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Francis6 Goodhue, b. October 26, 1767, d. March 16, 1839. . He settled in Brattleboro, Vt., becoming in the course of time one of the most prominent citizens and business men of the place. He m. Mary Ann Brown, of Guil- ford, Vt., who bore him five children.
Wells7 Goodhue, fourth child of Francis, 6 was b. in Swanzey, N. H., December 19, 1803, and d. in Brattleboro, Vt., December 18, 1874. He was an active, influential citizen of Brattle- boro, where he spent the larger part of his life, for several years being president of the First National Bank of that city. Of his union with Laura Barnard, of Lancaster, N. H., three children were b., Charles Wells8 being the youngest.
Charles Wells8 Goodhue was b. November 2, 1835, at Brattleboro, Vt. He was engaged
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in mercantile pursuits for some years in New York. During the Civil War he became a manufacturer, making bagging for use in the army, and afterward was secretary of the Ham- ilton Bank Note Company, New York. He m. in 1857 Mrs. Elizabeth E. Larned, who d. a few years later, leaving one son, Wells. He subsequently m. Helen Grosvenor Eldredge, daughter of the Hon. Edward and Hannah (Grosvenor) Eldredge, of Pomfret, Conn. Of this union there are three children now living, namely : Bertram Grosvenor, the special sub- ject of this sketch; Harry Eldredge, designer in stained glass; and Edward Eldredge, who was graduated from Harvard University with the class of 1900, and who is now in the United States Navy. Wells Goodhue, the only child of Charles W. Goodhue's first marriage, was b. November 6, 1859. On December 14, 1887, he m. Louise M. Graf, of New Orleans, La., and they have one child, Wells Eldredge.
Bertram Grosvenor9 Goodhue received his education in Pomfret and New Haven, Conn. In 1884 he entered as a student the office of Renwick, Aspinwall & Russell, prominent architects of New York City, and during the six years that he remained there he made a thorough study of architecture. Coming to Boston in 1891, Mr. Goodhue became a mem- ber of the firm with which he is now identified, and has since gained an excellent reputation for professional knowledge and ability. He is a member of the Boston Society of Architects, and also of the Tavern Club.
G EORGE DEXTER EUSTIS. The Eustis family is of Norman origin, and derives its descent from Eustace, Earl of Boulogne, who m. for his first wife Goda, sister of Edward the Confessor. His second wife was Ida, sister of Godfrey, Duke of Lorraine, who after her husband's death, which occurred A. D. 1080, restored the church of St. Vulmar, near Boulogne, and furnished it with books and ornaments. They had two sons. Godfrey, the younger, Count of Bou- logne and Duke of Lower Lorraine in 1089, went to the first crusade in 1096, and d. in
IIOO. The elder brother, Earl Eustace, ac- companied William, Duke of Normandy, into England in 1066, and had large grants of land in various parts of the country. His name appears on the roll of Battle Abbey and in Doomsday Book, which was compiled in 1080, where his estates are described after the fol- lowing manner : -
"In the hundred of Tandridge, in the county of Surrey, Earl Eustace holds Acstede (Ox- tead). Goda, the mother of Harold, held it in the time of King Edward. It was then as- sessed for twenty hides, now for five hides. The land is for twenty ploughs. There are two mills of twelve shillings and six pence four acres of meadow. Wood for pannage of a hundred hogs; and in Sudawena (Southwark) one messuage of two pence and six serfs, and nine bordars. There is a church." Other lands of the same earl in Wachelestede (Walk- ingstedd), Sudawena, Londonia (London), and elsewhere are described in similar terms. Earl Eustace had a son, Earl Eustace, who m. Mary, daughter of Malcolm, King of Scotland, by whom he had a daughter Maude (who be- came the wife of Stephen, King of England), and a son John.
John Fitz Eustace, in the reign of Henry II., A. D. 1169, accompanied Strongbow to Ire- land, and was appointed governor of Kildare. His descendant, Sir Edward Eustace, Lord of Kildare and Lord Deputy of Ireland, had two sons : Rowland, his heir; and Robert, whose eldest son, Thomas, succeeded to the title and estates of his uncle, and whose younger son, William, resided in England. Sir Rowland Eustace, Knight of Harristown, was appointed Lord Treasurer of Ireland by patent dated May 23, 1454. He had a grant of the manor of Portlester by patent of the same date. He d. December 19, 1496, and was buried in the abbey of Baltinglass, which he had founded. He was twice m., but, leaving no male issue, was succeeded by his nephew, Sir Thomas Eustace.
