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 GARLAND

GARLAND, John, soldier, was born in Vir- ginia in 17y2. He joined the U.S. army, March 31, 1813, and served throughout the war with Great Britain. He was promoted captain, May 7, 1817, and in 1827 was brevetted major. In 1835 he was sent to Florida where he engaged in the war against the Seminole Indians, and on Oct. 30, 1836, was promoted major. He served throughout the war with Mexico, 1846-47, being brevetted colonel for distinguished service at the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, May 8-9, 1846; commanding a brigade at Monterey and in the subsequent campaign led by General Scott; and being brevetted brigadier-general for gallantry at Churubusco, April 21, and Contreras. Aug, 21, 1847. He was promoted colonel. May 9, 1861, and died in New York city, Jime 5, 1861. GARLAND, Landon Cabell, educator, was born in Nelson county, Va., March 21, 1810; son of the Hon. David S. Garland; and brother of Hugh A. Garland (1805-1854); professor of Greek at Hampden-Sidney, 1825-30; admitted to the bar, 1830; a representative in the Virginia assembly, 1833-38; clerk of the national house of representatives, 1838- 41, and the author of "Life of John Randolph of Roanoke" (1850). Landon Cabell was graduated from Hampden-Sidney college. Va., in 1829 and was professor of natural science in Washington college, Va., 1830-84. In 1834 he accepted the chair of physics in Randolph-Macon college and in 1837 succeeded Dr. Stephen Olin as president of that institution. This office he resigned in 1846. He accepted the chair of English literature in the University of Alabama in 1848 and entered upon his duties there in January. In January, 1849, he was transferred to the chair of mathematics, natural philosophy and astronomy, and in February, 1853, resigned to accept the presidency of the Northeastern and Southwestern railroad. He was elected president of the University of Alabama in October, 1855, also holding the chair of moral and mental science. He resigned in 1867, chiefly on account of the losses sustained by the university during the civil war, and in the same year became professor of physics and astronomy In the University of Mississippi, which position he held until 1875, when he was elected chancellor of Vanderbilt university. He received the degree of LL. D. He published: Trigonometry, Plane and Spherical (1841); and prepared the manuscript of a calculus which was lost while in course of publication through carelessness of the printers. He also wrote numerous articles for religious magazines. He died in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 11, 1895. GARLAND, Samuel, soldier, was born in Lynchburg, Va., Dec. 16, 1830. He attended the Virginia military institute and was graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia in 1851. He practised in his native l^lace until the outbreak of the civil war, when he joined the Confederate army as colonel. He fought at the first battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861; at the battle of Dranesville, Va.; and was wounded at the battle of Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862. He was promoted brigadier-gen- eral and was placed in command of a North Carolina brigade; serving at the battle of Seven Pines, May 31; at the battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27; and at the battle of Manassas in August, 1862. He led the van of the army at the invasion of Maryland by General Lee, and was killed at the battle of South Mountain, Md., Sept. 14, 1862.

QARLINGTON, Ernest Albert, soldier, was born at Newberry Court House, S.C, Feb. 20, 1853; son of Albert Creswell and Sally (Moon) Garlington; grandson of Edwin Garlington; and a direct descendant of Christopher Garlington, who settled in Northumberland county, Va. , about 1654 and married Anne Conway, a daugh- ter of Edwin Conway and Elizabeth Ball, a half- sister of Mary Ball, mother of Washington. Ernest attended the University of Georgia, 1869- 72, and was graduated from the U.S. military academy in 1876. He was assigned to the 7th U.S. cavalry as 2d lieutenant, June 15, 1876; 1st lieu- tenant, June 25, 1876; adjutant, June 6, 1877, to Nov. 30, 1891, and captain, Dec. 3, 1891, partici- pating in all the expeditions of the 7th cavahy. He wasmajorand inspector-general, U.S.A., from 1876 to 1895. He commanded the Greely relief expedition in 1883. He was awarded a congres- sional medal of honor " for distinguished gal- lantry in action against hostile Siou.x Indians on Wounded Knee Creek, S.Dak., Dec. 29, 1890, where he was severely wounded while serving as 1st lieutenant, 7th cavalry." He was promoted lieutenant-colonel and inspector-general, U.S.A., July 7, 1898, served during the campaign in Culia as inspector general of Wheeler's cavalry division (dismounted), and was present at the battle, siege and surrender of Santiago de Cuba, July 1-17, 1898-. He was assigned to duty as inspector- general of the department of the Pacific and 8th army corps Manila, Philippine Islands, in 1899. He is the author of: Hisloriml Sketches of the Seventh Cavalry Jiefjimenl (1894); and A Catechism on Cavalry Outposts, Advance and Hear Guards, Jieconnoissance (1895).