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550 D. C, 17 Feb., 1893. He entered the navy as mid- shipman, 1 April, 1828, and became passed mid- shipman, 14 June, 1834. From 1837 till 1842 he was engaged in the South sea surveying and explor- ing expedition, and was promoted to lieutenant, 25 Feb., 1841. lie served in the gulf of Mexico from 1846 till 1848 during the Mexican war, and was present at the capture of Vera Cruz, Alvarado, and Tabasco, superintending the landing of men, ordnance, and stores for the siege of Vera Cruz. After the capture of Laguna he was sent with twenty-five men up the Palisada river to capture the town of the same name in the hope of inter- cepting Gen. Santa Anna. The town was taken and held for two weeks against a large body of cavalry. Lieut. Case commanded the sloop-of-war " Warren " in 1852-'3, and was light-house inspec- tor at New York from 1853 till 1857. He was pro- moted, 14 Sept., 1855, and commanded the steamer " Caledonia " on the Paraguay expedition in 1859. At the beginning of the civil war Commander Case was appointed fleet-captain of the North At- lantic blockading squadron, took part in the cap- ture of Forts Clarke and Hatteras, 28 and 29 Aug., 1861, and was specially named by Flag-Officer Stringham in his report of 2 Sept. At Hampton Roads he rendered valuable assistance to Flag-OIR- cer Groldsborough in manning and equipping the many vessels sent to him in an unprepared condi- tion, and was commended in a report, together with Commander Rowan, for " marked ability and sound sense." He took part in all the operations of the North Atlantic fleet till January, 1863, when he was assigned to the " Iroquois," which was fitted to look after the " Alabama." He had charge of the blockade of New Inlet, N. C, in 1863, and in Au- gust of that year, aided by the steamers '• James Adger " and " Mount Vernon," cut out the steamer " Kate " from under Fort Fisher and the other batteries at New Inlet. He became captain, 2 Jan., 1863, and in 1865-"6 was fleet-captain of the Euro- pean squadron. He was made commodore, 8 Dec, 1867, was chief of the ordnance bureau from 1869 till 1873, and promoted to rear-admiral, 24 May, 1872. In 1874 he commanded the combined Euro- pean, North Atlantic, and South Atlantic fleets assembled at Key West at the time of the " Vir- ginius " difficulties with Spain. On 3 Feb., 1875, he was placed on the retired list.

CASE, Theodore Spencer, physician, b. in Jackson, Butts co., Ga., 26 Jan.. 1832. He was graduated at Marietta in 1852, and at the Starling medical college, Columbus, Oliio, in 1856. In 1883 he received the honorary degree of Ph. D. from the University of Kansas. Subsequent to the receipt of his medical degree he settled in Kansas City, and from 1860 till 1861 edited the " Medical Re- view " there, also holding the office of alderman during 1860. He became second lieutenant of the 25th Missouri infantry in June, 1861, and later captain and assistant quartermaster. In February, 1865, he was made colonel and quartermaster-gen- eral of Missouri, and from 1866 till 1868 was cura- tor of the University of Missouri. From 1873 till 1885 he was postmaster of Kansas City, and in 1885 became professor of chemistry in Kansas City medi- cal college. He edited the " Kansas City Review of Science and Industry " from 1877 till 1885, and in 1886 became president of the Kansas City real estate and stock exchange.

CASE, William, missionary, b. in Swansea, Mass., 27 Aug., 1780 ; d. at Alnwick mission-house, Canada, 19 Oct., 1855. Of his youth and early manhood but little is known. He was converted in 1803, began to prepare himself for the ministry. and was received on trial in the New York confer- ence of the Methodist Episcopal church. His first regular appointment was at the bay of Quinte, Canada. Ln 1809 he was a missionary at Detroit, and from 1810 till 1827 presiding elder in northern and western New York and in Canada. In 1828 the Canadian Methodists became independent of the church in the United States, and he was made superintendent of Indian missions and schools. From 1830 till 1833 he was general superintendent, without episcopal powers, of the Wesleyan Meth- odists in Canada. In 1837 he was placed in charge of the native Wesleyan industrial school at Aln- wick, where he remained until 1851. On the com- pletion of the fiftieth year of his itinerancy he pronounced a commemorative discourse before the conference in London, Canada, which was received with great favor alike at the time of its delivery and in its published form. His chief successes were with the Indians, and he appeared to be in- spired with a personal power tliat gave him won- derful influence over them. He died suddenly, in consequence of a fall from his horse. See " Case and his Contemporaries " (Toronto, 1856).

CASEAU, Charles Felix, clergyman, b. in Que- bec in 1807 ; d. there in 1881. At the age of sev- enteen years he was chosen secretary by Bishop Plessis. He was ordained priest in 1830, and ap- pointed secretary to Bishop Planet. He showed great courage and devotion during the cholera epi- demic of 1832-'3, and during the fever epidemic of 1847 among the Irish immigrants he found homes for more than 400 orphans. In 1854 he was ap- pointed chaplain to the convent of the Good Shep- herd, and the rest of his life was devoted to the reclaiming of fallen women. On account of his successful exertions in this respect he was made do- mestic prelate of the pope. He was also vicar-gen- eral of the diocese of Quebec.

CASEY, Levi, soldier, b. in South Carolina in 1749 ; d. in Washington, D. C, 1 Feb., 1807. He was an active partisan officer in South Carolina during the revolutionary war, and became briga- dier-general of militia. He commanded a com- pany, with which he assisted in the assault on Savannah, and distinguished himself at Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock, Musgrove's, King's Moun- tain, Fishing Creek, Blackstocks, and the Cowpens, where he performed services of great importance to Gen. Morgan. He represented the Newbury dis- trict in the state legislature, and also served in con- gress from 17 Oct., 1803, till his death.

CASEY, Silas, soldier, b. in East Greenwich, R. I., 12 July, 1807; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 22 Jan., 1882. He was graduated at the U. S. military academy in 1826, and, entering the 2d infantry, served on frontier and garrison duty till 1836, becoming first lieutenant on 28 June of that year. He distinguished himself under Worth in the Seminole war of 1837-'42, and was made captain 1 July, 1839. In the Mexican war he was brevetted major, 20 Aug., 1847, for his gallant conduct in the battles of Contreras and Churubuseo, and was at Molino del Rey and the storming of Chapultepec, where he was severely wounded while leading the assaulting column. For his conduct here he was brevetted lieutenant-colonel, 13 Sept., 1847, and he was thanked by the Rhode Island legislature for his services during the war. After this he was engaged on frontier and recruiting service most of the time till the civil war. He was made lieutenant-colonel of the 9th infantry, 3 March, 1855, was a member of the board for examining breech-loading arms in 1854-'5, and commanded Puget sound district, Washington territory, from 1856 till 1857. He