Sir Thomas Eustace (above named) was created Baron of Kilcullen in the county of Kildare by patent dated September 13, 1541, and Viscount Baltinglass, January 29, 1542. He m. Margaret, daughter of Peter Talbot, of
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Malahide, and, dying July 31, 1548, was suc- ceeded by his eldest son, Sir Rowland Eus- tace, b. in 1505, second Viscount Baltinglass, Baron Portlester and Kilcullen. The latter m. Joan, daughter of James Butler, Lord Dun- bogne.
James Eustace, son of Sir Rowland and third Viscount Baltinglass, having rebelled against the authority of Queen Elizabeth, in 1583, was attainted with his brothers, and his titles and estates became forfeited.
John Fitz Eustice, of a younger branch of the ancient family of Earl Eustace, derived from his ancestors estates in the counties of Buckingham and Oxford, and in the fifteenth year of Edward I., A. D. 1285, was seated at Shenby in Buckinghamshire. His son, John, who dropped the prefix to the family name and wrote his name John Eustace, removed to Aston Clinton, and augmented his possessions by purchase from John de Petham in the reign of Edward III., A.D. 1346. These lands com- prised manors in Tring, Aldbury, and Wigin- ton, in Buckinghamshire, and in Sydenham in the county of Oxford. At what period the family fixed their residence in Oxfordshire does not appear; but in the early part of the sixteenth century John Eustace, from whom an unbroken line of descent is traced to the American branch, was established at Syden- ham, and his name appears upon the subsidy rolls of that county in the twenty-ninth year of the reign of Henry VIII., when he was assessed on his lands and goods in Sydenham and Watlington to the requirements of that king.
His son, Robert Eustace, paid assessments for property in Sydenham in 1558, and soon after removed to Watlington, in which and in neighboring parishes he possessed consider- able landed estates. Robert had four sons : (I) Jeremy, d. May 1, 1587, unmarried, and was buried in the south aisle of Watlington church, under a flagstone with an inscription and effigy in brass, the inscription reading : "Here lyeth buried the body of Jerom Eustis, the eldest son of Robert Eustis, late of the town of Watlington, who gave ye trebill Bell that hangeth now 'in the Steppell -he de- ceased the first day of May, 1587. Also here
lyeth buried John Eustis, brother of said Jerom who deceased the last day of May 1588." (2) John, of Watlington, d. May 31, 1588, and was buried in the church near his brother Jeremy, leaving a widow, Elizabeth, daughter of Roger Gregory, but no children. His will, dated May 28, 1588, was proved July 17, 1588. He appointed his brother executor, and made him residuary legatee. (3) Thomas, of Pir- ton. (4) Henry, of Bedlington.
Thomas Eustace (Thomas of Pirton), third son of Robert Eustace, of Watlington, resided in the neighboring parish of Pirton, where he was possessed of landed property and was pa- tron of the church living. He was buried in the church, February 15, 1614-5, having made his will on the 15th of the preceding April, which was proved on the 4th of April, 1615. He desires to be buried in the church near his mother, and makes bequests to the poor of Watlington and Pirton. He gives his son Robert his house at Watlington and the titles of his parsonage of Pirton. He also makes bequests to his other children and to his relatives at Bledlow, in Buckinghamshire. An inquisition was held after his death to deter- mine the tenure of his estates and if held ca- pite, when it was stated that his son Thomas was heir, aged twenty-four years at the time of the father's death. His widow, Margery, made her will on March 12, 1639-40, in which she desires to be buried in the church near her husband. Their children were: (1) Thomas, b. in 1591, who, besides a daughter Margery, had a son Robert, who d. 1624. (2) Robert, of Pirton, to whom his father gave a house at Watlington and the titles of the parsonage at Pirton. By his wife, Margery, he had, besides six daughters, a son Robert. This son dying unmarried, his uncle, John Eustace, succeeded to the estates. (3) John, of Pirton, executor of his mother's will, succeeded to the estates on the death of his nephew Robert without issue. His first wife was Dorothy Duffield, whom he m. at Pirton, February II, 1620-I, and who was buried on the 29th of the follow- ing June. By his second wife, Mary, he had (I) John, baptized April 4 and buried April 9, 1625; (2) Martha, baptized February 7, 1626- 7; (3) Thomas, baptized April 22, 1629; (4)
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John, baptized January 31, 1630-3; and (5) Margery, baptized December 26, 1623.
