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Farmer. Teacher. Member of New Jersey Assembly, 1878, 1879, 1880. A.M.
Non-Graduate Members, Class of 1856.
*JAMES HERVEY ACKERMAN, Plainfield, N. J.
Lawyer. LL.B., Albany Law School. Died, Sept. 4, 1885.
ALANSON F. AYRES.
ALEXANDER MCKELVEY, Jersey City, N. J.
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1858. Rector Rutgers College Grammar
School, 1866-68.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.
1856-1857.
*JACOB S. MOSHER, Albany, N. Y.
Physician. Surgeon U. S. Army. Surgeon General of New York State. Deputy Health Officer, Port of New York, 1870-76. Professor of Chemistry and Medical Jurisprudence, Albany Medical College, 1864-70. Professor of Pathology, Practice, Clinical Medicine, and Hygiene in same. M.D., Albany Medical College, 1863. Died, Aug. 13, 1883.
ALVIN OSTROM, Murphys, Cal.
Cong'l clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1858. Missionary, R. C. A., to China, 1858-64.
ARCHIBALD CRAIG RHOADES, Aspinwall, U. S. of Col.
Medical Inspector U. S. Navy. Attached to U. S. Steamer " Tennessee."
JOHN GEORGE RYERSON, Boonton, N. J.
Physician and surgeon U. S. A., 1862-63. A.B., University of New York, 1856, and A. M., 1859. M.D., College P. and S., 1860.
GILBERT SUTPHEN VAN PELT, Lawyer.
New York City.
CORNELIUS S. VAN RIPER, Physician. *OTIS A. WHITEHEAD, Killed in the War.
Paterson, N. J.
1857.
JAMES HAMILTON BALLAGH, Yokohama, Japan. R. D. clergyman. Missionary to Japan since 1861. N. B. Sem., 1860. A.M.
PHILIP BERRY, Southampton, Penn.
Baptist clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1860. Missionary to Syria, 1863-65. Ass't Editor " National Baptist," 1878-83. A.M.
*PERES BONNEY BONNEY, Lake View, N. J.
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1861. A.M. Died, May 29, 1877.
ISAAC COLLIER, Augusta, Mich.
Cong'l clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1860. A.M.
ALBERT VOORHEES GULICK, Wilmington, Ill.
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1860. A.M.
JAMES CLELAND HAMILTON, Toronto, Canada.
Barrister-at-Law. Author " The Prairie Province." A.M., Victoria College,
Cobourg, 1860. LL.B., Toronto University, 1866.
WILLIAM WILBERFORCE HAMILTON, Jackson, Minn.
Farmer. Lawyer. Barrister-at-Law, Upper Canada Law Society, 1864. Attorney of Jackson county, Minn., 1877, 1878. A.M. Scholar in Arts, University of Toronto, 1880.
*CHARLES MORGAN HERBERT, New Brunswick, N. J.
Lawyer. Private and Military Secretary to Gov. Olden, of New Jersey, 1860-64. District Attorney of Middlesex county, N. J., 1867-71. A.M. Died, Dec. 5, 1871.
JOHN BIDDLE HERBERT, Old Bridge, N. J.
Farmer. A.M.
JOHN HOPPER, Lawyer. A.M.
Hackensack, N. J.
EDWARD MILLER, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1860. A.M.
North Blenheim, N. Y.
GEORGE HEWSON PEEKE, Sandusky, Ohio.
Cong'l clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1860. A.M.
63
ALUMNI.
1857-1858.
DE WITT TEN BROECK REILEY, Astoria, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. Licensed, 1866. Professor of Latin Language and Litera- ture, Rutgers, 1861-85. Rector of Rutgers College Grammar School, 1868-74, and 1876-83. U. S. Consul at Athens, Greece, 1884-85. A.M.
*JAMES WILLARD SCHERMERHORN, New York City.
Publisher. Manufacturer of school furniture, and Manager of School Agency, 1859-85. Trustee, 1871-85. A.M. Died, June 1, 1885.
JOHN SCUDDER,
Tindivinam, India.
