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charge those who would leave in the midst of an advance move- ment. General Scott began his second march early in August, and on the 18th had arrived at a point eleven miles south of the City of Mexico. Here the Mexicans were strongly intrenched, but as at Cerro Gordo, the engineering skill of the Americans developed a course by which San Antonio was threatened, and by a flank move- ment Contreras, three miles to the south-west, could be carried by assault. The attack on Contreras began early on the morning of the 20th, and the position was captured within a half hour. This victory was immediately followed by the capture of Cherubusco after the severest fighting thus far in the valley of Mexico, and which per- mitted the Americans to approach the gates of the capital. General Scott posted his army along the slopes of the mountains south of and extending to the west of the city. An armistice was agreed upon, and General Scott with United States Commissioner Trist began negotiations for peace with Santa Anna. The terms of peace offered by the United States included the surrender of Texas by Mexico and the cession of New Mexico and California to the United States for a sum to be agreed upon afterward. These terms, being offered as the ultimatum, were so offensive to the Mexicans that they began immediate preparations for defense. Chapultepec was a strongly fortified hill west of the city. Molino Del Rey was a strongly built stone mill, several hundred feet in length, standing west of Chapultepec and over a mile from the eity.
Two aqueducts entered the city from the eastern and western base of Chapultepec. These were fortified against assault, and the gates by which they entered the city were strongly fortified. On the 4th of September General Scott declared the truce ended, and on the Sth Molino Del Rey was captured with severe loss to the Americans. Chapultepec was bombarded on the 12th and carried on the 13th by two assaulting columns of two hundred and fifty men each under Captains MeKenzie and Casey respectively, and in conjunc- tion with movements made by troops against other points. Possession of the other defenses and of the entrances to the city soon followed, and the Americans entered the town on the morning of the 14th. Santa Anna had retired during the night before, after liberating some two thousand convicts, who, together with many Mexican soldiers who had disbanded themselves, kept up an annoying fire upon the Americans from housetops and other points of vantage. This warfare was kept up for twenty-four hours in spite of the city authorities and the army. Santa Anna made several attempts to
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retrieve the fortunes of the Mexican people, notably at Huamantla, San Jose, Puebla, Santa Isabella and Atlixa. A desultory warfare was carried on during the fall and winter by bands of Mexican Guerillas and small detachments of American troops at different points on the road from Vera Cruz to Mexico. Soon after entering the City of Mexico, the spirit of hostility which had been manifest against General Seott, by Generals Worth, Pillow and Colonel Duncan, became more marked, and they were placed under arrest, and charges of disrespect preferred against them. Counter charges were made, and, in due course, General Scott was re- lieved from the command by the authorities at Washington, and Pil- low, Worth and Duncan were released. General Scott left Mexico in- mediately. The effort to destroy both Taylor and Scott, politically, together with their brilliant achievements, appeared to make them more popular. Negotiations and commissions continued throughout the winter of 1847 and 1848, resulted in a final agreement, concluded by the Mexican Congress in February, and ratified by the United States, May 25, 1848. By its terms, the Rio Grande was the ac- knowledged boundary between Texas and Mexico, and New Mexico and California were ceded to the United States for the sum of $15,000,000. During the month of June, Mexico was completely evacuated by the American Army.
PROMINENT BATTLES OF THE MEXICAN WAR.
Siege of Fort Brown, May 4 to Siege of Vera Cruz, March 18 to 8, 1846.
Palo Alto, May 8, 1846.
Resaca de la Palma, May 9, 1846. Monterey, Sept. 20 to 23, 1846. Bracito, N. M., December 25, 1846.
San Gabriel, January 8, 1847. Sacramento, February 28, 1847. Buena Vista, February 22 to 24, 1847.
24, 1849. Cerro Gordo, April 18, 1847. Contreras, August 20, 1847. Cherubusco, August 20, 1847. Molino Del Rey, September 8, 1847. Chapultepec, September 13,1847. Capture of Mexico, September 14, 1847.
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ROLL CALL.
