UNITED STATES. 



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vet major for gallantry at battle of Hnamantla, 

 Mexico, 1847; major, 1855 ; colonel May, 1861 ; 

 brigadier-general of volunteers May 17, 1861 ; 

 fonght at battle of Bull Run, and retained his 

 connection with the army of the Potomac. 



Brigadier-General Erasmus D. Keyes is a 

 native of Massachusetts, born about 1812 ; grad- 

 uated at "\Vest Point in 1832 ; became first 

 lieutenant artillery in 1836 ; aid to Mffjor-Gen- 

 eral Scott from 1837 to 1841 ; appointed a 

 ant adjutant-general in July, 1838 ; captain of 

 artillery in November, 1841 ; instructor of ar- 

 tillery and cavalry at the military academy, 

 1844 to 1848 : distinguished himself in the In- 

 dian wars in Oregon and Washington Territory 

 in 1856 and 1858 ; attained the rank of major 

 in 1858 ; appointed colonel of volunteers at the 

 commencement of the war; made brigadier- 

 general May 17, 1861 ; served in the battle of 

 Bull Run, and has since that time been con- 

 nected with the army of the Potomac. 



Brigadier-General Fitz John Porter is a na- 

 tive of New Hampshire, born about 1825 ; grad- 

 uated at West Point in 1S45 : became first lieu- 

 tenant of artillery in 1847; brevetted captain 

 and major for gallant and meritorious conduct 

 at Molino del Rev and Chapnltepec, wounded 

 at the gate of Belen ; was assistant instructor 

 at the military academy from 1849 to 1856 ; 

 appointed assistant adjutant-general in June, 

 1856 : and captain, October of the same y^ur. 

 At the commencement of the present war he 

 was appointed colonel of volunteers, and made 

 brigadier-general May 17, 1861. Was in the 

 battle of Bull Run, and has since commanded 

 a brigade in the army of the Potomac. 



Brigadier-General Andrew Porter is a native 

 of Pennsylvania, born about 1820 ; was in the 

 military academy 1836 to January, 1837; was 

 appointed first lieutenant mounted rifles in 

 May, 1846; captain. May, 1847; distinguished 

 himself, and was brevetted major and lieuten- 

 ant-colonel for gallant and meritorious conduct 

 at Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churubusco, and 

 Chapultepec. At the commencement of the 

 present war was appointed colonel of volun- 

 teers, and made brigadier-general May 17, 1861. 

 He belongs to the army of the Potomac. 



Brigadier-General William Benjamin Frank- 

 lin is a native of Pennsylvania, born about 

 1823 ; graduated at West Point in 1843 first in 

 his class, and was appointed to corps of topo- 

 graphical engineers ; brevetted first lieutenant 

 for gallant and meritorious conduct at Buena 

 Vista : acting assistant professor of philosophy 

 at military academy from 1848 to 1850 : pro- 

 moted to first lieutenant in 1853, and captain 

 in 1857 ; was assigned to light-house duty in 

 1853 : May 17, 1861, he was appointed briga- 

 dier-general of volunteers, and was connected 

 with the army of the Potomac, in which he 

 now commands a division. 



Brigadier-General William Tecumseh Sher- 

 man is a native of Ohio, born about 1820; 

 graduated at West Point in 1840 ; became first 

 lieutenant of artillery in November, 1841 ; was 



acting assistant adjutant-general in 1847; bre- 

 vetted captain for meritorious service in Cali- 

 fornia during the Mexican war; appointed 

 commissary of subsistence in 1850, and resigned 

 in 1853. At the commencement of the present 

 war he entered the service, and was appointed 

 brigadier-general of volunteers May 17, 1861, 

 and on the resignation of Gen. Anderson placed 

 in command of the Department of Kentucky, 

 in which he was superseded November 8, 

 1861, by Gen. D. C. Buell. 



Brigadier-General Charles P. Stone is a na- 

 tive of Massachusetts, born about 1824 ; gradu- 

 ated at West Point in 1845, seventh in his class, 

 and appointed brevet second lieutenant ord- 

 nance same year ; was acting assistant professor 

 of ethics at military academy 1845-'6 ; bre- 

 vetted first lieutenant and captain for gallant 

 and meritorious conduct at Molino del Rey and 

 Chapultepec;- advanced to the rank of first 

 lieutenant in 1853 ; resigned in 1856. In May, 

 1861, he was appointed brigadier-general of 

 volunteers. In October, 1861, he was in com- 

 mand on the Maryland side of the Potomac, 

 and on the 21st of that month directed the 

 movement which resulted in the disastrous bat- 

 tle of Ball's Bluff". His subsequent conduct led 

 to suspicions of his loyalty, and early in 1862 

 he was arrested and consigned to Fort Warren, 

 on a charge of treason. 



Brigadier-General John A. McClernand is a 

 citizen of Illinois, born about 1817, and was a 

 prominent political leader in that State for 

 some years. He was a member of the 36th 

 Congress; and resigned to enter the army in 

 1861 ; was appointed brigadier-general of vol- 

 unteers May 17, 1861, and distinguished him- 

 self at the battle of Belmont, and subsequently 

 at forts Henry and Donelson. 



Brigadier-General Henry W. Benham is a 

 native of Connecticut, born about 1816 ; grad- 

 uated at West Point in 1837, first in his class; 

 made first lieutenant of engineers in 1838, 

 wounded at battle of Buena Vista, and bre- 

 vetted for his gallant and meritorious conduct 

 there ; attained the rank of captain in May, 

 1848 : appointed assistant in United States coast 

 survey, 1853 ; appointed brigadier-general of 

 volunteers in August, 1861 ; distinguished him- 

 self for bravery_and military skill in the battle . 

 and pursuit of the Confederate forces at Rich 

 Mountain and Cheat Mountain pass; in con- 

 sequence of a misunderstanding between him 

 and General Rosecrans in relation to the pursuit 

 of Gen. Floyd on the 12th of November, 1861, 

 he was ordered by General Rosecrans to report 

 himself at Washington as under arrest ; but 

 was, on examination, reinstated in his com- 

 mand, and assigned to the Department of the 

 South. 



Brigadier-General Joseph K. F. Mansfield 

 is a native of Connecticut, born in 1798 ; 

 graduated at West Point in 1823, second in his 

 class ; was chief engineer of the army of occu- 

 pation in the Mexican war. and repeatedly pro- 

 moted for gallant and meritorious conduct. In 