R. D. clergyman. Missionary to India since 1861. N. B. Sem., 1860. A.M. M.D., Long Island College Hospital, 1860.
BENJAMIN CHANDLER SEARS,
Washingtonville, N. Y.
Farmer. A.M.
HERBERT STOUT, Jersey City, N. J.
Lawyer. A.M. LL.B., Albany Law School, 1860.
*THEODORE STRONG, JR., Belle Plain, Va.
Lawyer. A.M. First Lieut. 13th Regt. N. J. Vols. Died in service, Feb. 24, 1863.
*THOMAS ADRIANCE TALMAGE, New York City.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1860. A.M. Died, 1861.
ABRAHAM THOMPSON, New York City.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1861. Teacher, Academy, Holland, Mich., 1857-58. Rector Rutgers College Grammar School, 1874-76. A.M.
JOHN JEREMIAH VAN RENSSELAER, New Brighton, N. Y.
Physician. Ass't Surgeon 3d Regt. N. Y. Vols., 1861-62. Surgeon 98th Regt. N. Y. Vols., 1862-65. In battles of Big Bethel, Blackwater, Attack on Charlestown, Cold Harbor, Drury's Bluff, Petersburg, and Fort Harrison. A.M. M.D., Albany Medical College, 1859.
*JOHN E. WATKINS, Goshen, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1860. Sailed as Missionary to China in ship " Edwin Forrest," Aug., 1860, and never heard of after.
Non-Graduate Members, Class of 1857.
JOSEPH R. BALDWIN, Palatka, Fla.
Lawyer (retired). Member New Jersey Assembly. Judge Court of Common Pleas, Passaic county, N. J.
JOHN STOTTHOFF BEEKMAN, Crescent City, Fla.
Presb. clergyman. Union Sem., 1857-58. Princeton Sem., 1858-60. A.B., Princeton, 1857, and A.M., 1860.
JAMES GEORGE JOHNSON CAMPBELL, Milwaukee, Wis.
Lawyer. Farmer. Judge Court of Common Pleas, Mercer county, N. J., 1868-72. University of New York, 1854-56.
ALEXANDER TAYLOR GOODWIN,
Utica, N. Y.
Lawyer. Recorder City of Utica, N. Y., 1864-68. New York State Sen- ator, 1878, 1879.
J. W. MARTIN, Rahway, N. J.
Merchant.
JOSEPH SMITH VAN DYKE, Cranbury, N. J.
Presb. clergyman. Princeton Sem., 1861. Teacher, 1857-58. A.M., and
D.D., Princeton.
1858.
AUGUSTUS BLAUVELT, Kingston, N. Y. Clergyman, w. c. N. B. Sem., 1861. Missionary to China, 1862-64. A.M. WILLIAM THOMSON BOGERT, New York City.
Merchant. A.M.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.
1858.
*WALTER CAMMANN, Banker. Died, 1869.
Somerville, N. J.
JOHN CURRIE, Lawyer. A.M. LL.B., Albany Law School, 1859. *ROBERT O. CURRIE, JR., Lawyer. A.M.
Brooklyn, N. Y. New Utrecht, N. Y.
DAVID MILLER DE WITT, Kingston, N. Y.
Lawyer. District Attorney, Ulster county, N. Y., 1863-69. Member of Con- gress. Member of New York Assembly, 1883. A.M.
JOHN BENJAMIN DRURY, Ghent, N. Y. R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1861. Vedder Lecturer, 1883. A.M. D.D., Rutgers, 1880.
CYRUS BERVICK DURAND, New York City.
Episcopal clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1861. A.M.
JOSEPHUS D. KRUM, Tecumseh, Neb.
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1861. A.M. D.D., Hamilton, 1874.
ABRAHAM MATTICE,
Pine Plains, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. Principal Seymour Smith Academy since 1879. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M.
NORMAN LESLIE PERRY, New Durham, N. J. Teacher. Tutor in Virginia, Mississippi, and Venezuela, S. A., since 1870. A.M.
ALEXANDER PROUDFIT, Baltimore, Md.
Presb. clergyman. Princeton Sem., 1862. Hospital Chaplain U. S. A.,
1862-65. A.M.
