. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . aged in Civil Engineering. He was an assistant engineer on the Erie Canalenlargement, 1855-56; Chesapeake and Albermarle Canal, 1856-58, with head-quarters in Great Bridge, Virginia. During the CiAdl War, he served as cor- 1855] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 573 poral in the famous 7th New York Regiment. In 1865, he located in Galena,111., and engaged in lead mining until 1869, meeting with marked success. Inthis last year, he returned to New York Citj and engaged in the brokeragebusiness for several years.
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . aged in Civil Engineering. He was an assistant engineer on the Erie Canalenlargement, 1855-56; Chesapeake and Albermarle Canal, 1856-58, with head-quarters in Great Bridge, Virginia. During the CiAdl War, he served as cor- 1855] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 573 poral in the famous 7th New York Regiment. In 1865, he located in Galena,111., and engaged in lead mining until 1869, meeting with marked success. Inthis last year, he returned to New York Citj and engaged in the brokeragebusiness for several years. He has taken a great interest in yachting. In 1871, he joined the Alber-marle Yacht Club, serving as commodore, vice-commodore, and rear-com-modore, for some years. He owned the beautiful yacht Atlanta, and hadfor some years the distinction of sailing further North in a yacht than anyother person. He is a member of the Lafayette Post, G. A. R. of New York;and a member of the 7th Regiment Veterans Association. He was married April 4, 1861,to Hattie Amelye Comstock of New A Group of Cadets of 1855. From a daguerreotype taken in 1855. SittiuK, DihuiCharles H. Long; standing William R. Huntington, liela V Andnis, Edward 15. AVilliston,. Buell. 574 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. [18:6 CLASS OF 1856. BVT. GEORGE PEARSONS BUELL, U. S. A., B. S. George P. Buell, son of George P. Buell, and first cousin of DonCarlos Buell, was born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., October 4, 1833, and died May31, 1883. He entered the University in 1853, and graduated B. S. in after leang the University, he went to Leavenworth, Kan., where hebecame city engineer, holding the office two years. In the spring of 1859, he crossed the plains to Colorado, where he surveyedand superintended the construction of the first ditch dug in Central City. Heafterwards engaged in mining, where Leadville now stands, and was at thatplace, when the Civil War broke out. He returned to Indiana, and offeredhis
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