. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . received the degree of A. IM. incourse. He taught school in Massachu-setts, 1850-52; studied law, and\\:is admitted to the bar in Massa-;<etts in 1854. He removed toivt wanee, 111., in 1854 and practicedhis profession until the Civil Warbi-oke out. He offered his servicesto the state of Illinois; was com-missioned captain of Co. H, 9thIllinois Cavalry, September 2, 1861;was promoted major, February 11,1863, and lieutenant-colonel in 1864;was mustered out of service, October26, 1864. He served for some timeas pr
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . received the degree of A. IM. incourse. He taught school in Massachu-setts, 1850-52; studied law, and\\:is admitted to the bar in Massa-;<etts in 1854. He removed toivt wanee, 111., in 1854 and practicedhis profession until the Civil Warbi-oke out. He offered his servicesto the state of Illinois; was com-missioned captain of Co. H, 9thIllinois Cavalry, September 2, 1861;was promoted major, February 11,1863, and lieutenant-colonel in 1864;was mustered out of service, October26, 1864. He served for some timeas provost marshal of Memphis, Linus Dewey Bishop. Tenn., and Aberdeen, Miss. He re- turned to^Fort^^Edward, N. Y., 1867, where he resided until his was a member of the Episcopal Church. He was married, November 20, 1851, to Frances J. Hulbert of GreatBarrington, Mass., who survives him and resides in Oaldand, Cal. Fivechildren were born to them: of whom Eben Fox Bishop resides in Honolulu,H. I., and Frances Elizabeth, resides w^th her mother in Oakland, DeWITT CLINTON CLEAVER. DeWitt C. Cleaver, son of Nathan Cleaver was born in Pottsville, Colum-bia County, Pa., April 14, 1831, and died unmai-ried, in Cambra, LuzerneCo., Pa., May 18,1884. He attended the schools of his town and entered the University in 1842,and remained nearly four years. He was an engineer for the Philadelphia& Reading R. R. Co., for a number of years and later was engineer for his uncle,the Hon. Kimber Cleaver, on the construction of railroads in the anthracitecoal region of Pennsylvania; also engaged in mining engineering in Pennsyl-vania. 1846] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 399 CAPTAIN JOHN OLIVER CLEAVER. John O. Cleaver, son of Nathan Cleaver, was bom in Columbia County,Pa., 1824, and died in Mauch Chunk, Pa., October 24, 1853. He attendedthe schools of his town and entered the University in 1843, and remainednearly three years. He was lessee and operator of the Coleraine Col
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