. Field, fort and fleet ... close of the war he returned to New York and resumedhis old business. COLONEL M. S. EUEN. (See Portrait—Group of Oen. Locke and Col. Haight.) Probably no country in the world has ever produced such anexample of the citizen soldier as was exhibited during the late civilwar in America. Men left the busy scenes of civil life and rushedinto the bloody and fraternal strife almost without a moments warn-ing, and when the war was over returned to their usual vocations asthough nothing had happened. Many of them won military dis-tinction, and it was noted that the same qual
. Field, fort and fleet ... close of the war he returned to New York and resumedhis old business. COLONEL M. S. EUEN. (See Portrait—Group of Oen. Locke and Col. Haight.) Probably no country in the world has ever produced such anexample of the citizen soldier as was exhibited during the late civilwar in America. Men left the busy scenes of civil life and rushedinto the bloody and fraternal strife almost without a moments warn-ing, and when the war was over returned to their usual vocations asthough nothing had happened. Many of them won military dis-tinction, and it was noted that the same qualifications that made aman successful in his business conduced to his advancement as asoldier. Among these is Col. M. S. Euen, who, during his wholelife, has been connected with one of the oldest and largest clothing-houses in the city. Col. Euen was born in New York City February 15th, 1835. Hewas educated at Irving Institute, Tarrytown. After leaving schoolhe entered the clothing house of Brooks Bros, as clerk, where he. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 39 continued until the breaking out of the war. In 1862 he enlistedas a private in the One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Regiment, NewYork Volunteers, composed of troops from Ulster county. On the20th of August, 1862, he was commissioned Captain of CompanyE, which he assisted in raising. He joined General Banks expedi-tion in Louisiana and took part in all the principal engagements ofBanks Corps, among which were those of Bislin, Patersonvilleand Port Hudson. At the latter place he received a slight was soon after this detailed by the Secretary of War to organizea Permanent Party, composed of veterans in the service, forguard duty at Harts Island in New York harbor. Raw troops hadpreviously been employed in this service and the Government waslosing on an average about eighty men per day by desertion. command was composed of seven hundred and fifty men,and so thorough and complete was the organization under his direc-tion t
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