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H. Guy, and they have two children; Frances M., married to Captain John C. Jones, has seven children, and resides in Livingston county, this State; Martha R., wife of Jacob B. Chace, resides at Rich- mondville, Michigan; William L. (subject) ; and J. Henry (dead).
William L. Huggins received his educa- tion in the common schools and in a medical college at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he took a full three years' course, and from which he was graduated with the degree of M. D. On April 9, 1861, he enlisted in battery E, 1st New York artillery, and was stationed for a time at Washington, District of Columbia, but when the war began in earnest his battery was ordered to the front with all other available forces. He was wounded at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, and several times at the battle of Lookout Mountain, the last being a severe injury in the leg, which com- pelled him to cease fighting and leave the field. This injury was received on Novem- ber 25, 1863, while fighting under the gallant Joe Hooker. After being wounded he was taken successively to Bridgeport, Nashville, and Evansville, where he re- mained until the middle of April, 1864, and then joined his company again and started to march with Sherman to the sea. He was captured on that march, however, and con- fined as a prisoner of war for some time, when he succeeded in making his escape. After passing through many vicissitudes and dangers, he finally reached the Union lines, and again joined the army at Cincin- nati, but on account of his health and the injuries he had received, was discharged, and returned home in April, 1865. He was present at the grand review of troops in Washington city, May 26, 1865, and after returning home he went to California for
his health, where he remained for two years. He then returned and located at Buffalo, where he remained one and one-half years, and then (in 1870) removed to Sanborn, where he has been ever since in the active and successful practice of his profession.
Dr. Huggins was united in marriage with Viola A. Roberts, and to this union have been born three children : Harold, William, and Charles Lee.
In politics he was a democrat until after the close of the war, when he became a re- publican, and is very active in the support of his party. He is a member of Alexander Maborne Post, No. 125, Grand Army of the Republic. He is also a member of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and of the Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is master of his lodge. He is also a Royal Arch and Scottish Rite Mason. His social and business standing in the community is above all question, and as a physician he is very successful. He is benevolent and charitable, as may be seen from the number of fraternal brotherhoods with which he is connected.
O LIVER C. WRIGHT, one of the older
business men and the present assessor of the city of Lockport, is a son of Judge Joseph and Dorothy (Hart) Wright, and was born in the city of New Britain, Con- necticut, September 16, 1819. The Wright family of Connecticut was prominent in the military and political history of that State during, and for many years after, the Revo- lutionary struggle for independence. Cap- tain Benjamin Wright was a native of Weathersfield, one of the earliest settled sections of the State. In early life he learned the trade of blacksmith, but when
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the Revolutionary struggle opened on the soil of the "Bay State" and the "Land of Steady Habits," he responded to the call for assistance from the Continental forces gath- ering around the New England metropolis, and left his anvil to take up arms against the foolish policy of England's misguided parliament and obstinate ministry. IIe commanded a company, and when Wash- ington moved from Boston to New York city, he was stationed on Long Island, and in the ensuing battle there he received a wound from which he never fully recovered. His commission, made out under the Con- tinental congress, and his old and well worn sword are now in the possession of the sub- ject of this sketch. Captain Wright wooed and won for his wife Elizabeth Culver, a beautiful and amiable woman of Hemp- stead, Long Island, and resided in Weathers- field, Connecticut, where one son and two daughters were born to them. The son, Judge Joseph Wright (father), removed to New Britain, Connecticut, where he died in 1855, aged seventy-eight years. He was a farmer by occupation, a Jacksonian demo- crat in politics, and served as probate judge of his county. He also served as a member of the Connecticut legislature, held the com- mission of colonel in the State militia, and was a prominent and public-spirited citizen of his city and county. He married Dorothy Hart, a native of Connecticut, and whose father died of yellow fever while on a voyage for his health to the West India islands. Judge and Mrs. Wright were the parents of three sons and three daughters, all of whom are dead except the subject of this sketch.
