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666 coast north of San Francisco. He has travelled throughout the United States, British and Central America, and sjient two years in Europe. He has written numerous articles upon medical subjects, published in the "U. S. Army Statistics" (1856 and 1860), in the "American Journal of the Medical Sciences " (1865-'78 and 1880), and in Erichsen's "Collection of Medical Rhymes" (Chicago, 1884). He has also published a "Journal of Army Life " (San Francisco, 1874) ; a "Text-Book of Modern Midwifery" (Philadelpliia, 1881); and "Two Years in Europe " (New York, 1887).

GLISSON, Oliver S., naval officer, b. in Ohio, 18 Jan., 1809 ; d. in Philadelphia. Pa.. 20 Nov., 1890. He was made midshipman, became lieutenant in 1837, and commanded the sloop "Reefer" during the Mexican war. He served in the navy-yard at; Norfolk, Va., from 1848 till 1850, when he was on special duty. He was attached to the steam frigate " Powhatan," of the East India squadron, in 1852, and from 1853 till 1855 was on the Japan expedition, being in Japan when the first treaty was made by Com. Perry. He was appointed commander, and assigned to the steamer "Mount Vernon" in the North Atlantic blockading squad- ron in 1861, became captain in 1862, and while in the "Mount Vernon" saved the transport "Mississippi," which was bound to New Orleans with 1,500 men of Gen. Butler's expedition. It was supposed that she was intentionally run upon the Frying-pan shoal. He also burned a light-boat under the guns of Fort Caswell, while on the blockade of Wilmington, N. C. He commanded the steam sloops " Iroquois " and "Mohican" in 1862, and the steamer "Santiago de Cuba" in 1864—'5. He was present in the two attacks on Fort Fisher, December, 1864, and January, 1865, and being recommended for promotion by Admiral Porter for covering the landing of the troops and carrying the division into action. He became commodore in 1866, and commanded the station at League Island, Pa., from 1867 till 1870, when he was appointed rear-admiral and ordered to command the European fleet. He was retired 18 Jan., 1871.

GLOSSBRENNER, John Jacob, Moravian bishop, b. in Ilagerstown, Md., 24 July, 1813 ; d. in Churchville, Augusta co., Va., 7 Jan., 1887. After receiving a common -school education, he was apprenticed to a silversmith. In 1830 he was converted and began to read theological books. He was licensed to preach by the Virginia annual conference in 1833, and labored as itinerant missionary, circuit preacher, and presiding elder till May, 1849, when he was first elected bishop of the United Brethren in Christ. He was re-elected for the quadrennial terms, and, when no longer able to render active service, was appointed bishop emeritus, May, 1885. He visited conferences on the Pacific coast in the time of pioneer settlement, and was active in promoting the interests of his church. Previous to his death he was senior bishop, without any assigned district of labor. Several of his occasional sermons have been published in the denominational journal, "The Telescope," Dayton, Ohio. The degree of D. D., was conferred upon him by Lebanon Valley college in 1884.

GLOVER, John, soldier, b. in Salem, Mass., 5 Nov., 1732; d. in Marblehead, Mass., 30 Jan., 1797. At the beginning of the Revolution he raised 1,000 men and joined the army at Cambridge, where he was of great service in organizing and disciplining troops. He commanded the 21st regiment, afterward the 14th, which was one of the first, as well as the best, in the continental army. Being composed almost entirely of fishermen, it was called

the &ldquo;amphibious regiment.&rdquo; On the retreat from Long Island it manned the boats and crossed the entire army in safety. These troops also manned the boats and led the advance over the Delaware on the night before the victory at Trenton. Col. Glover participated in the battle of Stillwater, and was with Washington at Valley Forge. He was appointed brigadier-general on 21 Feb., 1777, and in July of that year joined Gen. Schuyler. He served in the campaign against Burgoyne, and conducted the prisoners to Cambridge. In 1778 he joined Greene's division in New Jersey, signed the protest against D'Estaing, and was detached to Rhode Island under Sullivan. He was ordered to Massachusetts in 1780 to superintend the drafts from that state. He was a member of the court of inquiry concerning Major André, which assembled on 29 Sept., 1780. Glover was diminutive in person, active and energetic, and possessed considerable military ability. See a memoir of him by William P. Upham (Salem, Mass., 1863).

GLOVER, Sir John Hawley. governor of Newfoundland, b. in 1829; d. in England, 30 Sept., 1885. He entered the navy at an early age, and was made a lieutenant in 1851. He served in the Baltic in 1854, was given command of the "Otter." a steam vessel, in 1855, and was promoted to the rank of commander in November, 1862. After a few years' cruising on the African coast, he became governor of Lagos, an island on the coast of Guinea, which office he administered until he resigned in 1872. In 1873 he was appointed a special commissioner to the friendly native chiefs in the British settlements on the Gold Coast, and performed his mission so successfully that, on his return to England, he received the thanks of parliament and the honor of knighthood. He was appointed governor of Newfoundland in 1876, and administered this office till June, 1881, when he was appointed goveimor of the Leeward islands. He was again governor of Newfoundhuid from 1883 until his death.

GLOVER, Joseph, physician, b. about 1780; d. in Charleston, S. C, about 1840. He was graduated in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1800, and in that year became a member of the medical society of South Carolina. He was active in establishing a free dispensary in 1801, and gave his services gratuitously to the poor, receiving a vote of thanks from the trustees in 1805. Among his suggestions which the medical society made to the city council was that of planting trees, the sanitary advantages of which he showed in his report in 1808. Dr. Glover was noted for fearlessness and skill as a surgeon. He successfully performed lithotomy, removed a portion of the spleen and the omentiun, and was one of the first in this country to revive the operation of tapping the head for hydrocephalus. A descrip-