DAVID AUSTEN RYERSON, Newark, N. J. Lawyer. City Attorney of Newark, N. J., 1868-71. Capt. Co. C, 13th Regt. N. J. Vols., 1862-64. Major of same, April 5 to July 16, 1864. Judge Advo- cate of Courts Martial and Military Commission. Brevet Lieut. Col. and Col. U. S. Vols., March 13, 1865. Lieut. Col. and Inspector, Staff Ist Brigade National Guard of New Jersey, resigned, Sept. 26, 1871. A.M.
*MYRON WINSLOW SMITH, Newark, N. J.
Lawyer. A.M. First Lieut. and Adj't Ist Regt. U. S. Colored Troops, April, 1863. Acting Ass't Adj't Gen. of Ist Brigade, 3d Div., 18th Army Corps. Shot and died, Oct. 5, 1864.
RUFUS MILLSPAUGH STANBROUGH, West Hurley, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1861. A.M.
MINOR SWICK, Ovid, N. Y.
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1861. A.M.
JACOB VAN DER MEULEN, Muskegon, Mich.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1861. A.M.
CHRISTIAN VAN DER VEEN, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1861. A.M. *WILLIAM C. VAN DYKE, DANIEL VAN WINKLE, JR., Publisher. A.M.
Rocky Hill, N. J. New York City.
Cheyenne, Wy. Ter.
Laurens, N. Y.
New York City.
*WILLIAMSON WOODS, Died, 1859.
Grand Haven, Mich.
J. VAN RIPER VREELAND,
Agriculturist and stock raiser. A.M.
PETER QUICK WILSON, Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1861. A.M.
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ALUMNI.
1858-1859.
Non-Graduate Members, Class of 1858.
THOMAS CORBETT,
Batavia, N. Y.
Lawyer.
*THOMAS HAWKINS LEE, Spotswood, N. J.
Lawyer. In 2Ist and 33d Regts. N. J. Vols. Private, Aug., 1862. Second Lieut., Aug., 1863. First Lieut., Sept., 1863. Capt., July, 1864. Died, Oct. 9, 1884.
*JOHN LANSING SERVIN, Warwick, N. Y.
Lawyer. Editor "Warwick Advertiser." A.B., University of New York, 1858. LL.B., Albany Law School, 1859. Died, Oct. 8, 1881.
CHRISTIAN THOMSON WILLIAMSON, Fairview, N. J.
Liquidating Clerk, New York Custom House, appointed, 1873. Private 2d Regt. N. J. Vols., April to Aug., 1861 ; Ist N. Y. Lincoln Cav:, Sept., 1861-62. Corporal, Sergt., and Quartermaster Sergt. In battles Mechanicsville, Seven days' fight before Richmond, Antietam, Winchester, New Market, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Moorfield, around Winchester, Nineveh. Under Sheridan from Winchester to Richmond and Appomattox. Wounded. Honorably dis- charged, July 7, 1865.
*HORACE WICKHAM,
Danbury, Conn.
Died, 1861.
1859.
*GUSTAVUS NEILSON ABEEL, JR., Newark, N. J. Lawyer. Second Lieut. Ist Regt. N. J. Vols., Oct. 7, 1862. First Lieut. same, Aug. 1, 1863. Major 34th Regt. N. J. Vols., Nov. 11, 1863. Brevet Lieut. Col., July 24, 1867. Brevet Col., Aug. 30, 1867. On return from Army, made Ass't Adj't Gen. N. J. M., and Chief of Staff to Gen. Runyon, with rank of Col. In battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and in many others in the Western Army. Honorably discharged, Jan. 19, 1865. Prose- cutor of the Pleas, Essex county, N. J., 1872-83. A.M. Died, Jan. 4, 1884.
WILLIAM HART BARTLES, Williamsport, Penn.
Physician. Ass't Surgeon, Military Hospital, Portsmouth, R. I., 1865. Physician, Penn. Hospital for Insane, 1871-84. A.M. M.D., Jefferson Medical College, 1864.
HENRY WELLER BOOKSTAVER, New York City.
Lawyer. Judge Court of Common Pleas, New York City, elected, 1885. A.M.