Thomas Eustace, the oldest surviving son and heir of John Eustace, of Pirton, resided on the family estates at Pirton, and was buried.on October 7, 1684. A chasm occurs in the parish registers between the 1658 and 1668, during which time his son Thomas was b., and who was buried on April 8, 1701. The latter's son Thomas, baptized December 8, 1684, d. in 1713, and was buried in the south porch of the church under a large, flat stone, with three arms and inscriptions : -
" Here lyeth ye body of THOMAS EUSTACE Gent. who died May ye 22 1713. Aged 29 years Also Mary ye wif of Thomas Eustace who dyed Jan. ye 22. 1722 Aged 28 years "
Henry Eustace, fourth son of Robert Eus- tace, of Watlington, fixed his residence at Bledlow in Buckinghamshire, where he pos- sessed landed property, which he and his suc- cessors considerably augmented by purchase. He was a principal resident of Bledlow, and entered largely into the management of the parish affairs. His will is dated May 12, 1646, and was proved on June 7, 1647. He desires to be buried in the church of Bledlow, where, in the south wall, is a tablet to the memory of several members of his family. He makes bequests to his wife, children, and grandchildren, and to several other relatives and friends. He was twice m., but by his second wife, Phillis, who survived him, he had no children. His first wife was Margaret, who was buried October 28, 1602. Their children were: (1) Henry, who was buried January 20, 1605-6, leaving an only son, Henry, baptized June 30, 1605, who m. January 20, 1629-30, Anne, daughter of William Sale. His will, dated June 24, 1676, was proved on October 30 in the same year. He had two sons and five daughters. Henry, the eldest son, d. before his father, leaving sons - Henry and William; and John, the youngest son, d. at Bledlow in 1698, leaving four sons. His will is dated October 28, 1698. (2) Thomas, of Bledlow,
m. December 1, 1606, Anne Bedgingham, by whom he had two sons - Thomas and John, both of whom d. unmarried. His will, dated September 4, 1651, and proved on November Io following, bequeaths to his nephew John, son of his brother Joseph, deceased, his dwell- ing-house at Bledlow, he paying to his brother in New England twenty pounds if he returns to receive it. (3) Joseph Eustace, third son of Henry Eustace, of Bledlow, was also a resi- dent of that place. He was born probably about the year 1590, but, the parish registers of a date prior to 1592 not having been pre- served, there exists no record of his baptism. His name frequently occurs in the parish books as holding various public offices. In 1642 he was church warden with William Sale, and it was during their term of office and under their direction that the ancient church was thor- oughly restored and renovated, the work being so well executed that nothing of importance has been done to it since. He was buried in the church on July 26, 1643. The name of his wife has not been ascertained, but the baptisms of his six children are all recorded in the parish register of Bledlow as follows : Anne, baptized January 9, 1624-5 ; William, baptized April 20, 1627, buried July 10, 1629; Alice, baptized April 1, 1630; John, of Bled- low, baptized March 28, 1632 (by his wife, Anne, John had Joseph, John, Anne, Henry, Thomas, Sarah, William, Samuel, Benjamin, and Anne) ; William, baptized February 26, 1635-6; and Mary, baptized March 8, 1639. (4) William, of Bledlow (fourth son of Henry Eustace), had children : Thomas, baptized Sep- tember 18, 1626; John, baptized October 30, 1629; Henry, baptized May 3, 1632; Simon, baptized October 8, 1634; Joseph, baptized Oc- tober 10, 1636; Mary, baptized March 8, 1639. (5) Anne m. William Moore, of Bledlow, gent., by whom she had four sons and a daughter. (6) Eleanor m. a Mr. Gilman, by whom she had two sons and a daughter. (7) Phillis was wife of Robert Stephens, by whom she had six children. (8) Catherine m. a Mr. Mead, by whom she had a son and a daughter. (9) Mary was buried January 31, 1609-10. (10) Margery, baptized July 29, 1593, was buried June 17, 1603.