At twelve years of age Oliver C. Wright went to Hartford, Connecticut, where he was employed for several years as a clerk in a book store. His education was received in
the public schools of New Britain and Hart- ford. He left the Hartford book store in 1841, and came in the westward tide of cmigration of that year as far west as Lock- port, where he found sufficient inducements to stop and engage in the book business, which he followed continuously and success- fully from 1841 to 1883, when he disposed of his book store. Since then he has been dealing in musical instruments. In politics Mr. Wright is an old-time democrat of the Jeffersonian type, and for the last five years has been serving as assessor of his city. He has been connected with the Masonic fra- ternity for many years, and is a member of Niagara Lodge, No. 375, Free and Accepted Masons, of Lockport. He has never been deficient in any of his duties as a citizen, and is always prompt, accurate and reliable in all his business transactions.
In 1841 he married Mary H. Jones, of Vermont, who died, and left one child, Elizabeth, now Mrs. Portus M. Hindman, of Rochester, New York. After her death, he married, on July 19, 1864, Nancy M. Rob- bins, a daughter of Sampson Robbins, of Lockport, but formerly of Cornwall, New Hampshire, where his father, Josiah Rob- bins, resided. Sampson Robbins married Polly Meade, and had one son and three daughters.
JOHN MUNDIE, of North Tonawanda,
was born in Mintlaw, Aberdeen, Scot- land, October 17, 1863, and is a son of Cum- mine and Jane (Florence ) Mundie. He is an unassuming man, not one of those who grasp at high positions in the race of life, but one who willingly and cheerfully accepts the duties that come to him. His father was a native of the same place, and died there in August, 1889, at the age of forty-
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seven years. He was a mechanical engineer by trade, but was also extensively engaged in farning, and was a prominent member of the Presbyterian church. His wife, Jane Mundie, was also a native of Scotland, and in 1890, after the death of her husband, she came to America, and now resides with her son on Paynes avenue, North Tonawanda. She is now in her forty-ninth year, and is a devoted Christian worker in the Methodist Episcopal church.
John Mundie was reared in his native place, educated in the public schools, and while working on his father's farm, he ob- tained a fair knowledge of the mechanical engineering trade. He continued on the farm until 1881, when he came to the United States and became an apprentice in the jewelry and watch making trade, at Middleport, this county. In 1883, he came to North Tonawanda and engaged with A. W. Story, and in 1886 he purchased a one- half interest in the firm. In 1888 Mr. Story's interest was purchased by Frank A. McCoy, and the largest jewelry store in town is now known by the firm name of Mundie & McCoy. Aside from their jew- elry department, they have for the last five years handled an extensive line of musical instruments.
In 1886 Mr. Mundie married Sarah, daughter of Janes Allen, of Middleport, where Mr. Mundie at that time resided. Mrs. Mundie died in 1890, leaving one child, James L., who is now four years of age.
In politics Mr. Mundie is independent, is a member of the Royal Arcanum, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a young man of ability, energy and enterprise. He came to this country with 110 capital, but by his keen foresight, ex- cellent management and honest dealing,
he is rapidly amassing a fortune. He is a man whom people can depend upon for advice and assistance, and it is his desire to benefit his fellow men, and to never bring harm to any one.
C APTAIN CORNELIUS C. CUSICK,
22d infantry U. S. Army, was born in Niagara county, New York, August 2d, 1835, and was appointed from New York. He is the paternal grandson of Nicholas Cusick, an officer of the Revolutionary army of 1776, who was an intimate friend and co-laborer of Washington and Marquis de La Fayette; the maternal grandson of Captain Chew, of the British army, and the son of James Nicholas Cusick, who was for years the associate and companion of Catlin and Schoolcraft, the Indian historians, con- tributing largely to their works concerning the subject of "The Myths of the New World." His forest home in western New York was honored by the frequent visits of Audubon, the American ornithologist. The mysterious, strange, and eccentric mission- ary, Dr. Eleazar Williams, the reputed miss- ing dauphin of France, was for several years the welcome guest of Cusick's father. Cusick's ancestors came from North Carolina and Virginia, and settled in western New York in 1711.
Captain Cusick is now the only represen- tative of the Six Nations of New York favored with a commission in the regular army ; is a hereditary official of the ancient Iroquois confederacy ; was installed to office September 6, 1860, as one of the successors to William Chew, senior sachem; vacated the office June 20, 1866, he having at that time received an appointment in the regular army from President Johnson. Admitted
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and honored by a presentation of diploma as companion of the first class of the mili- tary order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, December 5, 1888, by ex-President R. B. Hayes, Commander-in-Chief.
