. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . ey of the Shenandoah. In Oc-tober, 1864, Beaumont accompanied General Wilson, andwas appointed assistant adjutant-general of the CavalryCorps of the Military Division of the Mississippi. He wasactively engaged in the organization of the corps, andhighly complimented for his efficient services. He par-ticipated in the battle of Nashville, in the pursuit of Hood,fight at Hollow-Tree Gap, Richland Creek, Little Har-path River, Pulaski, and other skirmishes. He was withhis corps in its march through Alabama and Georgia,takin
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . ey of the Shenandoah. In Oc-tober, 1864, Beaumont accompanied General Wilson, andwas appointed assistant adjutant-general of the CavalryCorps of the Military Division of the Mississippi. He wasactively engaged in the organization of the corps, andhighly complimented for his efficient services. He par-ticipated in the battle of Nashville, in the pursuit of Hood,fight at Hollow-Tree Gap, Richland Creek, Little Har-path River, Pulaski, and other skirmishes. He was withhis corps in its march through Alabama and Georgia,taking part in the battles of Montevallo, Ebenezer Church,storming of Selma, capture of Montgomery, Columbus,and Macon, Georgia. This march was one of the mostbrilliant and successful of the war. He received JeffersonDavis at Macon on his arrival as a prisoner, after hiscapture by Colonel Pritchard. He remained on duty atMacon until November, 1864. In April, 1866, he tookcommand of Troop A, Fourth Cavalry, at San Antonio,Texas;.was engaged in scouting and other duties. Com-. manded a battalion of four troops in the fight of PaloDuro Canon, Red River, September 28, 1S74, which re-sulted in the destruction of numerous camps and captureof seventeen hundred horses and mules, and defeat of aband of Comanches. He was on duty at West Point asinstructor of cavalry from March, 1875, to September,1879 ; was promoted major Fourth Cavalry November 12,1879, anc joined McKenzies expedition against theUncompahgre Utes at Fort Garland, where he took com-mand of the cavalry. In 1882 he organized and led asecond expedition into the Uncompahgre country. Sub-sequently served at Fort Wingate, New Mexico; FortBayard, New Mexico ; commanded Fort Bowie, Arizona,and Huachuca, Arizona. In December, 1888, he was de-tailed as acting inspector-general Department of Texas,and served there until February 1, 1892. He was pro-moted lieutenant-colonel Third Cavalry January 14, 1892 ;placed on the retired list, at hi
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