d the Shenandoah, Apr. 29 to Aug. 24, 1861.
In charge of the Quartermaster's department, Philadelphia, Penn., and depot of clothing and equipage, Schuylkill Arsenal, Sept. 27, 1861, to Aug. 27, 1864.
Colonel, staff, Assistant Q. M. General, Feb. 26, 1863.
In charge of the preparation for publication of a Manual for the Quartermaster's Department, Sept. 20, 1864, to Mar. 10, 1866. Brevet Brig. General and Maj. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865.
Retired from active service, July 29, 1866, un16, 1854. First Lieutenant, 6th Infantry, Jan. 7, 1851, to Dec. 24, 1856.
Captain, staff, Assistant Quartermaster, Nov. 16, 1854.
Chief Quartermaster, department of the Pacific, Aug. 31, 1861, to June 27, 1865.
Major, staff, Quartermaster, Feb. 26, 1863. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1863.
Chief Quartermaster, department of California, June 27, 1865, to Nov. 14, 1866, and from Nov. 14, 1866, to Dec. 5, 1868. Lieut. Colonel, staff, Deputy Q M. General
service of the U. S., Sept. 12, 1862. First Lieutenant, Feb. 26, 1863.
Mustered out, June 18, 1863.
Brown, George F.
S June 1, 1862.
Mustered out, Dec. 6, 1862.
(S. 0. 93, Feb. 26, 1863.)
Carpenter, Charles A.
Second Lieutenant, 29th Mervice of the U. S., Sept. 12, 1862. Second Lieutenant, Feb. 26, 1863.
Mustered out, June 18, 1863.
Parr, John.
First Mass. Infantry, Aug. 16, 1862.
Dismissed the service, Feb. 26, 1863 (G. O. 19, Feb. 26, 1863, Headquarters, Dept. of the GuFeb. 26, 1863, Headquarters, Dept. of the Gulf, Letter, War Dept., Jan. 7, 1869).
Sleeper, Jacob Henry.
See Mass.
Field Officers.
Sloan, Sardus S.
Captain, g. 15, 1862. First Lieutenant, Aug. 15, 1862.
Captain, Feb. 26, 1863.
Discharged (disability), Sept. 6. 1864.
Smith, Wilill, Jesse J.
First Lieutenant, 40th Mass. Infantry, Feb. 26, 1863.
Captain, Nov. 24, 1864.
Mustered out, June 16, 1865. Oct. 15, 1862. Second Lieutenant, 54th Mass. Infantry, Feb. 26, 1863; mustered, Feb. 28. First Lieutenant, Mar. 6, 1863; mus
in, Apr. 6, 1863.
Resigned, Dec. 16, 1863.
Plummer, Joseph Bennett.
See General Officers.
Poole, Horace.
Born in Massachusetts.
Private, 1st Iowa Infantry, May 14, 1861. First Lieutenant, Adjutant, 21st Iowa Infantry, Sept. 2, 1862; mustered, Sept. 9, 1862.
Captain and Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 29, 1864.
See U. S. Army.
Pope, Graham.
Born at Boston, Mass., Oct. 12, 1840. First Lieutenant, 23d Mich. Infantry, Aug. 1, 1862.
Resigned (disability), Feb. 26, 1863.
Porter, Burr.
Major, Additional Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, June 2, 1862.
Colonel, 40th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 7, 1862.
Discharged, as Major, Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 9, 1862.
Resigned, as Colonel, 40th Mass. Infantry, July 21, 1863.
Colonel, 1st Battalion Frontier Cavalry, Mass. Volunteers, or 26th N. Y. Cavalry, Feb. 13, 1865.
Mustered out, Mar. 21, 1865.
Colonel, 3d Mass. Cavalry, Mar. 21, 1865.
See Mass.
Field Officers.
Porter, Henry Thomas.
Born
23, 1865.
Mustered out, Sept. 9, 1866 Second Lieutenant, 11th U. S. Infantry, July 20, 1866; accepted, Sept. 10, 1866. First Lieutenant, Nov. 23, 1868.
Unassigned, Apr. 14, 1869.
Assigned to 2d U. S. Artillery, Jan. 1, 1871.
Captain, 2d U. S. Artillery, May 22, 1891.
Chadwick, John C.
First Lieutenant, Adjutant, 19th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 22, 1861.
Captain, Sept. 18, 1862.
Discharged for promotion in the U. S. Colored Troops, Feb. 23, 1863.
Major, 81st U. S. Colored Infantry, Feb. 26, 1863.
Promoted Lieut. Colonel, 92d U. S. Colored Infantry, Mar. 25, 1864.
Discharged, June 6, 1865.
Chamberlain, Abiel G.
Captain, 1st Mass. Infantry, May 22, 1861.
Resigned, Nov. 10, 1863.
Promoted Lieut Colonel, 37th U. S. Colored Infantry.
Resigned, June 16, 1865.
Chamberlin, George M.
Appointed from Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 33d U. S Colored Infantry, Aug. 29, 1863.
Mustered out, Jan. 31. 1866.
Chapman, Charles Henry.
First Lieutena
1863.
Confederate prisoners escape.
Boston Evening Journal, Aug. 21, 1863, p. 2, cols. 2, 5; p. 3, col. 6.
— – During the war. Army and Navy Journal, vol. 5, p 286.
— Forts visited by Gen. Wool and Gov. Andrew. Boston Evening Journal, Feb. 26, 1863, p. 4, col. 3; Feb. 27, p. 2, col. 5.
— Merrimack, transport steamer, unclean.
46th Regt. M. V. M. on board.
Boston Evening Journal, Nov. 10, 1862, p. 4, cols. 5, 6; Nov. 11, p. 4, col. 4.
— Visit of Gen. Dix to Fort Winthrop, etc. BoAddress to the Legislature, by Gov. John A. Andrew. Boston Evening Journal. Jan. 8, 1864, p. 1, cols. 1-8; p. 2, cols. 1, 2.
Massachusetts Coast defences.
Boston harbor forts visited by Gen. Wool and Gov. Andrew. Boston Evening Journal, Feb. 26, 1863, p. 4, col. 3; Feb. 27, p. 2, col. 5.
—New Bedford, inspected by Gen. Wool. Boston Evening Journal, Feb. 27, 1863, p. 4, col. 5.
—Note of inspection by Gen. Delafield; from Salem newspaper.
Army and Navy Journal, vol. 2, p. 22.