M. De L. Simpson, Major-General.
Esperance - Born August 28, 1824. Received his preliminary education at the Schoharie Academy, and followed by attendance at the Albany Academy. Was afterward appointed cadet at the Military Academy at West Point on the recommendation of Colonel Honck. After four years' study and discipline he graduated as second lieutenant of artillery and received the furlough usually given on graduating. He returned to duty in September, 1846, and was stationed at Governor's Island, New York. Early in December following he was ordered to Mexico, and reported to General Worth and was assigned to duty in his division at Tampico. During the greater part of his service in Mexico he was attached to the command under Captain Mckenzie and was one of the volun- teers composing the storming party under MeKenzie which captured Chapultepec. He took part in seven engagements during the Mexi- can war, notably : Chapultepec, Molino Del Rey and Contreras, and returned from the service unharmed, while Mckenzie and many of his comrades fell in battle. During his service in Mexico, he was promoted to first lieutenant, to adjutant and assistant quartermaster. At the close of the war he was assigned to duty at Governor's Island as assistant commissary, afterward ordered to Washington, and to Barrancas, Florida. He remained on duty at the last station for three or four years ; was recalled to Washington, where he served in the Supply Department under General Gibson. While at Bar- rancas he was promoted to captain. From Washington he was transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, serving with General Ilarney, and later on accompanied that officer to Utah as purchasing agent, and subsequently returned to Washington. He was after- · ward ordered to San Francisco, California, as purchasing commissary to succeed Colonel Lee, and while there was made chief commissary and promoted to major, and lieutenant-colonel and colonel. He re- mained at San Francisco until the beginning of the war of the re- bellion, when he was recalled to Washington and continued on duty in the Commissary Department until the close of the war. During the war he was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general, the ap- pointment being confirmed by the Senate, and afterward raised to rank of major-general. At the close of the rebellion he was or- dered to San Francisco as chief of that division. After ten years' service in that department he asked for change of station, on account
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of impaired health and unfavorable climate, and was transferred to the division of New York, having head-quarters in New York city for five years, and on Governor's Island for two years. He was then transferred to Chicago as chief commissary of division embrac- ing the departments of Missouri, Dakota, The Platte and of Texas. He retained this position for about nine years and until at the age of ' 64, when he was placed on the retired list, August 28, 1888. Resi- dence, Winnetka, Cook county, Illinois.
Augustus F. Lawyer, Surgeon.
Cobleskill - Aged 20; single; was appointed cadet at West Point during the administration of President John Q. Adams ; commissioned assistant surgeon in the United States Navy, May 26, 1836 ; ordered to the sloop of war "Warren" and sailed to the Spanish main, coast of Mexico, March 15, 1839; cruised about the Gulf of Mexico, South America and the West Indies. On his re- turn was detailed to the sloop " Pennsylvania " and afterward trans- ferred to the frigate "Brandywine;" sailing for China, via Rio Janeiro and Bombay, with the newly-appointed minister to China- Cushing. He cruised for two years among the East Indies and along the coasts of Asia, Africa and Europe, and made during the ex- pedition a very extensive and valuable collection of rare sea shells, precious stones and curious mementoes of the Far East, returning in 1845. During the Mexican war he served in his official duty during several engagements, notably the siege of Vera Cruz and the capture of San Juan d' Ulloa. During the bombardment of Vera Cruz he exchanged watches with the admiral commanding the fleet. The watch received has been carefully preserved and is now in the possession of Mrs. R. H. Lane, his niece; resigned from the United States service in the latter part of 1847 ; died at Cobleskill, N. Y., March 27, 1883, aged 75 years, 9 months.
Thomas G. Banks.
Fulton - Single ; served as commissary of supplies ; died at Vera Cruz, Mexico, June 2, 1847, and was buried within the walls of the city.
William Banks, Orderly Sergeant.
Fulton - Single ; died en route to Mexico at La Grange, Ga .; his organization and branch of service not known; a brother to Thomas G. Banks.
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Robert Slater.
Schoharie - Laborer; single ; contracted deafness in the service, sent to hospital, and discharged for disability ; his organization and further record not known.
John Philip Slater.
Schoharie - Laborer; married ; did regular service until the close of the war, and was seen on his return home as far as New York city ; not seen or heard from afterward ; organization not known ; a brother to Robert Slater.
James Gibson.
Seward -- Served regularly until discharged ; died soon after at Hyndsville, N. Y.
George Gibson.