Commissioned second lieutenant 132d New York infantry August 14, 1862, by Governor E. D. Morgan (organized in New York city); commissioned first lieutenant July 1, 1863, by Governor H. Seymour; commissioned captain May 31, 1865, by Governor R. E. Fenton. Owing to long delay before last commission was issued and received, he was not mustered to such rank. Pending the receipt of his first volunteer commission, he was active in raising troops for the war. Assigned to duty at Suffolk, Virginia, from October to latter part of December, 1862; participated in several reconnoissances and engagements in. the Blackwater region, and vicinity of Suffolk, Virginia. Scrved at Newbern, North Caro- lina from January 2, 1863, until March 7, 1865, doing outpost duty, the defense of Newbern, and active field duty. In 1864 he led a force at night, composed of two companies of the 132d New York infantry, on works at Jackson Mills, North Carolina, and captured the entire Confederate grand guard. Col. Foulk, commandant at Kings- ton, North Carolina, attempted the rescue of prisoners the same night, and was also captured, together with his entire staff and escort. Led charging party on works at South West Creek, North Carolina, with one hundred and fifty selected men; works captured and colors planted. In February, 1864, he participated in the heroic defense of Bachelor's Creck bridge and other points of crossing during the advance on Newbern by the Confederate forces under General Pickett.
During the month of March, 1865, the 132d New York infantry became a part of the 23d army corps, and advanced with it into the interior of North Carolina, under Major-General Schofield; participated in the severe battle that was fought at Wise's Forks, near Kingston, North Carolina, on March 9, 10, and 11, 1865 ; commanded the large escort of infantry for General Sher- man's supply train from Goldsboro to Kingston, North Carolina, and return. Pending the surrender of General John- ston's army, near Raleigh, North Carolina, he was assigned to duty as acting assistant ordnance officer of the 2d division, 23d army corps.
About the beginning of the month of May, 1865, he aided in conducting the vast ordnance train from Raleigh to Greensboro, North Carolina. Shortly after he established an ordnance depot at Salisbury, North Car- olina, for the purpose of receiving arms and other ordnance stores that were being sur- rendered by deserters and stragglers from the late forces under Lee and Johnston.
Peace having been declared, Captain Cusick was honorably mustered out of the service at Heart's Island, near New York city, June 29, 1865. He was recommended by his colonel for brevet in 1867, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, but the recommendation was not acted upon by Congress, owing to the order for suspending the granting of brevets in 1867.
The 132d New York volunteer infantry left New York city for the seat of war on or about October 2, 1862, numbering one thousand strong, and when it was mustered out of the United States service at Heart's Island, June 29, 1865, it was found to be reduced, by the casualties of war, to two hundred and forty nen.
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He was commissioned second lieutenant 13th infantry June 26, 1866, by President Andrew Johnson, transferred to the 31st infantry September 20, 1866, transferred to the 22d infantry May 15, 1869, and com- missioned first lieutenant of the 22d infantry August 5, 1872, by President U. S. Grant. He was commissioned captain of the 22d infantry January 1, 1888, by President Grover Cleveland. During the year 1866 he served at Newport barracks, Kentucky, Fort Columbus, New York harbor, and at Fort Randall, South Dakota. In the spring of 1867 he assumed command of Company E, 31st infantry, at Fort Rice, North Dakota, and during the years 1867-68, and part of the year 1869, served at Forts Rice, Steven- son, and Buford, North Dakota. While temporarily at Fort Stevenson he aided in repelling an attack on the post by liostile Indians, and in August, 1867, proceeded with his company to Fort Buford as escort and in charge of three hundred emigrants, with their extensive train, en route to Montana.
While commanding this company, Octo- ber, 1867, he was ordered at night, with a mounted detachment, to rescue from the Indians two teamsters in the employ of the Northwest Fur Company. They found them shortly after, both killed, stripped of cloth- ing, and horribly mutilated, each body being pierced with no less that forty arrows, and returned to the post with their remains.