*JOHN RENDLETT BROCK, Marysville, Tenn.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. Teacher, 1869-71. A.M. Died,
Aug. 7, 1872.
ANDREW KIRKPATRICK COGSWELL, New Brunswick, N. J.
Lawyer. President Judge Court of Common Pleas, Middlesex county, N. J., 1879-85. Private 7th Regt. N. Y. Vols., 1861. A.M. LL.B., Columbia Law School, 1863.
*ISAAC HENRY COLLIER, Oakfield, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M. Died, Feb. 19, 1881.
FREDERICK F. CORNELL.
Lawyer. A.M.
*WILLIAM CORNELL,
Somerville, N. J.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. Teacher, 1868-76. A.M. D.D.,
Rutgers. Died, Sept. 11, 1876.
JONATHAN DIXON, Jersey City, N. J.
Lawyer. Corporation Counsel, Bergen, N. J., 1869-70. Counsel of Jersey City, 1871. Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, appointed, 1875. A.M. LL. D., Rutgers, 1878.
THEODORE SANDFORD DOOLITTLE, New Brunswick, N. J.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. Collegiate Church Professor of Rhetoric, Logic, and Metaphysics, Rutgers, since 1864. Associate Editor " Christian at Work," since 1873. A.M. D.D., Wesleyan University, 1872.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.
1859.
JOHN GELSTON FLOYD, Englewood, N. J.
One of the publishers of "The Commercial and Financial Chronicle," New York City. Lawyer. A.M.
GILBERT SMITH GARRETSON,
Dingmans Ferry, Penn.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M.
URIAH DE HART GULICK, Brooklyn, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M.
GEORGE WILLIAM HILL,
Washington, D. C.
Assistant in office "American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac," appointed, 1861. A.M. Ph.D., Rutgers.
SILAS KINNE,
Penn Yan, N. Y.
Lawyer. Banker since 1870. A.M. Albany Law School, 1860.
JOHN MARTIN KNAPP, New York City. Lawyer. Surrogate of Bergen county, N. J., 1878-83. A.M.
JOHN PERCIVAL ONDERDONK, Philadelphia, Penn.
Merchant (retired). A.M.
ALONZO PAIGE PEEKE, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M.
Centreville, Mich.
JOHN KELLY RHINEHART, Princetown, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M.
SAMUEL JAMES ROGERS, Toulon, Ill.
Cong'l clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M. ISAAC ROMAINE, Lawyer. A.M.
Jersey City, N. J.
ARAD JOY SEBRING, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M.
Saugerties, N. Y.
GIDEON LEE STOUT,
New York City.
Merchant. A.M.
JOHN VAN DER MEULEN, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M.
Holland, Mich.
JOHN HOWARD VAN DOREN, Gallupville, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1864. Missionary, R. C. A., to China, 1865-73, Private 30th Regt. N. J. Vols., 3d Brigade, Ist Div., Ist Army Corps, Army Potomac, 1862. In battle of Chancellorsville. Honorably discharged, June 27, 1863. A.M.
HENRY MARTYN VOORHEES, German Valley, N. J.
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M.
WILLIAM H. VREDENBURGH, Freehold, N. J.
Lawyer. A.M.
EDWARD L. WELLS, Charleston, S. C. Lawyer. Cotton commission merchant for 19 years. A.M. LL.B., Colum- bia Law School.
RICHARD MARVIN WHITBECK, Claverack, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman, 1862-70. N. B. Sem., 1862. Teacher, 1870-76. School
Commissioner, Columbia county, N. Y., 1876-79.
FREDERICK F. WILSON, Prattsville, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1862. A.M.
Non-Graduate Members, Class of 1859.
JAMES H. ANDERSON, New York City.
Physician. *CLARENCE L. AYRES,
New York City.
67
ALUMNI.
1859-1860.
CHARLES CALHOUN GORDON,
Las Vegas, New Mex.
Physician. M.D., Long Island College Hospital, 1860.
JACOB JONES JANEWAY,
New Brunswick, N. J.
