. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . raud or deceit in obtaining the loan, nor is there any cu-cimiptance attend-ing the negotiation of the loan from which the sHghtest inference can bedrawn that Captain Ransom had any other intention than that of re-pay-ing the money borrowed when called upon; indeed, that is not committee are not aware that it is a crime, in either civil or mihtarylife, for a debtor who has contracted, honestly and in good faith, a debtwhich, by reason of misfortune, unforseen, accident, or mistaken businessmanagement,
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . raud or deceit in obtaining the loan, nor is there any cu-cimiptance attend-ing the negotiation of the loan from which the sHghtest inference can bedrawn that Captain Ransom had any other intention than that of re-pay-ing the money borrowed when called upon; indeed, that is not committee are not aware that it is a crime, in either civil or mihtarylife, for a debtor who has contracted, honestly and in good faith, a debtwhich, by reason of misfortune, unforseen, accident, or mistaken businessmanagement, he fails to pay at the appointed time; certainly not suchas to incur so severe a penalty as that inflicted upon Captain Ransomin this case. * * * So it wall be seen that the charge and specificationof the accused making false representations to avoid payment are utterlydisproved by the evidences of the prosecuting witnesses. Your committeeare of opinion that a great wrong has been done Captain Ransom, whofor seventeen years preceding this event, had served his country faith-. 1851] SKETCHES OP ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 491 fully and without blemish on his character, and therefore report the bUlback with an amendment, and recommend its passage. He entered the employ of the Southern Pacific R. R., under GeneralG. M. Dodge, 51; was for a number of years in charge of the supply depart-ment at Fort Worth, Texas. IV THOMAS EUGENE GREENFIELD RANSOM. Thomas E. G. Ransom, son of Col. Truman B. Ransom, 25, and Margar-etta Morrison, (Greenfield) Ransom, was born in Norwich, Vt., November 29,1834, and died unmarried near Rome, Ga., October 29, 1864. He attendedthe schools of Norwich, the Newbury Seminary (now the Montpelier Seminary),and the Preparatory department of the University, 1840-48. He enteredthe regular work of the Scientificdepartment in 1848, and graduatedby certificate in the spring of ^ 1851. ^ i ^ ^°- In the^summer of 1851, he went m. j to Peru, 111., where he was
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