The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . GEORGE SYKES. Born in Dover, Dfl., Oct. !i, 1S2-2. Graduate at V. Academy. 1S42. Gained the brevet of captainin the Mexican War, and perved constantly on thefrontier, in expeditions and agains^t the Indians, 1848-fil. Commanded a battalion ol regular troops at BullRun. , 1S61. In command of the regularinfantry in the defence of Washington. I861-fi9, andthe division of regulars in the Peninsular campaign ofIftfiS. Succeeded Gen. Meade in command of the 5thCorps, June. lH(i3. B
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . GEORGE SYKES. Born in Dover, Dfl., Oct. !i, 1S2-2. Graduate at V. Academy. 1S42. Gained the brevet of captainin the Mexican War, and perved constantly on thefrontier, in expeditions and agains^t the Indians, 1848-fil. Commanded a battalion ol regular troops at BullRun. , 1S61. In command of the regularinfantry in the defence of Washington. I861-fi9, andthe division of regulars in the Peninsular campaign ofIftfiS. Succeeded Gen. Meade in command of the 5thCorps, June. lH(i3. Brevetted Col. for eallanlry atGairess Mills; for Gettysburg; and services during the war. Col, 2(.Hh tj. S, Jan.,^ WILLIAM W. AVERILL. Ri-rn In New Y.)rk, I83n. Graduate at U. S. MilitaryAcademy, 1H55. Col. 3d Penn. Cav., 1861. Commandedthe cavalry about Washineton, and served In the Pen-insular camp:iign, of I86J. Partici-pated in Stoneraans expedition toward Richmond,April-May. 1868. Ens-aged in, and in command of,skirmishes, raids, and actions in West the Shenan-doah Valley, and Tennessee. Captain 3d Cav. V. S. A.,July, 1863, and brevetted Major. Colonel, and U. S. A Resigned. May,1865, and was appointed U- S. CoDsul-Generat to Canada.
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