Manufacturer. Capt. 14th Regt. N. J. Vols., Aug. 26, 1862. Major in same, Dec. 13, 1864. Lieut. Col. in same, Dec. 28, 1864. Brevet Col. U. S. A., April 2, 1865. Honorably discharged, June 28, 1865. *MATHUSALEM LE FEVRE, Died, April 24, 1868.
New Paltz, N. Y.
GEORGE PLUM MOLLESON, Merchant. HENRY P. STAATS, Rectifier.
New York City.
New Brunswick, N. J.
ABRAHAM SUYDAM, New York City. Lawyer. Tutor, 1860-61. Professor of Mathematics, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1861-62. A.B., Columbia, 1860, and A.M., 1863.
1860.
ISAAC PORTER BAILEY, Teacher. A.M.
High Bridge, N. J.
WILLIAM HAMILTON BALLAGH,
Asbury Park, N. J.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. A. M.
JOHN WALTER BEARDSLEE, West Troy, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. A.M. D.D., Rutgers, 1884.
*ALEXANDER MCCLELLAND BISHOP, Trenton, N. J.
Ass't Paymaster U. S. Navy, 1862-65. Promoted to Paymaster, Nov. 22,
1865. On steamships " Wyandotte,'' ." " Mendota," "Tonawanda," "Cyane." A.M. Died, April 23, 1885.
FRANCIS MORTON BOGARDUS, Fort Lee, N. J.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. A.M.
WILLIAM EDWARD BOGARDUS, Oakland, N. J.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. A.M.
JOSIAH JOHNSON BROWN, Newark, N. J.
Presb. clergyman, w. c. Union Sem., 1868. A.M.
RICHARD DE WITT, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. A.M.
Wallkill, N. Y.
CHARLES RIDGELY GOODWIN, Lawyer. A.M. LL.B., University of Maryland.
ANDREW JAMES HAGEMAN, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. A.M.
Hagaman's Mills, N. Y.
EDWARD G. JANEWAY,
New York City.
Physician and surgeon. Visiting Physician and Professor, Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Consulting Physician, Ward's Island Hospital and Asylum, A.M. M.D., College P. and S., 1864.
JOHN HARMENS KARSTEN, Holland, Mich.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. Editor "De Hope," 1865-67. A.M. *GEORGE W. MCNEEL, Killed in Rebel Army. WILLIAM S. MILLSPAUGH. Lawyer. A.M.
Baltimore, Md.
Gulf Prairie, Tex. .
68
RUTGERS COLLEGE.
1860.
JOSIAH COLLINS PUMPELLY,
Lawyer. A.M. LL.B., Columbia Law School, 1863. ABRAHAM MESSLER QUICK,
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1864. Teacher, 1860-61. JAMES ROSS, Life insurance. A.M.
WILLIAM A. SCHOMP,
Bedminster, N. J.
Lawyer. Member New Jersey Assembly, 1881, 1882. Clerk, Somerset county, N. J., elected, 1885. A.M.
WILLIAM JONES SKILLMAN, Sioux Falls, D. T.
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. A.M.
WILLIAM REMSEN TAYLOR, Physician. Colonel U. S. A. A.M. M.D.
DUPUYTREN VERMILYE,
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. A.M.
WILLIAM BROWNLEE VOORHEES, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. A.M. *YOUNGS A. WILLIAMS, Lawyer. A.M.
Norwich, Conn.
*DAVID ABEEL WILLIAMSON,
Private 7th Regt. N. Y. Vols., June to September, 1862.
EGBERT WINTER,
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. A.M.
New Brunswick, N. J. A.M. Died, 1862. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Non-Graduate Members, Class of 1860.
*SAMUEL AYRES.
*JOSEPH CORNELL, Express agent, New York City.
Ovid, N. Y.
HENRY HARRIS DAVIDSON, Physician. M.D., Medical College City of New York, 1864. JACOB T. FIELD, Physiclan. EDWARD HILL, Banker.
Bayonne, N. J.
Newark, N. J.
JOHN FRELINGHUYSEN KENNEDY, Springtown, N. J.
JOHN EDWARD LANNING, Long Branch, N. J.
Lawyer. Prosecutor of the Pleas, Monmouth county, N. J., 1877-82. A.B., Princeton, 1860, and A.M., 1863.
