. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . il May 28, 1864, whenhe resigned his commission. He) was an accountant for Edward & Stevens, Winooski, Vt., 1864-70;was appointed U. S. Customs officerand served at Burlington, Vt., 1870-80; St. Albans, Vt., 1880-85; Toronto,Canada, March to July, 1893;(Quebec, July, 1893 to May 1904. Hewas engaged in the hotel business inIlighgate, Vt., 1885-89; resided inIku-lington, Vt., 1889-93. He was amember of the Masonic Lodge, ofSwanton; G. A. R. He was married April 14, 1868,to Charlotte Frances Piatt of Col-chester, who
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . il May 28, 1864, whenhe resigned his commission. He) was an accountant for Edward & Stevens, Winooski, Vt., 1864-70;was appointed U. S. Customs officerand served at Burlington, Vt., 1870-80; St. Albans, Vt., 1880-85; Toronto,Canada, March to July, 1893;(Quebec, July, 1893 to May 1904. Hewas engaged in the hotel business inIlighgate, Vt., 1885-89; resided inIku-lington, Vt., 1889-93. He was amember of the Masonic Lodge, ofSwanton; G. A. R. He was married April 14, 1868,to Charlotte Frances Piatt of Col-chester, who survives him and residesPaymaster Luth, i I - mis Penniman. in Burlington. Two chUdren werebornto them: llarnet Amelia, born February 17, 1871, died August 25, 1871;George, born June 18, 1870, resides in Los Angeles, Cal. LIEUT. FREDERICK EUGENE E. Roelofson, son of Christian and Sarah (Wilson) Roelofson,was born in Pittsfield, Mass., June 24, 1835, and died in Cincinnati, Ohio,June 17, 1865 from wounds received in the Civil War. He was of Dutch de- u. 1856] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 595 scent, his ancestors coming from The Hague, Holland, and settling in NewAmsterdam (New York City) in 1624. His boyhood was spent in Pittsfield,Mass., and Burlington, Vt., where his father had woolen mills. He preparedfor college in Detroit, Mich., and entered the University from that city in 1853,remaining two years; was a student at the Ecol Polytechnique, Paris, 1855-58,continuing his study of engineering, also architecture. He returned to this country in1858, and locating in Cincinnati,formed a partnership with WilliamL. B. Jenney, and engaged in archi-tecture and engineering until 1861,when he was commissioned firstlieutenant in the 2d Kentucky In-fantry (Union); .served with distinc-tion in the West Virginia campaignuntil August, 1862, when he wasseriously wounded and forced to re-sign his commission; was offered astaff position by General Rosecransand Genera
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