Seward - Did regular service and was honorably discharged ; died June, 1867 ; was buried on the farm of James E. Frederick and afterward reinterred at State Hill Cemetery, Sharon.
Gilbert Youngs.
Cobleskill - Laborer ; single ; killed in action.
Hiram Borst.
Schoharie - Was severely wounded. See War of the Rebellion. John Crocker.
Carlisle - Single ; enlisted in Company E, Third New York Dragoons ; participated in all the movements and engagements of the army from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico; when his com- pany left the city for home he remained sick in hospital ; died on his way home afterward.
John Lowne.
Esperance -Single ; organization not known ; did full service and honorably discharged; buried at Sloansville ; no epitaph : no descendants.
Cornelius Vroman.
Sharon - Single ; completed service and was discharged ; became demented after his return ; dead.
Joseph Van Valkenberg.
Grandson of the Revolution ; organization not known ; wounded by gunshot in right shoulder at the storming of Chapultepec ; dead.
Edward Butterworth.
Cobleskill - Survived and discharged.
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INDEX OF NAMES.
WAR OF 1812.
Page.
Page.
Acker, George 105
Efner, Valentine 90
Ackley, John B. 106
Efner, William M. 98
Allen, Ezra. 86
Eldredge, Ezra. 105
Barber, Isaac
88
Elmendorf, William 102
Bartholemew, Philip
87
Enders, John. 90
Becker, Henry
87
Fanning, John
91
Becker, Henry F.
98
Feek, Jacob, Jr
91
Becker, John J. 106
88
Felter, George
91
Becker, John P.
87
Foster, Samuel
106
Becker, Philip. 87
Fraats, David 106
Blodgett, John .87
Freemyer, John, Jr. 90
91
Bouck, Abraham, Jr.
105
Gibson, Jerome. 91
Ball, Jacob
87
Gibbs, James
91
Borst, Peter
88
Gordon, Charles.
91
Brown, David.
87
Granatier, Samnel
91
Brown, Jeremiah
88
Guernsey, Elisha
91
Briggs, Olney.
88
Ham, Jeremiah 98
Brewer, Peter.
106
Haling, John, Jr 104
Brown, James.
106
Hager, Daniel. 91
Harper, John . 105
Burhans, Zachariah. 106
Herron, Henry
91
Brazee, Cornelius. 87
Hillsinger, Michael
92
Burton, Robert 87
Burnette, Joseph. 88
Hiney, John
107
Butterworth, Welcome 105
Hiney, George 107
Hynds, Jacob 92
Ingham, John. 102
92
Carter, Elijah 106
Kellogg, Giles. 102
Caryl, John 104
King, Christian. 92
92
Clark, Amos
98
King, Lawrence
92
Cleveland, Asa 88
Kibbey, Eli.
107
Cole, Minard 98
Kline, John
92
Comstock, Ebenezer 88
Knox, Charles 92
Kromer, Abraham. 107
Cowdry, Resolved L. 103
Lakham, John
108
Davis, John 89
Lampman, Jacob. 105
Lane, Apolos 104
Lawyer, David D 104
Lawyer, Jacob L 103
Letcher, Henry. 107
Lord, John L. 92
Loring, Carpus 108
Lucantry, Fred, Jr. 107
Mackey, Daniel 98
Malick, Aaron 93
Eckerson, David 90
Malick, Elias 93
Manning, Henry 98
Efner, Harvey 90
Efner, Philip 90
Markle, George.
93
Dominick, John. 89
Dobbs, Abram 98
Dox, George 106
Dox, John . 90
Decatur, Peter 89
Dibble, Noah 89
Dingman, John. 90
Dibble, Patrick 90
Jackson, James
Chase, Charles 106
King, Henry
Cooper, Thomas. 89
Hilts, Theobold. 92
Campbell, John 105
Carey, Samuel 89
Casey, Ephraim. 98
Feek, Nicholas 91
Becker, John Jost.
Bouck, Abraham 103
Gardinier, Jacob
Burhans, Peter. 103
Day, Chauncy. 105
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Mattice, Conrad 92
Slaughter, Tennis. 97
Mattice, David 97
Sloan, Bennett 104
McDavit, John. 108
Smith, John. 104
Mereness, John
93
Smith, Elisha L.