*JAMES LYELL, Clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. Died, 1863.
Newburgh, N. Y.
*HOLLOWAY W. PIERCE, Teacher. Died, 1868.
Madison, N. J.
*CORNELIUS G. STAATS,
New Brunswick, N. J.
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT,
(?) Milltown, N. J. White House, N. J.
HENRY CALVAN VAN DERVEER, Farmer.
Morristown, N. J.
Brooklyn, N. Y. A.M. Newark, N. J.
Astoria, N. Y.
Hackensack, N. J.
Blawenburgh, N. J.
Northport, N. Y.
69
ALUMNI.
1861.
1861.
LOUIS HENRI BAHLER,
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1867. A.M.
BENJAMIN A. BARTHOLF, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1864. A.M. *GEORGE DE WITT BODINE,
Lodi, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1864. A.M. Died, May 3, 1880.
*JOHN WILLIAM BORST,
Middleburgh, N. Y.
Student, N. B. Sem., Sept., 1861, to March, 1864. Died, May 3, 1864.
DIRCK BROEK, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1864. A.M.
RICHARD DE GRAY,
New Orleans, La.
Lawyer. A.M.
THOMAS SPROULL DUSINBERRE, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1864. A.M.
Livingston, N. Y.
GEORGE ESSELSTYN,
Rhinebeck, N. Y.
Lawyer. A.M. OLIVER E. GORDON, Lawyer. A.M.
Perth Amboy, N. J.
ERNEST LORD KINNEY, (?) New York City.
Lawyer. A.M. Lieut. 54th N. Y. Vols., Ist Battery U. S. Artillery, Army of the Potomac. Second Lieut. Ist U. S. Cavalry, June, 1865. First Lieut. U. S. Cavalry, July, 1865. Brevet Capt. and Major U. S. A., for gallant and meritorious services. Resigned, Aug., 1866.
FREDERICK FRELINGHUYSEN MERCER, Newark, N. J.
Lawyer. Now connected with Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. A.M.
WILLIAM PERRINE MESSICK, Philadelphia, Penn.
Lawyer. First Ass't City Solicitor of Philadelphia. A.M.
ANDREW B. S. MOSELEY, Rome, Ga.
Editor and publisher. A.M.
ALFRED HOUGHTON STUBBS, Greensboro, N. C.
Episcopal clergyman. General Theological Sem., 1864. A.M.
Jersey City, N. J.
ISAAC STUART TAYLOR, Lawyer. A.M.
JOSEPH ENNALLS TRIPPE, JR., Druggist. A.M.
Newark, N. J.
*WILLIAM B. VAN BENSCHOTEN, Ephratah, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1864. A.M. Died, June 27, 1880.
THORNTON VAN VLIET, (?) Brooklyn, N. Y.
Merchant. N. B. Sem., 1861-62. A.M.
BRONSON WILLET, Manufacturer. A.M.
Paris, France.
JAMES WYCKOFF, Pine Plains, N. Y.
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1864. A.M.
Non-Graduate Members, Class of 1861.
LOUIS D. BECK, Merchant. JOSEPH JAMES BONNEY, Commission agent.
New Brunswick, N. J.
New Brunswick, N. J.
Preble, N. Y.
Vischer's Ferry, N. Y.
Holland, Mich.
70
RUTGERS COLLEGE.
1861-1862.
TREVONIAN HAIGHT, Newark, N. J. Physician. A.B., 1864.
ROBERT AINSLIE JOHNSON, Falmouth, Va.
Farmer. Private Ist N. J. Infantry, from May 6, 1861, to Oct. 5, 1861. Pro- moted to Second Lieut. and transferred to 47th N. Y. Vols. Promoted First Lieut., July 4, 1862. In first battle of Bull Run, taking of Hilton Head, first attack on Charleston. Resigned, 1862.
EDWARD Y. LANSING.
First Lieut. 50th Regt. N. Y. Vols., until June 11, 1863.
LAWRENCE OSGOOD MORGAN,
South Amboy, N. J.
Physician. JEPTHA BALDWIN MUNN, Merchant.
