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himself at Drewrj-'s Bluff, Va., gaining by his bravery command of the 3d brigade. He was wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 5, 1864, and died in Baltimore, Md., July 2, 1864.

DUTTON, Clarence Edward, geologist, was born in Wallingford, Conn., May 15, 1841. He was graduated at Yale in 1860 and took a post- graduate course, 1861-62. In 1862 he joined the 2 1st Connecticut volunteers, served as 1st lieu- tenant, adjutant and captain respectively, and saw service at Fredericksburg, Suffolk, Va.. Nashville and Petersburg. He gained admission to the U.S. army as 2d lieutenant in the ordnance corps through a competitive examination, Jan. 29, 1864, receiving promotion to the rank of 1st lieutenant, March 7, 1867, captain, June, 1873, and major. May 1, 1890. While stationed at the Watervliet arsenal, Troy, N.Y., in 1865 he began the study of geology and technology of iron, which he continued for several years. He was transferred to the Frankfort arsenal in 1870 and to the Washington arsenal in 1871. He served under Maj. John W. Powell, in his survey of the Eocky mountain region, 1875-77; was with the U.S. geological survey on the higher pla- teaux of Central Utah, and in 1877-80 in the Grand Canon district. He studied volcanic phe- nomena in the Hawaiian islands, 1882, and subse- quently in the volcanic fields of northwestern North America. He continued his investigations in New Mexico in 1884 and in the coast range in California, Oregon and Washington, 1885-88. He was on various other surveys iintil 1891 when he was assigned to the command of the San An- tonio arsenal and appointed ordnance officer, of the department of Texas. In 1886 he prepared a monograph concerning the causes of the Charles- ton earthquake. He was elected a member of the National academy of science in 1884, and a member of various other learned bodies.

DUTTON, Henry, jurist, was born in Ply- mouth, Conn., Feb. 12, 1796; grandson of Thomas Button, an officer in the Revolutionary army. He was graduated from Yale in 1818, studied law, 1818-21, and was tutor at Yale, 1821-23. In 1823 he was admitted to the bar and practised at Newtown, Conn., whence he was sent to the legislature for two terms. In 1 847 he removed to New Haven to accept the Kent chair of law at Yale, which he held until his death. He was a state senator, 1849-50, a member of the general assembly in 1850, judge of the New Haven county court in 1852, and governor of the state in 1854. He was also judge of the superior court and supreme court of errors, 1861-66. Yale conferred upon him the degree of LL.B. in 1822. He pub- lished: Dir/fist of the Connecticut Bcports (1883) ; and Swift's Dif/pst Eevised (1848). He died in New Haven, Conn., April 12, 1869.

DUVAL, QabrieL jurist, was born in Prince George county, Md., Bee. 6, 1752; of French Huguenot ancestry. He was admitted to the bar and practised in his native state. In 1794 he was elected a representative in the 4th congress, re- signing just before the completion of his term to accept his appointment as judge of the supreme court of Maryland. He was a presidential elector in 1796 and 1800; was comptroller of the U.S. treasury, 1802-11, and on Nov. 18, 1811, was ap- pointed an associate justice of the United States supreme court. He resigned in 1836 and died in Prince George county, Md., March 6, 1844.

DUVAL, Isaac Harding, soldier, was born in Wellsburg, Va., Sept. 1, 1824; son of Isaac Buval, and great^ grandson of Maurice Buval, who emi- grated from France to America about 1685, on account of the religious persecutions, and settled in Maryland. Isaac BuvaL father of Isaac Hard- ing, removed from Maryland in 1812 and built in Wellsburg, Va., the first glass factory in the Ohio valley. In 1837 Isaac Harding left home and became a traveller, hunter and trapper in the Rocky mountains, Mexico, Central and South America and California. In 1847 he accompanied the Butler and Lewis commission, sent out by President Polk to collect and make treaties with the Indians living on the borders of Texas and Mexico. He was sent by the commissioners to visit the tribes and induce representatives to meet and treat with the commission, and sue- cessfull}^ carried out the plan. He led the first company that crossed the plains from Texas to California in 1849; was in the Lopez insurrection in Cuba in 1851, barely escaping execution ; and returned to Wellsburg, Va., where he remained until the breaking out of the civil war in' 1861. He then entered the United States volunteer ser- vice, as major of the first three-months regiment of volunteer infantry sent out from western Vir- ginia. On the expiration of his term of service he became major of the first three-years regi- ment, was promoted to the colonelcy of 9th West Virginia volunteer infantrj' and was subsequently colonel of the 1st veteran regiment of West Vir- ginia infantry. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general of volunteers in 1864 and com- manded the 2d division, 8th army corps. He was brevetted major-general of volunteers, March 13, 1835, for gallantry and meritorious service on the battle-field. He was in thirty-two battles; was wounded three times, and had eleven horses killed or wounded under him. He was both a representative and senator in the West Virginia legislature, was adjutant-general of the state two years; a representative in the 41st U.S. congress, 1869-71 : was U.S. assessor for the district of West Virginia. 1882-84, and collector of internal revenue, 1884-98.