Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . f the few first-class observa-tories in the world. He found a vast amount ofwork left in arrears by his predecessor, no reduc-tion of the observations of the previous six yearshaving been made. Lieut. Gilliss applied himselfto the work of completing them and of adding newand valuable observations with such assiduity thathe gained a high reputation among the eminentastronomers of the world. He made many valu-able improvements in the instruments used inastronomy, and was the author of various govern-ment reports. Lieut. Gilliss was one of the origi-n
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . f the few first-class observa-tories in the world. He found a vast amount ofwork left in arrears by his predecessor, no reduc-tion of the observations of the previous six yearshaving been made. Lieut. Gilliss applied himselfto the work of completing them and of adding newand valuable observations with such assiduity thathe gained a high reputation among the eminentastronomers of the world. He made many valu-able improvements in the instruments used inastronomy, and was the author of various govern-ment reports. Lieut. Gilliss was one of the origi-nal members of the National academy of , Quincy Adams, soldier, b. inBlack River, Lorain co., Ohio, 28 1825. Hisfather was one of the pioneer settlers of childhood of the son was spent on the farm:his studies began at the Xorwalk. Ohio, academy,and for three winters preceding his twentieth birth-day he taught a district-school, and attended twoterms at the high-school at Elyria. Ohio. A poem 654 G1LLM0RE GILMAN. c £ /y^AiM^^^^--^^ that he read at a public exhibition attracted theattention of a member of congress, who offered him the nomination as a cadet at the V. S. mili-tary academy. He was graduated in 1849, a1 thehead of his (.lass, assigned to the engineers, andafter serving three years at Hampton Roads wasappointed instructor in practical military engi-neering at West 1*01111. and subsequently treas-urer and quartermaster at the academy. He waspromoted 1st lieutenant in the engineer corps inSI . and was on duty in Now York city whenthe civil war opened. In August, 1861, he was appointed captainin his own corps,ami engineer - in-chief of the PortRoyal expeditionunder Sherman. Thereduction of FortPulaski, defend-ing the water ap-proach to Savan-nah, a strong forti-fication, isolated inthe centre of amarsh island thatwas entirely sur-rounded by deepwater, was very es-sential to the suc-cess of this expe-dition, but was re-garded
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