New York City.
*CHARLES WOODWARD WILSON, Two Rivers, Wis.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1863. Died, Jan. 21, 1877.
1862.
WILLIAM HENRY ANDERSON, Physician. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M.
Worcester, Mass.
ALFRED HAMILTON BRUSH, New Utrecht, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M.
*WILLIAM W. BRUSH, Geneva, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1866. A.M. Died, March 31, 1878.
ALAN DITCHFIELD CAMPBELL, Castleton, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1868. A.M.
TREADWELL CLEVELAND, New York City.
Lawyer. A.M.
CHARLES TIEBOUT COWENHOVEN, New Brunswick, N. J.
Lawyer. Prosecutor of the Pleas, Middlesex county, N. J., 1877-82. Presi- dent Law Judge, Middlesex county, N. J., 1869-74, and re-appointed, 1885. A.M.
PETER DE PREE, Grand Rapids, Mich.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M.
WILLIAM HENRY DILL, Freeburg, Penn.
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Snyder county, Penn. Teacher since the War. Major 118th Regt. N. Y. Vols. Enlisted, Aug. 6, 1862, as Private 124th Regt. N. Y. Vols. ; transferred, June, 1864, to 118th Regt. N. Y. Vols. In battles of Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, all the battles before Richmond. In Texas expedition, 1865. Provost Marshal, Clarksville. Pro- moted Sergt., Aug. 10, 1862; Second Lieut., June 10, 1864; First Lieut., July 20, 1864; Capt., Nov. 4, 1865 ; Major, Jan. 12, 1866. Honorably discharged, March 6, 1866. A.M.
JOSEPH HENRY DOREMUS, Summit Hill, Penn.
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M.
DAVID DOREMUS DUNCAN, New York City.
Lawyer. A.M. CHARLES WINSON FRITTS, Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M.
ABRAM QUICK GARRETSON, Jersey City, N. J.
Lawyer. Prosecutor of the Pleas, Hudson county, N. J., 1869-78. President Judge Court of Common Pleas, Hudson county, N. J., 1878-83. A.M.
OSCAR GESNER, Linden, N. J.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M.
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ALUMNI.
1862.
EDWARD KEMEYS HENRY, Crop Bureau. A.M.
Dwight, Ill. Oakland, Cal.
FRANCIS ALLEN HORTON,
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M. D.D., University of Wooster, Ohio, 1884.
JOHN JUSTIN, Weehawken, N. J.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M.
FRANCIS SUYDAM KEESE, Philadelphia, Penn.
Banker. Enlisted Private Ist N. J. Infantry. Promoted Sergt. in this Regt., then Capt. 128th N. Y., Major, Lieut. Col. and Brevet Col. Battles : First Bull Run, West Point, Gaines' Hill, Charles' City Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, Manassas Plains, Port Hudson, La. (two engagements), Winchester. Discharged honorably as Brevet Col. A.M.
EDWIN KEMPTON, New York City.
Lawyer. Teacher Latin and Greek, Amenia Sem., 1863-66. A.M.
ROBERT B. KINSELL, Washington, D. C.
Lawyer. A.M.
PETER LEPELTAK, Overisel, Mich.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. President Council of Hope College since Dec., 1884. A.M.
JOHN ROGERS MARTIN, Washington, Mo. Lawyer. Judge Probate Court, Franklin county, Mo., 1868-69. Member Missouri Legislature, 1875, 1876. A.M. LL.B., Albany L. S., 1866.
*WILLIAM BRUSH MERRITT, New York City.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M. Died, Sept. 2, 1879. NICHOLAS WYCKOFF MESEROLE, New York City.
Fire insurance. Enlisted as Private Ist N. J. Vols., May, 1861. Promoted Corporal, Sergt., First Lieut. Co. G, 133d Regt. N. Y. Vols., before Sept., 1862; Capt. Co. I, in same, April, 1863. Brevetted Major and Lieut. Col. by Gov. Fenton, New York, for gallant and meritorious services. In battles West Point, White Oak Swamp, Gaines' Hill. With Gen. Banks' expedition to New Orleans. In attacks on B Island and Port Hudson, Mansura Plains, La., and with Sheridan in Shenandoah Valley. Mustered out, Dec. 25, 1864. A.M.