He was on detached service during the month of July, 1868, and while surveying a road from Fort Buford to Fort Stevenson, Dakota Territory, was attacked by a large band of Indians near Spring Lake, forty miles west of Fort Buford, on July 27, but repelled the night attack without loss. On the return trip he was ordered, with a guard
of fifty men, to act as an escort for Captain Anderson, with his two hundred head of government beef cattle.
He was engaged with a band of hostile Sioux, under Sitting Bull, August 20, 1868, and with a command of twenty-five men was ordered to rescue or recover govern- ment cattle captured by hostile Indians. He encountered a large band of Indians, num- bering about one hundred and seventy-five warriors. He continued a running fight for over two hours, was driven back, and finally fell into the hands of the Indians, and although badly injured, yet managed to escape. Several men were killed and wounded, but a lieutenant recovered fifty head of the cattle.
In the summer of 1868, accompanied by Lieutenant G. Mitchell, of the 31st infantry, with a detail of men, he made a night attack on an Indian camp in Montana, forty miles west of Fort Buford, where Sitting Bull was reported as a visitor, but Sitting Bull escaped by swimming the Missouri river.
In September, 1868, he was ordered to proceed to the mouths of the Big Muddy and Poplar rivers, Montana, for the purpose of looking up signs of Indians and bringing in any stray government cattle that could be found, and with an escort of fifty mounted men, visited the points named, and jour- neyed as far as the British boundary line, -known as "Wood Mountain Range." The total distance traveled during four days' reconnoissance was one hundred and fifty miles.
In January, 1869, he captured " Little Running Bear," the associate of "Sitting Bull," and who, at the time of his capture, was regarded as the director of the raid near Fort Buford on the 20th of August,
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1868, as he openly boasted of his complicity in the above mentioned raid. He was killed by the guard a few days after while making an attempt to escape.
During the latter part of February, 1869, Captain Cusick was detailed on detached service for the purpose of escorting general prisoners from Fort Buford to Stillwater Penitentiary, Minnesota. The march from the mouth of the Yellowstone to Fort Aber- crombie, Minnesota, during the winter months of February and March, was the most trying and severe ever experienced by troops serving on the prairies of the north- west. In many places snow was found two feet and a half deep, with the temperature ranging from twenty to forty degrees below zero. The approximate distance marched embraced about seven hundred miles or more. Some discharged soldiers who pre- ceded the party were lost in a blinding snow storm, and died from cold and starva- tion.
His military record in Company E, 31st infantry, terminated when he was assigned to Company K, and joined by transfer from Company E, late 31st infantry, per G. O. No. 31, 22d infantry, May 20, 1869.
He was on special duty in charge of a herd guard, at Horse Head Bottom, Dakota Territory, from February 9, 1870, to April 22, 1870, and was stationed at Fort Rice as post adjutant, Brule agency, from August 20, 1870, to August 10, 1871. He was A. C. S. and A. A. Q. M., lower Brule agency, from September 28, 1870, to about August 10, 1871, and then was assigned to detail service at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, per letter from A. G. O., dated February 5, 1872. He was promoted first lieutenant, and as- signed to company F, 22d infantry, per S. O., No. 172, headquarters department Da-
kota, St. Paul, Minnesota, August 29, 1872. He reported for duty at Fortress Monroe, (Va.) artillery school, May 1, 1871, by order of the secretary of war, where he remained one year from above date, when he was relieved from duty as a student there, and was granted thirty days delay in joining proper station.
On March 4, 1873, he was detailed for duty, at the second inaugural of President Grant, as aid de camp on the staff of the grand marshal, Colonel W. F. Barry, and joined Company F June 9, 1873, of which he took temporary command the same day at Fort Sully, Dakota Territory.
He was on detached service, repairing military telegraph line, from November 1 to 5, 1873, near his station at Fort Ran- dall, North Dakota, and served on detached service, rescuing herders and recovering government cattle from Indians, near Whet- stone agency, Dakota Territory, from Jan- uary 25 to 26, 1874. He made the plan of Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, and survey of immediate grounds, during the same month for the Army medical circular, No. 8, of the year 1875, as recorded on page 419, by request of Assistant Surgeon J. P. Kimball, United States army. He was on detached service at Ponca agency, Dakota Territory, for the purpose of protecting the agency from Sioux Indians, from April 16 to May 20, 1874, and also was on detached service from August 18 to 27, 1874, his station being Fort Wayne, Michigan.
