. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . is own request, May 6, 1892,and now resides in his native place, Wilkesbarre. His grandfather, Isaiah Beaumont, was a Revolutionarysoldier. His brother, H. Beaumont, served in the warwith Mexico, and his brother, Admiral John C. Beau-mont, was in the U. S. naval service. During his active career Col. Beaumont was in overthirty engagements and pitched battles ; was appointedmajor and assistant adjutant-general of volunteers , 1864; was brevetted lieutenant-colonel of U. S. Vol-unteers for gallant and meritorious ser
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . is own request, May 6, 1892,and now resides in his native place, Wilkesbarre. His grandfather, Isaiah Beaumont, was a Revolutionarysoldier. His brother, H. Beaumont, served in the warwith Mexico, and his brother, Admiral John C. Beau-mont, was in the U. S. naval service. During his active career Col. Beaumont was in overthirty engagements and pitched battles ; was appointedmajor and assistant adjutant-general of volunteers , 1864; was brevetted lieutenant-colonel of U. S. Vol-unteers for gallant and meritorious services during therecent campaigns in Tennessee; and colonel Volun-teers for gallant and distinguished services in the battle ofSelma, Ala.; brevetted in the regular army as captain, forgallant and meritorious services at the battle of Rappahan-nock Station, Va.; major, for gallant and meritorious ser-vices at the battle and capture of Selma, Ala.; lieutenant-colonel, for gallant and meriti irious services during the war. 24 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (volunteer). BRIGADIER- AND BREVET MAJOR-GENERAL ADEL-BERT AMES, Brigadier- and Brevet Major-General Adelbert Ames was born in Maine October 31, [835, and wasgraduated at the Military Academy in the class of May6, 1861. He was promoted to second lieutenant SecondU. S. Artillery the same day, and first lieutenant FifthU. S. Artillery May 14, 1861. He was on duty with Griffins Regular Batten-, andwas wounded at the battle of Bull Run, Virginia, Jul}- 21,1861. He was promoted brevet major U. S. Army forgallant and meritorious services in that battle. October 1, 1861, he was assigned to the command ofBattery A, Fifth U. S. Artillery, and in the Peninsularcampaign was engaged in the siege of Vorktown and thebattles of Goldings Farm and Malvern Hill, Va. I le wasbrevetted lieutenant-colonel U. S. Army, July 1, 1862, forgallant and meritorious service at the battle of MalvernHill. As colonel of the Twentieth Maine Volunteers
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