. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . Yard at Portsmouth,Va., which position he retained until his death. He was married in 1864 andis survived by one son, C. C. Burns, now employed in the U. S. Navy Yard atPortsmouth, Va. CAPT. THOMAS HERBERT DAVIS, A. B. Thomas H. Davis, son of WilliamH. and Sophia A. (Bosher) Davis,was born in Richmond, Va., April 12,1836, and died unmarried, in SanAntonio, Texas, September 25, prepared for college in theschools of his city and the Middle-bury (Vt.) Academy; entered the Uni-versity (Engineering department)
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . Yard at Portsmouth,Va., which position he retained until his death. He was married in 1864 andis survived by one son, C. C. Burns, now employed in the U. S. Navy Yard atPortsmouth, Va. CAPT. THOMAS HERBERT DAVIS, A. B. Thomas H. Davis, son of WilliamH. and Sophia A. (Bosher) Davis,was born in Richmond, Va., April 12,1836, and died unmarried, in SanAntonio, Texas, September 25, prepared for college in theschools of his city and the Middle-bury (Vt.) Academy; entered the Uni-versity (Engineering department) in1852, remaining two years; gradu-ated A. B. from Middlebury Collegein 1857; was a member of the J 1Fraternity at that Institution. He studied law and practicecin Richmond Va., until 1861, whenhe joined the Confederate Army; wascaptain. Company B, 1st RegimentVirginia Infantry, C. S. A.; was cap-tured in Picketts charge at Gettys-burg, and imprisoned at JohnsonsIsland from which he made a sen-sational escape to Canada. Hereturned to the Confederate ArmyCreek, April 6, Capt. Thomas Herbert Davis,was again captiucd at Sailors CAPT. JOHN WORTHINGTON DEWEY. John W. Dewey, son of Dr. John and Mary Persis (Carlisle) Deweywas born in Guildhall, Vt., July 3, 1834, and died in Tulare, Cal., December30, 1902. He prepared for college in the schools of his town, and in Lancaster,N. H. He entered the University from Maidstone, Vt., in 1852, in the (;lasswith Admiral Dewey, and remained until June, 1854, when he received anappointment to W^est Point. He was a cadet at West Point until De(!ember27, 1855, when he resigned. He was commissioned captain of Company C, 2d Berdans SharpshootersOctober 19, 1861, and served with distinction until February 20, 1863, when 566 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. [1855 he was forced to resign, owing todisability. He was commandantof the Worcester, Mass., Military^, Academy, 1864-66; in charge of the <r ? Scientific department of the New- _M „. ark, N. J., Ac
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