. History of the "Old High School" on School Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1828 to 1840 : with a personal history of the teachers : also, the names of 265 pupils, with their history in part : with portraits and a sketch of the building. ter of the 6thInfantry from Oct. i, 1849, ^^^^il Nov. 16, 1854, when hewas ordered to the Pacific coast, as chief of staff andassistant quartermaster. He built adobe barracks at FortTejon and a military post at Walla Walla, also constructeda military road from the latter place to Fort Colville, Wash-ington Territory, and participated in the frontier
. History of the "Old High School" on School Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1828 to 1840 : with a personal history of the teachers : also, the names of 265 pupils, with their history in part : with portraits and a sketch of the building. ter of the 6thInfantry from Oct. i, 1849, ^^^^il Nov. 16, 1854, when hewas ordered to the Pacific coast, as chief of staff andassistant quartermaster. He built adobe barracks at FortTejon and a military post at Walla Walla, also constructeda military road from the latter place to Fort Colville, Wash-ington Territory, and participated in the frontier Indianwars. During the civil war he served as chief quarter-master in the department of California, being commis-sioned major and made chief of staff Feb. 26, 1863. Forfaithful and meritorious services was made brevet lieutenant-colonel, brevet colonel, and brevet brigadier-general U. , the latter rank being conferred upon him March 13,1865. He served as chief quartermaster of the departmentof California until his resignation in 1870. He was alsoacting chief of commissariat in 1866. Gen. Kirkhamresides at Oakland, Cal. His grandfather was a soldier ofthe Revolutionary War and was wounded at the battle ofTrenton, N. J., Dec. 26, GE\. RALPH W. KIRKHAM. OLD HIGH SCHOOL. 45 Dexter W. Wells.—He resided in Paducah, Ky.,previous to the war of the Rebellion. He joined the Con-federate army when the war first broke out, and it is sup-posed that he was killed in one of the first battles. George W. Blanchard.—Went to California in 1849at the time of the gold fever. He died at Hawkins Bar,Cal, January 23, 1850, aged 33. One of his relativeswrites : He was a Christian gentleman, and much beloved ;his loss was great to his father and friends. Samuel Bowles, Springfield, Mass.—The fearless andbrilliant journalist. The blood of that zealous Pilgrim,Capt. Miles Standish, coursing through his veins, wroughtan independence of thought and inspiration which to thisday has not fou
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