CHARLES HART RIGGS, Bristol, Conn.
Presb. clergyman. Editor " Bristol Press" since 1871. A.M.
*JOHN VAN NESTE SCHENK, Pompton Plains, N. J.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M. Died, Sept. 28, 1871. Somerville, N. J.
JOHN SCHOMP, Lawyer. A.M.
ELBERT NEVIUS SEBRING, Leeds, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M.
GEORGE SEIBERT, Schraalenbergh, N. J.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. Enlisted as Private Co. G, Ist Regt. N. J. Vols., Ist Corps, Army Potomac. In battles of Bull Run, West Point, Seven days on the Peninsula. Discharged, Jan. 15, 1863, on Surg. certificate of disability. A.M.
ABEL I. SMITH, Hoboken, N. J.
Lawyer. Member New Jersey Assembly, 1870. A.M.
JOHN CONOVER SMOCK, Albany, N. Y.
Assistant in charge New York State Museum of Natural History, appointed, 1885. Assistant Geologist of New Jersey, 1864-85. Professor of Mining and Metallurgy, Rutgers, 1867-85. A.M. Ph. D., Lafayette, 1882.
BENJAMIN TILTON STATESIR, Somerville, N. J.
R. D. clergyman, w. c. N. B. Sem., 1865. Teacher since 1881. A.M.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.
1862.
NATHANIEL HIXON VAN ARSDALE, Paterson, N. J.
R. D. clergyman, w. c. N. B. Sem., 1867. Associate Editor " Christian In- telligencer" since Jan. 1, 1883. Enlisted as Private Ist Regt. N. J. Vols., Ist Brigade, Ist Div., 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac. Battles : Bull Run, Gaines' Hill, Malvern Hill, Manassas, Antietam, first and second Fredericks- burg, Salem Heights, Gettysburg, Hagerstown, Wilderness, Locust Grove, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor. Promoted Second Lieut., Jan. 6, 1863; First Lieut., Sept. 23, 1864. Honorably discharged, as First Lieut. and Adj't, June 23, 1864. A.M.
*JAMES VAN DERVEER VAN NESTE, Jacksonville, Fla.
Physician and surgeon. A.M. M.D., College P. and S. Died, Oct. 31, 1874.
EVERT VAN SLYKE Catskill, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M. D.D., Rutgers, 1883. GARRET DORSET WALL VROOM, Trenton, N. J.
Lawyer. City Solicitor, Trenton, 1866-70, and 1873-76. District Attorney, Mercer county, N. J., 1870-74. Mayor of Trenton, N. J., 1881-84. Reporter of Supreme Court of New Jersey, since 1873. A.M.
WILLIAM HENRY VROOM, High Falls, N. Y.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M.
THEODORE WYCKOFF WELLS, Marlborough, N. J.
R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. Superintendent Public Schools, Bay- onne, N. J., 1866-67. A.M.
ABRAM NEVIUS WYCKOFF, Bedminster, N. J.
Presb. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1867. A.M.
DE WITT BEVIER WYCKOFF, R. D. clergyman. N. B. Sem., 1865. A.M.
Hurley, N. Y.
Non-Graduate Members, Class of 1862.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON AYARS, Louisville, Ky. Appointed to Revenue Service, Feb., 1881. Lieut. Col. " Louisville Legion," 5th Ky. Vols., 14th and 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, and in Hancock's Veteran Corps, 124th U. S. C. I. Battles : Rowlett's Station, Shiloh, Corinth, Green River, Perryville, Stone River, Shelbyville, Bell- Buckle, Chicamauga, Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Blain's Cross Roads, Rockyface Ridge, Dalton, Resaca, Dallas, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville. Wounded five times. Entered Private, July 4, 1861. Promoted Sergt., Sept. 20, 1861; Second Lieut., Jan. 1, 1862; Capt., Feb. 22, 1863 ; Major, Nov. 18, 1863 ; Lieut. Col., Dec. 2, 1864. Honorably dis- charged, May 27, 1865.
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