98
Mickle, John, Jr. 107
Snook, Teunis. 95
Snyder, William 98
Moot, Coon . 104
Spencer, Oliver 95
Morrison, Henry 98
Sprague, Elijah. 98
Murphey, John
92
Stilwell, Stephen . 95
Nethaway, Ezear 93
Stoner, Jacob 95
Nickerson, Blaisdel.
93
Strobeck, Adam 96
Oliver, Andrew 93
Sweet, Benjamin
95
Osterhout, Cornelius.
93
Taber, Peleg
96
Parslow, Adam.
93
Teneyck, Barent
105
Parslow, Henry .
93
Terpenning, Moses
96
Peek, Eli. 106
Tibbets, Thomas
96
Perry, Oliver, 107
Thorp, Aaron, Jr
104
Pierce, Silas 94
94
Townsend, Eber. 108
Pratt, Arnold. 105
Towsen, John. 96
Preston, Merriman 94
Travis, David. 98
Rector, Adam 104
Treadway, Enoch. 107
Reed, Henry B 94
Vroman, Adam 97
Reed, Jeremiah.
94
Van Alstyne, Cornelius 98
Reed, Gideon C.
103
Van Dyke, Lawrence. 98
Rickard, Peter 94
Van Dewerker, Peter 99
Rider, Amos 94
Warner, Benjamin. 97
Rider, John
94
Warner, John.
97
Rider, Philip
94
Warner, Marcus 97
Rich, Calvin 95
Ward, Joshua 104
Roe, Heman
96
Wałes, Levi. 99
Rorick, David.
94
Welch, Jacob. 97
Schell, Jacob.
95
Wetherly, Jnad.
108
Schell, John 95
White, Ebenezer 103
Schoolcraft, Lawrence, 3d 95
Whitmore, Asa 108
Scott, Jacob .. 96
Wilcox, Nathan 107
97
Seymour, Cornelius.
95
Wilsey, David. 99
Sipperly, Fred 96
Winewright, Fred. 99
Shafer, Abraham 108
Wolverton, Freeman. 108
Shafer, John A. 96
Wright, Walter 108
Shafer, David. 95
Yansen, Peter. 97
Shafer, Peter H
95
Young, William 97
Shafer, Andrew
98
Young, William 103
Shutter, John
98
Yager, Jeremiah. 108
Skinner, Melzar 103
ROSTER OF MEXICAN WAR.
Page
Page
Banks, Thomas G.
115
Lowne, John. 116
Banks, William.
115
Simpson, M. D. L. 114
Borst, Hiram 116
Slater, John P. 116
Butterworth, Edward 116
Slater, Robert. 116
Crocker, John. 116
Van Valkenberg, Joseph. 116
Gibson, George.
116
Vrooman, Cornelius 116
Gibson, James
116
Youngs, Gilbert. 116
Lawyer, Augustus 115
Wiltey, Peter.
Settle, John. 95
Thorp, Curtis 103
Plough, John .
Moak, Jacob T 108
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Part Third.
WAR OF THE REBELLION.
CONTENTS.
Formation of Troops - Abbreviations - Places Referred to - Battles Referred to - Hos- pitals - Officers - Artillery - Roll Call - Cavalry - Roll Call - Infantry - Roll Call - Red Tape - Guard and Picket - Roll Call of Other States, Navy and Colored Troops - Brothers in the Union Army - Prison Report - Roll of Honor - Index to Records - Roster by Towns.
FORMATION OF TROOPS.
Company - One captain, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, one first or orderly sergeant, four sergeants, eight corporals, two musicians, one wagoner, eighty-two privates (maximum number).
Regiment -- Ten companies of infantry or twelve companies of artillery, or cavalry.
Field Officers and Non-Commissioned Staff -- One colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, one major, one adjutant, one quartermaster, one surgeon, two assistant surgeons, one chaplain, sergeant-major, quar- termaster sergeant, commissary sergeant, hospital steward, and two principal musicians.
Brigade-Two or more regiments, brigadier-general, aide, sur- geons, quartermaster, commissary sergeant, hospital steward, bugler or principal musician, orderlies, teamsters, and pioneers.
Division - Two or more brigades, a major-general, aides, sur- geons, quartermaster, commissary, pioneers, ambulance division, teamsters.
