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24, tlius saving that city and Cincinnati, Ohio, from capture. Buell was superseded by Gen- eral Thomas, September 30, by orders from Washington, but reinstated the next day, when he pursued Bragg's retreating forces. They met at Perry ville, and fought an indecisive battle, though Bragg acknowledged defeat by retreat- ing to Harrodsburg, and then to Cumberland Gap. Buell's management of this campaign has been pronounced masterly by military authori- ties, bvit he was censured by the war depart- ment, and by orders turned over his command to General Rosecrans. The report of the mili- tary investigation committee was never pub- lished. General Buell was mustered out of the volunteer service, May 23, 1864, and resigned his commission in the regular army June 1, 1864. He became extensively engaged in the iron business in Muhlenburg county, K-j. He was appointed pension agent in Kentucky by Presi- dent Cleveland in 1885. He died near Rockport, Ky., Nov. 19. 1898.

BUELL, Marcus Darius, educator, was born at Wayland, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1851; son of Enoch George and Maria (Brownson) Buell. He was graduated from the University of the city of New York in 1872, and from Boston university school of theology in 1875. He was pastor at Glenville, Conn., 1875-'77; at Great Neck (L. I.), N. Y., 1880-'81, and at Hartford, Conn., 1882-'83. In 1884 he studied at Cambridge university, Eng- land, and in 1885 at the University of Berlin. On his return to the United States he entered upon his duties as professor of New Testament Greek and exegesis at Boston university, to which chair he had been appointed in 1884. In 1890 he was made dean of the theological faculty. He received the degrees of A.M., 1873, and D.D., 1889, from the University of the city of New York, and that of S.T.B. from Boston university in 1875. He was elected a member of the Har- vard biblical club, the Society of biblical litera- ture and exegesis, and the American Oriental society.

BUELL, Richard Hooker, engineer, was born at Cumberland, Md., Nov. 9, 1842. He was graduated at the Rensselaer polytechnic institute in 1862, served through the civil war as an engineer officer in the U. S. navy, and in 1870 was appointed assistant civil engineer of the Tehuantepec survey, assistant professor of nat- ural and experimental philosophy in the IT. S. naval academy, Annapolis, Md. He opened an office as consulting mechanical engineer in New York city. He wrote the Cadet Engineer (1875); Safety Valves (1878); The Compound Steam Engine and its Steam Generating Plant (1884), and articles on heat, steam and gas engines.

BUFFINQTON, Adelbert Rinaldo, soldier, was born at Wheeling, Va., Nov. 22, 1837. He was graduated at the United States military academy in 1861, and was assigned to duty as drill master of volunteers at Washington, D.C. He was on duty at the St. Louis arsenal as assistant ordnance officer and in mustering volunteers in Illinois and Missouri. He defended Pilot Knob, Mo.; was assistant adjutant-general of the 5th division, army of the west; organized a Missouri regiment fi'oin the men in the arsenal, of which he was made colonel, and afterwards had charge of the ordnance depot at Wheeling, W. Va. From September, 1863, to July, 1864, he was inspector of rifling sea-coast cannon, and from July, 1864, to September, 1865, was in com- mand of the New York arsenal. After the close of the war he was on leave of absence inspecting arms for the Egyptian government until April, 1866, when he was in charge of the ordnance depot at Baton Rouge, La., and then became chief of ordnance, department of the Gulf. After March, 1867, he was in command of the 5th military district, Texas and Louisiana, until 1868, when he commanded the Watertown arsenal. He was at the Detroit arsenal from December, 1870, to February, 1872; was superin- tendent of southern forts, February, 1872, to May, 1873; in charge at Indianapolis arsenal, 1873 to '75; promoted major of ordnance June 23, 1874, after which he had chai'ge of the AUe- glieny and Watervliet arsenals until 1881, when he was promoted lieutenant-colonel and placed in charge of the national armory Oct. 3, 1882. He was in command at the Rock Island, 111., arsenal in 1896. Colonel Buffington made nimi- erous inventions in the line of ordnance attach- ments and iinprovements, including a magazine firearm, a rod bayonet, a rear sight with adjust- ment for fine shooting for military firearms, and carriages for light and heavy guns. He was the first to use gas furnaces for drop forging. He be- came chief of the ordnance department with the rank of brigadier-general, April 15, 1899, and re- signed ill 1901.

BUFFINTON, James, representative, was born in Fall River, Mass., March 16, 1817. He was educated at Friends' school in Providence, R. I., and engaged in commercial business in his native city. He was elected in 1854 a repre.sentative to the 34th Congress, and was re-elected to the 35th, 36tli and 37th congre.sses. He then ac- cepted a place as sjiecial agent of the treasury department, and was afterwards made collector of internal revenue for Massachusetts by Presi- dent Johnson. He was elected in 1868 a repre- sentative to the 41st Congress, and was re-elected to the 42(1, 43d and 44th congresses. He died at Fall River, Mass, March 7, 1875.