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At this point we must digress to note the names here 

 associated, which in a few years were to stand as the sup- 

 porters of principles whose final disposition was made the 

 basis of our Civil War. Jefferson C. Davis wrote and is- 

 sued Dr. Cooper's instructions; Geo. B. McClellan was 

 his immediate commander; U. S. Grant was the Regi- 

 mental Quartermaster that issued his supplies; A. J. Don- 

 elson was in command of the escort and Hardie in com- 

 mand of the Division of the Pacific. As we read the or- 

 ders and documents signed by these men, what memories 

 are awakened ! 



Connected with this survey was Mullen, who after- 

 wards became the roadmaker. There were John Torrey, 

 Asa Gray, F. V. Hayden, Gibbs, Meek, Baird, Le Conte, 

 Lesqueraux, Warren, Suckley and others who were co- 

 laborers with Dr. Cooper, and who have written their 

 names on the scroll of the world of science. From June 

 14, 1853, to April i, 1854, Dr. Cooper was engaged in 

 making botanical and zoological collections and meteoro- 

 logical observations. This latter work was the peculiar 

 duty that was always assigned to the surgeons of the 

 army, but until this time it had not been productive of 

 any tangible results, although Blodgett had attempted to 

 formulate some of the laws regarding climatic conditions, 

 and was busy in reducing the accumulated observations, 

 and Redfield had propounded his theory of storms. 

 While engaged in the study of the forest growth of the 



