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colonel in 1864, for services in the Atlanta 

 campaign; and again, in 1865, was brevetted 

 colonel for gallant and high soldierly conduct 

 during the war. He resigned in 1867, and* took 

 up his residence in the city of Washington, 

 where he practiced law. He was a brother of 

 General Thomas Ewing. 



Foster, Charles J., an American editor, born in 

 Bicester, England, Nov. 24, 1820; died in As- 

 toria, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1883. He came to the 

 United States in 1847, and, after residing in 

 Boston for some time, he went to Cincinnati 

 and Columbus, O. Mr. Foster was intimately 

 acquainted with the turf in all its belongings, 

 and he was said to be the best-informed man 

 in the country on the subject of racing. He 

 wrote for " The Spirit of the Times," and in 

 1876 established " The New York Sportsman," 

 which he edited till his death. 



Gardiner, Addison, an American jurist, born 

 in Rindge, N. H., March 19, 1797; died in 

 Rochester, N. Y., June 5, 1883. In 1809 his 

 father removed to Manlius, N. Y., where the 

 youth acquired his education and studied law. 

 While yet a young man, in 1822, Addison Gar- 

 diner removed to Rochester, N. Y., which 

 thenceforward became his home for life. He 

 was the first justice of the peace in Rochester, 

 and in 1825 was appointed district attorney for 

 Monroe county. Four years later he was 

 commissioned by Gov. Throop. as Circuit Judge 

 for the Eighth Circuit, comprising eight coun- 

 ties in western New York. His ability as a 

 judge was conspicuous, and he rose high in the 

 esteem of the profession. He resigned this 

 post in 1838, and resumed the practice of law 

 in Rochester, in partnership with the late M. 

 F. Delano. He was nominated and elected 

 Lieutenant-Governor of New York in 1844 on 

 the Democratic ticket, and was re-elected in 

 1846. His position as presiding officer in the 

 State Senate was important and well sustained, 

 especially in view of the various law questions 

 which came up for settlement by the Court of 

 Errors, of which he was ex officio a member. 

 In 1846 Judge Gardiner was elected Judge of 

 the Court of Appeals, which was made the 

 highest appellate court in the State, and there- 

 upon resigned his lieutenant-governorship. 

 He served in this high position for the long 

 term, reaching to the end of 1855, when he 

 declined being renominated. His superior 

 qualities as a well-trained, clear-headed lawyer 

 led to his being largely occupied in referee 

 cases during the latter years of his life, and so 

 admirable were his decisions that they were 

 rarely reversed on appeal. Judge Gardiner 

 was married in 1831 ; his wife died some years 

 ago, and he leaves a son and a daughter. 



Garth waite, Jeremiah C., an American mer- 

 chant, born in Elizabeth, N. J., in 1807; died 

 in Newark, N. J., Feb. 16, 1883. Mr. Gar- 

 th waite was engaged in mercantile pursuits in 

 Newark, N. J., and in New Orleans, by which 

 he amassed large means, which he liberally 

 distributed. He was elected to the Common 



Council of New York in 1850. He suggested 

 various reforms, and worked hard to carry them 

 out; but, finding it to be useless, he retired 

 from public life. He was specially prominent 

 in Episcopal Church affairs in New Jersey, 

 was a delegate to the General Convention of 

 the Church for more than twenty-five years, 

 and exercised large influence. His wife, a 

 daughter of Gen. Darcy, survives, but he left 

 no children. 



Gorgas, Josiah, an American soldier, born in 

 Pennsylvania in 18 18; died in Tuscaloosa, Ala., 

 May 15, 1883. He was graduated at West 

 Point Academy in 1841, and served through 

 the Mexican War with much credit, rising to 

 the rank of captain. At the outbreak of the 

 civil war, he resigned his commission, and ten- 

 dered his services to the Confederate Govern- 

 ment. He was placed at the head of the ord- 

 nance department, with the rank of brigadier- 

 general. After the fall of the Confederacy he 

 devoted himself for a time to business. In 

 1872 he was elected Vice-President of the 

 University of Tennessee at Sewanee, and in 

 1878 was invited to the presidency of the 

 University of Alabama. This post he held 

 until failing health, some years ago, compelled 

 him to relinquish it. Subsequently he resided 

 in Tuscaloosa, discharging the lighter duties of 

 librarian of the university. 



Greene, George Washington, an American au- 

 thor, born in East Greenwich, R. I.,. April 8, 

 1811 ; died Feb. 2, 1883. He was a grandson 

 of Gen. Nathanael Greene. His educational 

 training was received at Brown University, 

 and a few years after his graduation he was 

 appointed United States consul at Rome, which 

 office he held. from 1837 till 1845. On return- 

 ing home in 1847, he was made Professor of 

 Modern Languages in Brown University. In 

 1872 he was appointed Professor (non-resident) 

 of American History in Cornell University. 

 Mr. Greene was the author of valuable histori- 

 cal works, as " The Life of General Nathanael 

 Greene " (2 voK, 1867- 1 68) ; " Historical View 

 of the American Revolution " (1865), etc. He 

 also contributed largely to periodical litera- 

 ture, and was occupied in preparing a biog- 

 raphy of Longfellow. This last was mainly a 

 labor of love, he being on intimate terms with 

 the distinguished poet. 



Hastings, Hugh J t , an American journalist, 

 born in the north of Ireland, Aug. 20, 1820 ; 

 died at Monmouth Beach, N. J., Sept. 12, 1883. 

 He came to the United States when a boy 

 eight years old, and settled with his family in 

 Albany, N. Y. Being an active youth, with a 

 decided taste for journalism, he began his career 

 as reporter for the Albany " Atlas." Not 

 long after, he began the publication of a news- ' 

 paper of his own, entitled the " .Knickerbocker," 

 which proved a success, and grew in time to be 

 a valuable property. Mr. Hastings took an ac- 

 tive and energetic part in State and national 

 politics, devoting himself to the interests of the 

 Whig party and its successor, the Republican 