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William' Eustace, fifth child and second surviving son of Joseph Eustace, of Bledlow, has his baptism thus recorded : "1635-6 Guli- elmus filius Joseph Ewstes Febr. 16th." About the year 1657 he came to New England, and fixed his residence at Boston, in the north part of the town, where he d. November 27, 1694, aged fifty-eight, possessed of a good estate. . His widow, Sarah, whose maiden name has not been ascertained, and whom he probably m. in England, after her husband's death resided at Charlestown, where she d. at the age of about seventy-four, June 12, 1713. Their ten children were: John (the eldest, b. December 8, 1659), William, Joseph, Joshua, Benjamin, David, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Mary, and Sarah. (See "Genealogy of the Eustis Family," by Henry Lawrence Eustis, A. M. Boston, 1878 : David Clapp & Son.) John, 2 b. December 8, 1659, d. 1722. He was thrice m. : first, to Elizabeth Morse; second, in 1715, to Mercy Tay; third, in 1719, to Mary Moulds. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston, 17II. He had eight children. Benjamin, 2 b. 1666, d. at the age of twenty-four years, and was buried in Malden. David,2 b. 1670, had by wife, Rachel, seven children. Jonathan, 2 b. 1675, d. in 1738. He was m. by the Rev. Cotton Mather to Sarah Scollay. They had ten children. Elizabeth,2 b. 1678, m. 1709 Pelatiah Whittemore. Mary,2 b. 1682, m. 1708 Abraham Townsend. She d. 1718. Sarah m. in 1699 John Barrett.
William2 Eustis, b. February 25, 1661, m. October 29, 1688, Sarah, daughter of Thomas Cutler. He d. February 10, 1736-7, aged seventy-seven years, and was buried at North Chelsea. His wife d. in 1748, in her eighty-fifth year. They had ten children (b. 1690-1708) - Benjamin, William, . Sarah, Mary, Ruth, Hannah, Joseph, Thomas, Sam- uel, and Nathaniel, all baptized November I, 1713. William, 3 b. 1692, was twice m. : first to Elizabeth Gardner and second to Jane Read, and had in all five children. He d. 1757. Sarah3 m. Joseph Baldwin, of Malden, and d. 1773, aged seventy-nine years. Mary, 3 b. 1696, m. John Willard. Ruth, 3 b. 1698, m. Joseph Whittemore. Hannah3 d. in child-
hood. Joseph, 3 b. January 12, 1700, m. Mary Scott, August 23, 1729, d. April 23, 1730, but eight months after his marriage. Thomas, 3 b. November 16, 1703, m. May 12, 1730, Abi- gail Chamberlain, d. June 29, 1752, aged forty-nine; g. s. North Chelsea. His wife d. August 18, 1798, aged ninety-one. They had nine children, and were the progenitors of a very numerous branch of the Eustis family. (See sketch under name of Albert Stanley Eustis.)
Benjamin3 Eustis, b. February 20, 1690, m. March 4, 1713-4, Katharine, daughter of George Ingersoll. They had four children - Benjamin (d. at the age of five years), George, Benjamin, and Katharine.
Benjamin4 Eustis, b. April 16, 1720, m. May II, 1749, Elizabeth, daughter of Abra- ham and Prudence (Hancock) Hill. She d. May 30, 1775, aged forty-seven. It is thought he may have m. second, in 1781, the widow Elizabeth Brown. His children by first wife, Elizabeth Hill, were twelve in number (b. 1750-1771): Benjamin (d. in infancy), Benja- min (second), William, George, Abraham, Jacob, Katharine, Nathaniel, Elizabeth (d. in infancy), Elizabeth (second), Prudence, and Nancy. Abraham and Jacob founded branches of the family that will be here noticed.