He was on duty with a company organ- ized for suppressing the insurrection against the Kellogg Government; and this company served for that purpose in New Orleans, Louisiana, from September 20, 1874, to May 18, 1875. He was on detail service at St. Martinsville, Louisiana, as temporary com-
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mander of that station, during the absence of officers of the 7th cavalry, who were sum- moned before the congressional investigating committee in New Orleans, Louisiana, from January 29 to February 3, 1875. He per- formed the duties of judge advocate of a general court martial, convened in the city for nearly two months, was on special duty, drafting plans, etc., of public buildings at Fort Wayne, Michigan, from July 16 to September 27, 1875, and was also on detail service from December 7 to December 23, 1875, conducting recruits from Columbus, Ohio, to Dallas, Texas.
In the Sioux war, Captain Cusick took permanent command of Company F, 22d infantry, September 1, 1876, with his canıp near Glendive Creek, Montana Territory; participated in the campaign against hostile Indians, presumed to be under "Sitting Bull," from September 1, 1876, to July 18, 1877, during most of which time he was under the command of Colonel N. A. Miles, 5th infantry, and was then on detail service with thirty enlisted men, for the purpose of escorting a train of Government stores from Fort Pease, Montana Territory, near the mouth of Big Horn river, to Canton- ment, on the right bank of the Yellow- stone river, and near the mouth of Tongue river, Montana Territory. He was in the drawn battle with a band of Indians, under " Crazy Horse," near Wolf Mountain, Mon- tana Territory, January 8 and 9, 1877, where the strength of the command under General Miles was 450, while " Crazy Horse" had 1200 to 1400 warriors, yet General Miles held the field. He commanded his com- pany and a detail of men from the 5th in- fantry, May 7, 1877, in an engagement with a band of Indians under "Lame Deer," and on the 8th helped to destroy his camp and
capture 400 horses. The Chief, "Lame Deer," was killed, and the entire force was under command of General Miles. He com- manded his company from May 15 to May 21, 1877, and made a reconnoissance at the head of the Rose Bud, near Big Horn Moun- tain, Montana Territory, and on June 16, 1877, joined the Powder River expedition, which left Cantonment, on the Yellowstone, near the mouth of the Tongue River, that day, under command of Major Lazelle, of the 1st infantry, and marched to the Great Bend of the Missouri, Dakota Territory, where it arrived on July 9, 1877. On July 11, 1877, battalion of the 22d infantry was separated from the command of Major Lazelle, and Captain Dickey, of the 22d infantry, brevet-major, assumed command, and Captain Cusick was directed by Cap- tain Dickey to act in the capacity of engineer for the command over an unknown route to Fort A. Lincoln, Dakota Territory, where they arrived on July 18, 1877, during which time he also commanded his company.
Captain Cusick also participated in sup- pressing the Chicago riots of 1877, and en- tered that city with battalion of the 22d infantry, under Major Dickey, July 25, 1877, and had quarters in exposition building. On July 26, 1877, the battalion was ordered to the Chicago stock yards, and remained on duty there until August 4, 1877. He was in temporary command of the bat- talion engaged in the suppression of the riots at the Wilkesbarre coal mines, Penn- sylvania, August 6 to August 10, 1877, and served as judge advocate of a general court martial, while in camp at Lee Park, that city. Lee Park was abandoned September 22,1877, and he was stationed at Fort Brady, Michigan, and served on detail service and court martial duty at Fort Mackinaw, Mich-
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igan, from April 14 to April 27, 1877. By order of Major Hough, he was engaged in surveying and grading the target range at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, during part of the month of August, 1879, and also in drawing a plan of Fort Gibson, as well as compiling a map of the military reservation at Fort Gibson, with a supplementary his- tory of the object of establishing a military post in the Cherokee country, which latter duty he performed from September 16 to October 3, 1879.
