. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . enerals Mc-Clellan and Rosecrans, his regimentbecoming known as the BloodyNinth. He was commissioned brigadier-general September 3, 1861, andserved in Virginia with Generals Fremont and Segel until November 29,1862, when he was promoted major-general. He was given comanand of thesecond division of the Eighth Army Corps, and was stationed at Winches-ter, Va. On June 15, 1863, he was attacked by Lees Army, then on its famousmarch to Pennsylvania, and for three days successfully held the army in ammunitions
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . enerals Mc-Clellan and Rosecrans, his regimentbecoming known as the BloodyNinth. He was commissioned brigadier-general September 3, 1861, andserved in Virginia with Generals Fremont and Segel until November 29,1862, when he was promoted major-general. He was given comanand of thesecond division of the Eighth Army Corps, and was stationed at Winches-ter, Va. On June 15, 1863, he was attacked by Lees Army, then on its famousmarch to Pennsylvania, and for three days successfully held the army in ammunitions and provisions giving out, and being overwhelmed with asuperior force, he was obliged to retreat. He successfully escaped by a heroiccharge through the enemys lines, but with a large loss of bis troops. Hiswork at the time was criticised and he demanded a court of inquiry and wasacquitted of all blame. He appealed for reinforcements from the commandingofficers but none were sent to liis relief. If forces had been promptly sent,as requested, Lee would have been held in Robert Houston Milroy. 1843] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 361 It was claimed by General Milroy that by his holding the ConfederateArmy in check it enabled Gen Meade to concentrate his forces at Gettysburg,instead of at a point further north, and making it possible to defeat Lee atthat time. General Milroy became famous for his decisive action in suppressing the Guerilla warfare in West Virginia, when he was in command of the mountaindepartment. He issued an order to the effect that whenever the propertyof a loyal citizen was taken or destroyed or a loyal citizen was killed by rangersor guerillas, an appraisement would be made by Federal officers, of the propertytaken or destroyed, or the lives taken, and the Confederate neighbors, withintwenty-four hours after notice given them, must make up the amount assessedagainst them to be paid to the owner or widow or heirs as the case might be,and
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