The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . DON CARLOS BUELL. Born near Marietta, O , March -2:1 1^18. Graduate exU. S. Military Academy. 1841, Served in the Infantryuntil 1848. Became Assi U. 8. A., with rankof Col., July 17, 186-2, and Maj,-Gen. U. S. Vols., March-21, 186-2. Served in Florida. Texas, and Mexico, andreceived severe wounds at Chnrubusco, In commandof Department of the Ohio, I8(il-3i; of the Army ofthe Ohio, 1862 ; engaged at the battle of Shiloh, siege ofCorinth, operations in N(»rthern Alabama, and the re-treat
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . DON CARLOS BUELL. Born near Marietta, O , March -2:1 1^18. Graduate exU. S. Military Academy. 1841, Served in the Infantryuntil 1848. Became Assi U. 8. A., with rankof Col., July 17, 186-2, and Maj,-Gen. U. S. Vols., March-21, 186-2. Served in Florida. Texas, and Mexico, andreceived severe wounds at Chnrubusco, In commandof Department of the Ohio, I8(il-3i; of the Army ofthe Ohio, 1862 ; engaged at the battle of Shiloh, siege ofCorinth, operations in N(»rthern Alabama, and the re-treat to Louisville to cut off the army of Gen. Bragg,which he drove from Kentucky. Resigned his com-mission, June 1, JOHN W. GEARY. Bom near Mt. PUasunt, Pa., Dec. .3i1, 1819. Becamea civil engineer. VVent into the Mexican War 2d Pa. Vols., and commanded the regi-ment at Contrerae and Garila de Belen. Appointedfirst Postmaster of San Francisco, 1849. Mayor of thecity, ). Territorial Govfrnor of Kaneas, 1866. En-tered Union army, Jnne, 18til. April. I86-,>.Distingoished himself at Gettysburg. 1868. Maj. , 1S65, Elected Governor of Pennsylvania, 1866, Feb. 8,1873.
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