Show DEATH OF GENERAL CULLUM THE dispatches announce the death 1 yesterday after a brief illness 0 of f general george W cullom he was a man of marked ability being a military genius his capacity was exhibited in various works written b by Y himas him as well as actual service on the field general cullum was turned eighty three years old having been born in new york city february 23 1809 he was graduated at aft the U US S military academy in I 1 sag 1838 entered the engineer comps promoted captain on july jtb ath 1889 1899 the const construe fue of and other public works at now new london C connecticut and in boston harbor orga organized nihed pon ton trains for tb the army in mexico was engaged rn 1947 8 hi preparing a memoir on military bridges with iia rubber contons Pon tons il ania from 1848 1948 till 1866 was instructor of pr practical awtry milt tarry engineering rt at the military academy except two years during which be traveled abro abroad on sick leave in 1858 1853 4 tie be constructed for the treasury department the away office IV ip new york city after which he was employed or five years on oa fortifications and harbor improvements at Mar charleston leston south carolina ava superintended super intended works at new bedford newport now new london and the entrance to new york rork harlor harbor qa april jtb 1861 he was appointed aid decamp de camp to the thearty th earmy me was promoted major of engineers engineer on august oth 1861 1801 commissioned brigadier general of 01 volunteers on nov let a appointed chief engineer of the department of the missouri was chief of staff to general halleck while commanding the departments of the missouri and the mississippi and abild iq chaw of chip th armies directed f engineer ax operations on the western rivers was for some time in command at cairo was w r engaged as chief of ingi engineers in 10 the he beige ot of corinth and after accompanying general halleck to washington was employed in inspecting fortifications ex examining aWnIng engineering inventions and andon on various engineer boards he was also a member of ef the united states sanitary commission from 1861 till 1864 in ane autumn of 1864 he be was employed in protecting projecting fortifications for nashville tenn which had been leafed ebed as a base of operations and depot of sup p plies for our western armies erom ron september ath 1864 till august Augustl tb 1866 he be was superintendent of the united states military academy he was brevet ted colonel brigadier and major general for merito meritorious flous services durin during the rebellion on march 1865 a and d mustered out of the volunteer service on september let 1866 he was a member of the board for improving the defenses of new york and then of the board for fortifications and river and harbor obstructions required for the national defense from 1867 till january lath 1874 when be was retired from active service after which he resided in new york and devoted himself to literary scientific and military studies he was chosen in year of the american geographical association and has been president of the geographical library society since 1880 he has published a biographical register of the officers and graduates of the united states military academy from 1802 to 1850 11 afterward enlarged to dover cover the period until the amy reorganization of 1867 with a supplement continuing the register to 1879 now new york 1879 a translation of dudare us blem elements e ants of military art and history history 11 18 1863 63 systems of military bridges Bridge syl 1863 sketch of major general richard montgomery of the continental army 1876 1 cam campaigns v aj 9 no and engineers of th the e war 6 1879 18 79 historical sketch of the fortification defences defenses De fences of narragansett larragan sett bay since the founding le la 1688 1638 of the colony volon yet of rhode island vl washington 1884 |