. Field, fort and fleet ... 5-6, 1864. Breveted Major May 6, 1864, for gallant and meritorious servicesat the battle of the Wilderness. Battles about Spottsylvania, May9-20,1864; battles of North Anna, May 21-25, 1864; battle ofTolopolomoy, May 28-29, 1864 ; battle of Bethesda Church, May 30,1864; battle of Cold Harbor, June 3-5, 1864; passage of JamesRiver, June 15, 1864. Breveted Lieutenant-Colonel August 16, 1864, for gallant andmeritorious services in action at Newmarket Heights, and operations about Petersburg, June 18, 1864, to April 2,1865; pursuit of the Rebel Army under
. Field, fort and fleet ... 5-6, 1864. Breveted Major May 6, 1864, for gallant and meritorious servicesat the battle of the Wilderness. Battles about Spottsylvania, May9-20,1864; battles of North Anna, May 21-25, 1864; battle ofTolopolomoy, May 28-29, 1864 ; battle of Bethesda Church, May 30,1864; battle of Cold Harbor, June 3-5, 1864; passage of JamesRiver, June 15, 1864. Breveted Lieutenant-Colonel August 16, 1864, for gallant andmeritorious services in action at Newmarket Heights, and operations about Petersburg, June 18, 1864, to April 2,1865; pursuit of the Rebel Army under General Lee, April 3-9,1865. Breveted Colonel United States Volunteers, February 24, 1865,for faithful and meritorious services. Capitulation of AppomattoxCourt House, April 9, 1865. Breveted Colonel United States Army March 13, 1865, for gallantand meritorious services during the Rebellion. Breveted Brigadier-General United States Army, March 13,1865,for gallant and meritorious services in the field during the Maj. Gen. John Murray Corse. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 45 At the headquarters of General Grant, commanding the armies ofthe United States, April 14,1865 ; Colonel Staff, Aide-de-Camp to theGeneral-in-Chief, July 25, 1866; Major Ordnance, March 7, 1867;served as Aide-de-Camp to the General of the Armies in Washingtonand in making tours of inspection through the Southern States, Ter-ritories, and along the Pacific coast, till March, 1869. Served asSecretary to President Grant from March, 1S69, to December, from the Army, December 6, 1872. Has since resided inNew York City and occupied the position of Vice-President of thePullman Car Company. Is a member of the Military Order of theLoyal Legion, and of George Washington Post of the Grand Armyof the Republic. JOHN MURRAY CORSE Was born in Pittsburg, Pa., April 27, 1835. His parents removedthe same year to St. Louis, thence to Bellville, 111., and finally toBurlington, Iowa. He was appointed
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