Jacob5 Eustis, b. July 24, 1759, m. August 4, 1794, Elizabeth Saunders Gray. He d. at Brookline, 1834. His wife d. January 4, 1847. Their children were: George, Will- iam, Nathaniel, and Elizabeth, all of whom d. unmarried save George. George6 Eustis, b. October 20, 1796, m. April 18, 1825, Clarisse, daughter of Valerien and Celeste (Duralde) Allain. He d. December 23, 1858, at New Orleans, La. His wife d. at Pau, France, 1876. He was graduated at Harvard College, 1815, and received the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1849. Soon after graduation he went abroad as private secretary to his uncle, Gov- ernor William Eustis, then Minister to the Hague. Settling in New Orleans about 1822, he was repeatedly elected to the Legislature, and was also at different times Secretary of State, Attorney-General, Associate Justice, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. He had six children -
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George, Allain, Marie Mathilde, John Gray, James Biddle, and Celestine, the last-named b. in Paris, France. James Biddle7 Eustis, b. August 21, 1834, was Bachelor of Laws of Harvard College, 1854. After a protracted contest he took his seat as a Senator of the United States from the State of Louisiana in the winter session of 1877. He m. September 3, 1857, Ellen Buckner, of New Orleans, La. He d. September 9, 1899, at Newport, R. I. His children were: Newton B., William Al- lain, Henry Buckner, Marie Celeste, and James Biddle. William A. and Henry B. are now deceased.
Abraham5 Eustis (Benjamin, 4 Benjamin, 3 William,2 William1) was b. April 26, 1757, and d. December 24, 1788, at Petersburg, Va. He m., 1784, Margaret, daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Jarvis) Parker and sister of Chief Justice Parker. She was b. at Boston, 1762, and d. at Cambridge, 1841. They had but one child, Abraham6.
Abraham6 Eustis was b. March 26, 1786, at Petersburg, Va., and d. at Portland, Me., June 27, 1843. He was Bachelor of Arts of Har- vard College, 1804, and Master of Arts of Bow- doin, 1806. He studied law, but relinquished practice to enter the army. He served in the War of 1812, in the Black Hawk War, 1832, and in the war with the Seminoles in Florida. For many years he was in command of the school for artillery practice at Fortress Mon- roe, Old Point Comfort, Va. At the time of his death he was Colonel of the First Artillery and Brevet Brigadier General, with headquar- ters at Portland, Me. His death was the occa- sion of the following order : -
" HEADQUARTERS' OF THE ARMY, " ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
General Orders, { No. 41. " WASHINGTON, June 30, 1843.
"The General in Chief, in deep sorrow, announces to the army that official intelli- gence is just received of the death of a distin- guished brother officer, Brevet Brigadier Gen- eral Abraham Eustis, which melancholy event occurred at Portland, in Maine, on the morning of the 27th inst.
"The deceased entered the army, a Captain of Light Artillery, in 1808, in the expectation of the war that was not declared till four years
later. In the interval he made himself a mas- ter of his profession, served in that war with honor, and has since borne an important part in many expeditions of difficulty and enter- prise, including several recent campaigns in Florida.
"In a career of thirty-five years he uni- formly exhibited vigor in command, combined with high intelligence and impartiality, and in all relations, public and private, the sternest and most spotless integrity. No man's word or motives could have been more universally respected.
"The army has lost a distinguished light and ornament, the country one of its most patriotic and gallant defenders.
"As appropriate honors to the memory of the deceased, the posts of the sixth Military Depart- ment, late under his command, will fire minute- guns (eleven) and display the national flag at half-mast till sundown, the day after this order shall be received by the respective com- manders, both honors commencing at 12 o'clock M. In addition, the officers of the same de- partment will wear the usual badge of mourn- ing for thirty days.
"By command of Major General Scott, "R. JONES, Adjt. Genl."
General Scott also sent his personal regards and condolences to a relative of the deceased ; and General Eustis's brother officers, at a meeting held soon after his death at Hancock, Me., adopted resolutions expressive of their great respect and admiration of him and offer- ing condolences to his bereaved family.
The following letter also, from General Sher- man, indicates that General Eustis's name was well known to and appreciated by some of the most eminent members of his profession of a later generation : ---
" HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE U.S., " WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 10, 1881. "Col. J. DE V. HAZZARD, Lake Eustis, Florida.