The battalion of 22d infantry, under Major Hough, left Fort Gibson for service against the Utes in Colorado, October 4, 1879, remained in the field until January 4, 1880, and then returned to Fort Gibson on January 22, 1880. In the above cited cam- paign, the battalion of the 22d infantry acted as a containing force. Captain Cusick was detailed as a permanent judge advocate in the field for a general court martial, and did not leave until January 23 for Fort Gibson, where he was temporarily stationed until 1881. He was stationed at Fort Clark, Texas, during the summer of 1881, and was engaged in drawing plans of publie buildings there, except when absent, hunting in the Republic of Mexico, from June 10 to 13, 1882, with the object of studying the topography of that country. He was next stationed at Fort Duncan, Texas, and served on detail service at Fort Garland, Colorado, on court martial duty, from Jan- uary 30 to February 24, 1883, and was then stationed at Fort Lyon, Colorado, on Nov- ember 23, 1882.
The battalion of the 22d infantry, with one company of the 10th infantry, left Fort Lyon, January 27, 1885, for the Indian Ter- ritory, to quell the Oklahoma boomers, and reaching a point 225 miles by railroad, from
Fort Lyon, were notified that the trouble was settled, and returned to post January 28, 1885. Captain Cusick was again or- dered in the field, February 26, 1885, in the Indian Territory, and assumed con- mand of camp Russell, on the Cinnaron, Oklahoma, early in May, relieving a troop of the 9th cavalry. Camp Russell was soon abandoned, and the command was ordered to Fort Reno, Indian Territory, June 28, 1885, this owing to trouble with the Chey- ennes and Arapahoe Indians, which was suppressed in August. His company was ordered from Fort Reno to cantonment, on the north fork of the Canadian, and thence to Kiowa, Kansas, a distance of 315 miles from Ponca ageney. Captain Cusiek re- turned from duty at this point the first week in September, and was on duty with his company at Fort Lyon, Colorado, during winter and summer and part of fall, except short interval, when he commanded Con- pany I, 22d infantry.
He was relieved from duty at Fort Lyon, per order No. 69, dated Fort Lewis, Colo- rado, December, 1886; reported for duty on recruiting service in New York, during first week in January, 1887, and was or- dered to proceed to Columbus Barracks, Ohio, on such duty. He reported there for duty second week in January, and in Feb- ruary was ordered to take command of Company C, of instruction general service recruits, United States army. He retained command until relieved, per special order No. 104, dated headquarters of the recruit- ing service, Army building, New York city. June 21, 1887, and by same order, ordered to discontinue the recruiting rendezvous at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He proceeded to Portland, Maine, under same order, July 1, 1887; established a recruiting rendezvous
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at that point August 2, 1887, and was re- lieved from recruiting service October 4, 1888, to assume command of Company E, 22d infantry, on October 29, 1888. He was stationed at Fort Totten, North Dakota, where he had temporary command, from February 9 to February 28, 1890. He was relieved from duty and ordered to take station with his company at Fort Buford, North Dakota, early in July, 1890, owing to the change of stations of Col. R. E. A. Croften, 15th infantry ; Captain Cusick as- sumed command of the post during the latter part of the month of February, 1891, and continued in command until the latter part of the month of July of the same year.
On the 25th of July, 1891, he was relieved from duty at Fort Buford, and ordered to take station with his company at Fort Keogh, Montana, and after arrival there, took advantage of a prolonged leave of ab- sence, obtained August 7, 1891. He vis- ited the Yellowstone National Park, and all western States, lately territories.
Captain Cusick was appointed by director General Davis, of the World's Columbian Exposition, as honorary and special assist- ant in the department of American archæ-
ology and ethnology, on September 25, 1891, and established a branch office for relics shortly after, at No. 385 Prospect street, Cleveland, Ohio.
He is now engaged in work as assistant to Professor Franz Boas, of Worcester university, Massachusetts, in the sub-depart- ment of anthropology in the interest of the World's Columbian Exposition.
Upon his own request, and on the recom- mendation of an "army retiring board," Captain Cusick was honorably retired from active service on January 14, 1892, by the following order :
WAR DEP'T, WASHINGTON, D. C., January 14, 1892.
Captain Cornelius C. Cusick, 22d infantry, having been found by an army retiring board incapacitated for active service on account of disability incident to the service, is, by direction of the President, retired from active service this date, under the provisions of section 1251 Revised Statutes.
L. A. GRANT, Assistant Secretary of War. By order of Major-General Schofield. Official : J. C. KELTON, Adjutant General.
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