Progress-Report Upon Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys, West of the One Hundredth Meridian, in 1872: Under the Direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, United States Army (Classic Reprint)
Progress-Report Upon Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys, West of the One Hundredth Meridian, in 1872: Under the Direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, United States Army (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Progress-Report Upon Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys, West of the One Hundredth Meridian, in 1872: Under the Direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, United States Army Their number and special characteristics will receive attention farther on. Second Lieut. R. L. Hoxie, Corps of Engineers, appointed to a first lieutenancy, while in the field, reported for duty with the survey on 5th July, and during the season has been called upon for the performance of a variety of ...
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Excerpt from Progress-Report Upon Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys, West of the One Hundredth Meridian, in 1872: Under the Direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, United States Army Their number and special characteristics will receive attention farther on. Second Lieut. R. L. Hoxie, Corps of Engineers, appointed to a first lieutenancy, while in the field, reported for duty with the survey on 5th July, and during the season has been called upon for the performance of a variety of arduous duties. Lieut. William L. Marshall, Corps of Engineers, who also, while in the field, received his pro motion to a first lieutenancy, joined the survey on July 5, and in like manner was intrusted with executive relations, Often difficult and hazardous. The escort consisted of 1 sergeant, 2 corporals, and 20 men from Company D, Second United States Cavalry, and 3 non-commissioned officers and 30 men drawn from Companies B, C, D, E, F, H, and I, Thirteenth United States Infantry, from Camp Douglass, Utah. This escort was detailed by the order of Lieut. Gen. P. H. Sheridan, commanding Military Division of the Missouri, through the commanding general of the Department of the Platte, Brig. Gen. E. O. C. Ord. Second Lieut. W. A. Dinwiddie, Second United States Cavalry, from whose company the cavalry escort was taken, accompanied the survey in charge of the escort and as quartermaster to the expedition. He has as well in various ways cos-operated with the professional undertakings of the season. Second Lieut. Wallace Mott, Eighth United States Infantry, was in charge of the infantry troops, forming part of the escort, in addition to which duties he, in several cases, assisted in astronomical and meteorological observations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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