. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . army, but with reluctance. After leaving the service he resumed the study, andentered upon the practice, of the law at Knoxville. With-out ambition outside of his profession, he has never si nightpolitical preferment. He is an independent Democratand a member of the Loyal Legion. Before retiring from the executive chair, PresidentJohnson nominated him for the office of United Statesattorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee; but theunsolicited honor was declined. He pursued the practice of law until January, 1X79,whe
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . army, but with reluctance. After leaving the service he resumed the study, andentered upon the practice, of the law at Knoxville. With-out ambition outside of his profession, he has never si nightpolitical preferment. He is an independent Democratand a member of the Loyal Legion. Before retiring from the executive chair, PresidentJohnson nominated him for the office of United Statesattorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee; but theunsolicited honor was declined. He pursued the practice of law until January, 1X79,when he removed to Washington City. In 1880 he wasprofessionally employed in the 1 >epartment of Justice. In[886 he was appointed assistant solicitor of the Treasuryby President Cleveland, a position he has continued tohold acceptably underPresident Harrison. In the spring of 1865 Colonel Reeve intermarried withWilhelmina Donelson-Maynard of Knoxville; and as .1reward of this union they have been blessed with eightchildren. 96 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (volunteer). BREVET MAJOR GREENLIEF THURLOW STEVENS, Brevet Major Greenlief Thurlow Stevens wasborn in Belgrade, Kennebec Count)-, Maine, on August20, [831, being the youngest son of Daniel Stevens andMahala Smith, his wife, daughter of Captain SamuelSmith. Ilis grandfather, William Stevens, came ,mon, in York County, Maine, and settled in Kenne-bec about the year [796, and on the farm, then a wilder-ness, where the subject of this sketch was born. Major Stevens was educated in the public schools ofhis native town and at Titcomb Belgrade Academy, and,11 Litchfield Liberal Institute. For several years he fol-lowed teaching, which he made a success. lie read lawwith lion. Samuel Titcomb, of Augusta, and was ad-mitted to the bar in 1 <S6o, subsequently entering theSenior class. Law Department, Harvard University, wherehe graduated in July, [861, receiving the degree of Bach-elor of Laws. While at Harvard he was
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