Corps - Three divisions, a senior major-general, aides, surgeons, quartermaster or commissary, ambulance corps.
Commander-in-Chief -- Major-general, by seniority or by appoint- ment; a chief of staff, with aides-de-camp; quartermaster-general, surgeon-general, chief of artillery, chief of sconts, head-quarter-guard.
In the foregoing formations of brigades, divisions and corps, team-
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sters, pioneers, ambulance drivers, musicians, guards, etc., the mien were detailed from the different regiments composing the organiza- tion at the time of its formation, and the non-commissioned officers detailed for duty at such head-quarters were taken from the enlisted men.
ABREVIATIONS.
A. C., Army Corps.
A. P., Army Potomac.
Adjt., Adjutant.
Act., Acting.
Lieut., Lieutenant.
Art., Artillery.
L. A., Light Artillery.
Asst., Assistant.
Brig., Brigade or Brigadier. Capt., Captain.
M. R., Mounted Rifles.
Ord., Ordnance.
Cav., Cavalry.
Ordy., Orderly.
Co., Company.
Col., Colonel.
Q. M., Quartermaster.
S. S., Sharpshooters.
S. C., Signal Corps.
Sergt., Sergeant.
Div., Division.
Eng., Engineers.
Gen., General.
Hd. Qs., Head-quarters.
PLACES REFERRED TO.
[NOTE .- Many of the distances given are " air line."]
Annapolis, Md., on the Chesapeake bay, thirty miles overland north-east from Washington. A chief depot for paroled and ex- changed prisoners.
Alexandria, Va., south of the Potomac, and eight miles below Washington. Noted as a rendezvous for recruits and hospital conva- lescents, and a point of distribution for the Army of the Potomac.
Albany, N. Y., location of Albany Barracks and Ira Harris Hos- pitals. The place of " muster out " for several New York regiments.
Andersonville, on the Georgia Central railroad and sixty miles south-west of Macon, Ga.
Ords., Orders.
Corp., Corporal.
Com., Commissary.
Dept., Department.
Surg., Surgeon.
V. R. C., Veteran Reserve Corps. Vol., Volunteer.
Hosp., Hospital.
H. A., Heavy Artillery. Inf., Infantry.
Maj., Major.
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Antietam National Cemetery, Washington Co., Md., one mile from Sharpsburg and on the turnpike road to Boonesborough.
Acquia Creek, on the south-west point formed by the mouth of Acquia creek and the Potomac river. A general depot of supplies during the latter part of 1862 and winter and spring of 1863.
Arlington Heights, Va., former home of General Robert E. Lee; present site of Arlington National Cemetery.
Appomattox C. H., Va., one-half mile south of the Appomattox river.
Bridgeport, Ala., on the west side of the Tennessee river, in the extreme north-east part of the State. The rendezvons of the Eleventh and Twelfth Army Corps, in the fall of 1863, and previous to the relief of Chattanooga.
Beaufort, S. C., north of the month of the Savannah river, and between St. Helena Sound and Port Royal ; situated on an island, separated from the mainland, on the west, by the two arms of the Coosawhatchie river.
Baton Rouge, La., on the east bank of the Mississippi river and thirty-four miles south of Mississippi State line.
Bull Run, Va., rises in the north-west part of Fairfax county, general direction south-east, and empties into the Potomac at Cockpit Point.
Belle Plain, Va., on the west side of the Potomac and south of Acquia creek.
Beaufort, N. C., opposite the entrance to Pamlico Sound from the south, and on the peninsula between the Neuse river and the ocean.
Bonne Carre, La., at a bend in the Mississippi river and about forty miles from New Orleans and below Baton Rouge.
Baltimore, Md., on the Patapsco river, fourteen miles from the Chesapeake bay and thirty-five miles north-east of Washington.
Brooks Station, Va., on the Fredericksburg and Acquia Creek railroad.
Bristoe Station, Va., on the Alexandria and Orange railroad, five miles from Manassas Junction.
Brandy Station, Va., on Alexandria and Orange railroad, tive miles south of the Rappahannock river.
Bottoms Bridge, at the Chickahominy river and one mile below the crossing of the Richmond and York River railroad.
Bermuda Ilundred, on the James river, west bank, north of the mouth of the Appomattox, and two miles north of City Point.