" Dear Col.,-I hope that in the ardor of your Union feelings you will not change the name of Lake Eustis. It was named after Gen- eral Abram Eustis, who was a patriotic, able officer, as far back as the War of 1812. He served with distinction in the Florida war,
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when he doubtless gave his name to the lake in question, and died June 23, 1843, long before a civil war was dreamed of. He had two sons in the army, William and Henry L. I think William is dead; at all events, he resigned in 1849, and Henry L. is now a professor of math- ematics at Cambridge, Mass. There is a fam- ily of the same name in Louisiana who were doubtless rebels in the war, one of whom has been United States senator since; but the Gen - eral Eustis after whom the lake was named never was a rebel; and, from his reputation when I served in Florida, 1840-41, never would have been had he lived up to 1861. I am glad you wrote to me, else you and your neighbors might have made a mistake.
" With great respect,
"W. F. SHERMAN, General."
His first wife, whom he m. July 6, 1809, was Rebecca, daughter of Dr. John and Rebecca (Chambers) Sprague, of Dedham, Mass. She d. at Jamaica Plain,. June 8, 1820. His sec- ond wife was Patience W. B. Izard, of South Carolina, who d. without issue in 1860. His children (b. 1810-1819) were: William, Ho- ratio Sprague, Henry Langdon, Alexander Brooks, Frederic Augustus, John Fenwick, and Henry Lawrence. Henry Langdon d. in infancy. William,7 b. 1810 at Newport, R. I., graduated at U. Military Academy, served in the Mexican War, subsequently resided in Louisiana and Mississippi, removed in 1873 to Philadelphia, m., 1844, Elizabeth, daughter of Titon Grelaud. Horatio Sprague, b. De- cember 25, 181I, at Newport, R. I., graduated at Harvard College, 1830; practised law in Natchez, Miss., but subsequently became a planter; d. in Issaquena County, Mississippi, in 1858. His wife was Catherine, daughter of Henry Chotard, of Natchez. Alexander Brooks, 7 b. at Dedham, January 30, 1815, d. December 9, 1868, at Philadelphia. He m. Aurora, daughter of Titon Grelaud. Had seven children. Frederic Augustus7 Eustis, b. June 12, 1816, at Newport, R. I., graduated at Harvard in 1835 and at the Harvard Divin- ity School in 1839. He d. at Beaufort, S. C., 1871; m. in 1843 Mary, daughter of the Rev. William Ellery Channing. John Fenwick,?
b. November 3, 1817, at Boston, was Bachelor of Arts of Harvard College 1837, Master of Arts and Doctor of Medicine 1840. After practising as a physician in New Orleans, La., he d. at Philadelphia, September, 1843, un- married.
Henry Lawrence7 Eustis was b. at Fort Independence in Boston Harbor, February I, 1819. At the age of seven he was sent to Lancaster Academy and thence to Stow. Afterward he was placed at a boarding-school directly opposite West Point. At the age of fifteen he entered Harvard College, and gradu- ated with honors, being assigned an oration as his part at commencement. He immediately entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he speedily took the highest rank, and while still a cadet was em- ployed as assistant instructor. He graduated at the head of his class, and in virtue of his scholarship entered the engineer corps, receiv- ing his commission as Second Lieutenant in 1842, and entering upon his duties as assist- ant to the chief of engineers at Washington. In the summer of 1843 he was ordered to Bos- ton as assistant to Colonel Thayer, and served as assistant engineer in the construction of the sea wall at Lovell's Island. From 1845 to 1847 he was the engineer in charge of the works for the improvement of Newport Harbor. Then until November, 1849, he was assistant professor of engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This posi- tion he resigned to accept the professorship of engineering in the Lawrence Scientific School, which had recently been founded. In 1861 he spent eight months travelling in Europe for the benefit of his health. The war of the rebel- lion broke out during his absence; and soon after his return, early in March, 1862, he was awakened one night, some hours after retiring to sleep, by the violent ringing of his door bell. His untimely visitors proved to be Governor Andrew and others, who had come to tell him of the success of the Confederate ram, "Merri- mac," and to ask his advice, as an officer of engineers, as to the necessity of preparing Bos- ton for the approach of this apparently invin- cible ironclad. Soon after this he offered his services to the Governor, and was commis-
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