of the Peninsular campaign Gen. 

 Woodbury's command was engaged in construct- 

 ing bridges, railroads, earthworks, etc., and 

 greatly assisted the army in its movements. 

 After the appointment of Gen. Hooker to the 

 army, Gen. Woodbury accepted an assignment 

 to the Department of the Gulf, as commander 

 of the district of Key West and Tortugas, ar- 

 riving at his new post April, 1863. In June, 



1863, he was promoted to be lieutenant-colonel 

 of Engineers in the U. S. Army. He was the 

 author of a work entitled " Sustaining Walls," 

 185-4; also, "Theory of the Arch," 1858. 



Aug 17. GEIDLEY, PHILO, LL. D. (See 

 GEIDLEY, PHILO.) 



Aug. 21. DUNCAN, Commander JAMES M., 

 an officer of the U. S. Xavy, died in Brooklyn, 

 X. Y., of disease of the heart, aged 44 years. 

 He was a native of Madisonville, Ohio, entered 

 the navy in 1837, and subsequently passed 

 through a course of study at the naval school, 

 Philadelphia. He took an active part in the 

 Mexican war, and especially distinguished him- 

 self in the contest which preceded the annex- 

 ation of California. The commencement of the 

 present war found him serving as a lieutenant 

 on the U. S. steamer Crusader, then just com- 

 pleting a two years' cruise after slavers on the 

 coast of Cuba. In 1862 he was appointed 

 commander, and assigned to the storeship Re- 

 lease, and subsequently to the Monitor Wee- 

 Tiawken, of which he had command when she 

 went down in Charleston harbor, but was prov- 

 identially on board the flag-ship at the time 

 of the disaster. He was in command of the 

 JYorinVA, and assisted in the bombardment of 

 Fort Pulaski, and of Jacksonville, Fla. During 

 his service on the Gulf blockade, Commander 

 Duncan contracted the disease which termi- 

 nated his life. 



Aug. 21. DUSHANE, Col. A. F., an officer 

 of U. S. volunteers, killed before Petersburg, 

 Va. He was at the time of his death acting as 

 brigadier-general of the Maryland brigade. 



Aug. 22. APPLETON, Hon. JOHN. (See 

 API-LETON, JOHN.) 



A vg. 23. VAN VLECK, Col. CARTER, an offi- 

 cer of U. S. volunteers, died in a field hospital, 

 near Atlanta, Ga., from a wound received in 

 action. He was an eminent lawyer of Illinois, 

 joined the 78th Illinois volunteers at the com- 

 mencement of the war, and had recently been 

 made colonel. 



Aug. 24. KNIGHT, Dr. JONATHAN. (See 

 KNIGHT, JONATHAN.) 



Aug. 28. MARSH, Hon. EPHEATM, President 

 of the Morris Canal and Banking Company, 

 died at Schooley's Mountain, of disease of the 

 heart, aged about 68 years. He was one of the 

 leading men of the State of Xew Jersey, and for 

 some years a judge of one of the county courts. 



Aug- 29. RCLISON, Dr. W. H., Medical Di- 

 rector of the cavalry corps of the Army of tho 

 Shenandoah, killed near Winchester by a rebel 

 sharpshooter. He was from Ohio, and had at- 

 tained a high reputation for ability in his pro- 

 fession. 



'. 1. ANDERSON, ROBERT H., a brigadier- 

 general in the Confederate army from Georgia, 

 a graduate of West Point, killed in the battle 

 of Jonesboro, Ga. 



'. 1. CUMMING. ALFRED, a brigadier-gen- 

 eral in the Confederate army from Georgia, a 

 graduate of West Point, killed at the battle of 

 Jonesboro, Ga. 



Sept. 1. GROWER. Col. WILLIAM T. C., an 

 officer of U. S. volunteers, killed at Jonesboro, 

 Ga., while leading his troops against the rebel 

 intrenchments. aged 25 years. He was a resi- 

 dent of XewYork previous to the war, and for 

 several years was connected with the Metro- 

 politan Bank. He entered the volunteer ser- 

 vice in May, 1861, as captain in the 17th regi- 

 ment X. Y. S. M., was promoted to the position 

 of major, and passed through the various cam- 

 paigns of the Army of the Potomac until the 

 second battle of Bull Run, when he was wounded 

 and disabled for nearly a year. He afterward 

 reorganized the regiment, serving with it in the 

 Army of the Tennessee, and subsequently in,the 

 Army of the Cumberland. 



+. 1. PATTEN, , a brigadier-general 



in the Confederate army, killed at the battle of 

 Jonesboro, Ga. 



'. 2. HARGOUS, PETER A., a prominent 

 shipping-merchant of Xew York, died at his 

 residence in that city, aged 65 years. He was 

 of French descent and born in Philadelphia, 

 whence he removed to Xew York nearly forty 

 years since, and engaged in the shipping trade, 

 principally with Havana. He maintained a 

 high reputation for his strict integrity, re- 

 markable business ability, and generous dispo- 

 sition. 



Sept. 2. IRELAND. Col. DAVID, an officer of 

 F. S. volunteers, died at Atlanta, Ga.. from a 

 wound received at Resaca some months pre- 

 vious. He was a native of Scotland, entered 

 the service in the 137th Xew York, and distin- 

 guished himself at the battles of Lookout Moun- 

 tain, Mission Ridge, and Resaca, where he was 

 severely wounded. At the time of hi death 