Chattanooga, Tenn., on the south bank of the Tennessee river at
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the mouth of a valley, and four miles north of the Georgia State line.
Chickahominy River, Va., rises north-west of Richmond, flows south-east, passing five miles north-east of Richmond at Mechanics- ville Bridge, and empties into the James river west of Williams- burg.
City Point, Va., south point at the junction of the Appomattox river with the James.
Centerville, Va., Fairfax county, twenty miles west of Alexandria, and twenty-five miles south-west of Washington.
Danville, Va., one hundred and sixteen miles south-west from Richmond and near the North Carolina line.
Falmouth, Va., on the north bank of the Rappahannock, opposite and above Fredericksburg.
Fortress Monroe, Va., the extreme southern point of the penin- sula formed by the York and James river, overlooking Hampton Roads.
Fort Pulaski, Ga., on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the Savannah river. 4
Goldsborough, N. C., at the junction of the Newberne and Wil- mington railroads, and fifty miles south-east from Raleigh.
Deep Bottom, Va., on the north side of the James river, and of the peninsula between Bermuda Hundred and Dutch Gap. Taking its name from the lowland and streams emptying into the James.
Hilton Ilead, S. C., an island between Port Royal and the month of the Savannah river.
Hope Landing, Va., on south bank of Acquia creek and five miles from the Potomac river.
Harper's Ferry, Va., on the Potomac at the month of the Shenan- doah river.
Hanover Junction, Va., junction of the Richmond and Potomac and Virgina Central railroads, directly north of Richmond, and two miles south of the North Anna crossing.
Hampton Roads, Va., entrance to the James river, and the har- bor formed by Newport News and Sewell's Point.
Point of Rocks, Va., on the north bank of the Appomattox, and three miles from its month and west of City Point.
Plaquemine, La., Iberville county, on the Mississippi river, at the mouth of Bayou Cortablean, and ten miles south of Baton Rouge.
Pensacola, Fla., on Pensacola bay, and extreme western end of the coast of Florida.
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Port Royal, S. C., entrance to Broad river, between St. IIelena Island and Hilton Head.
Pamunkey River, Va., formed by the junction of the North and South Anna rivers, which rise north and west of the Chickahominy, general direction south-east, and empties into the York river, two miles north of White Honse.
South Side railroad, Va., Petersburg and Lynchburgh railroad " south side " of and parallel with the Appomattox river.
Stafford C. H., east of north of Fredericksburg, abont twelve miles.
Thipadeaux, La., La Fourche county, forty miles south-west of New Orleans.
Wilmington, N. C., captured Jannary 22, 1865, north of Fort Fisher on the Cape Fear river.
Winchester, Va., thirty miles south-west from Harper's Ferry.
Warrenton Junction, Va., on Alexandria and Orange railroad, seventeen miles south-west from Manassas Junction.
York, Pa., twenty-five miles north of Maryland line and eighty miles west of Philadelphia.
Yorktown, Va., on the south bank of the York river and eighteen miles overland, north-west of Fort Monroe.
DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON.
On the Virginia side, and extending from above and opposite Washington, to Alexandria in order : Forts Marey, Ethan Allen, Corcoran, De Kalb, Bennett, Tillinghast, Cass, Richardson, Barnard, Scott, Ward, Blenker, Worth, Taylor, Ellsworth, and Lyon.
System of forts extending from the Potomac, north-west of Wash- ington, north-east, south-east, and south to the Potomac in order: Franklin, Ripley, Alexander, Gaines, to the rear. Forts De Russey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Slocum, Totten, Slemmens, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Thayer, Lincoln, Mahan, Dupont, Caton, Baker, Davis, Stanton, Snyder, Carrol and Grebel.
ISLANDS REFERRED TO.
Staten Island, west of lower New York bay and south-west of New York bay and Brooklyn.
Hart's Island, Long Island Sound, north-east of New York city and ten miles from the month of the Harlem river.
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Riker's Island, at the junction of East river and Long Island Sound, two and one-fourth miles from the east limit of New York city.
David's Island, near New York shore of Long Island Sound, one and one-half miles from New Rochelle, and twelve miles from the mouth of the Harlem river.
Governor's Island, New York bay, one mile south of the city.
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