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of New Jersey in 1849 and after studying five semesters at the universities of Berlin, Gottingen and Bonn, he took the dergee of Ph.D. at Gottin- gen in 1853. He was professor of Greek in the University of Virginia, 1856-76, also professor of Latin there, 1861-66. His work at the university was temporarily in- terrupted by a severe wound received in the military service of the Confederate States. He was a member of the original faculty of Johns Hopkins university, being in- vited to the chair of Greek in 1876. He was elected an honorary member of the Cam- bridge, England, philological society, of tiie Philological syllogos of Constantinople, and of the Archcco- logical society of Athens. In 1880 he established imder the auspices of the Johns Hopkins univer- sity and thereafter edited the American Journctl of Philolorjy. He received the degree of LL.D. from William and Mary college in 1869 and from Harvard in 1886; that of D.C.L. from the Uni- versity of the South in 1884, and that of L.H.D. from Princeton in 1899. He published a Latin Grammar (third revised and enlarged edition in conjunction with Gonzalez Lodge, 1894) ; and other Latin school books, and edited Persius (1875); Justin Martyr (18T7) ; and Olympian and Pythian Odes of Pindar (1885); and is the author of Essays and Studies (1890), a selection from his many contril)uticins to (leriodical literature.

QILE, George Washington, soldier, was born in Bethlehem, N.H., Jan. 25, 1830. On April 23, 1861, he enlisted in the volunteer army for three months and was promoted 1st lieutenant of the 22d Pennsylvania infantry and served till Aug. 7,

1861. He re-entered, Sept. 16, 1861, and was made major of the 88th Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; was promoted lieutenant-colonel, Sept. 1, 1863, and colonel, Jan. 24, 1863. He served in the defence of Washington, and in the army in Virginia and from Oct. 1, 1861, to Sept. 17,

1862, in the Army of the Potomac. He was in command of his regiment from Bull Run, Aug. 27, 1862, to Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. when he was wounded. He was honorably discharged on ac- count of disabilit}', March 2, 1863. He was com- missioned major in the veteran reserve corps. May 23, 1863; was promoted colonel, Sept. 29, 1863; commanded a brigade in the defence of Washing- ton, DC, July 10-13, 1864, and for his service in assisting to repel the attack of Gen. Jubal A.

Early on Fort Slocum, he was brevetted briga- dier-genei'al. He commanded the garrison of Washington, 1864-65 ; commanded the inaugural escort to President Lincoln, March 4, 1865; his funeral escort, April 17, 1865; and was general officer of the day when Sherman's army was re- viewed, May 24, 1865. He was on duty in the bureau of refugees, freedmen and abandoned lauds in South Carolina, 1865-67, and was hon- orably mustered out of the volunteer service, Jan. 24, 1867. He was appointed 1st lieutenant in the 45th U.S. infantry to date from July 28,

1866, and promoted captain, Feb. 4, 1868. He re- ceived the brevet of captain in the regular army, March 2, 1867, for the second battle of Bull Run ; that of major on the same date for the battle of South Mountain, and that of lieutenant-colonel for the battle of Antietam. He was again ou duty in the bureau of refugees, freedmen and abandoned lands in South Carolina from Jan. 5,

1867, to Oct. 10, 1868 : in Florida to July 5, 1870, and in Washington, D.C., until retired, with the full rank of colonel, Dec. 15, 1870. He was re- duced through consolidation of the armj- to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, March 3, 1875. He died in Philadephia, Pa., Feb. 26, 1896.

GILES, Chauncey, clergyman, was born in Charlemont, Mass., May 11, 1813. He was graduated from Williams college in 1836 and conducted various private schools in Ohio, 1836- 53. In 1853 he was ordained a clergyman of the Church of the New Jerusalem and was pastor of a church in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1853-63. He was president of Urbana imiversity, 1858-63; was con- secrated ordaining minister in Philadelphia in 1863 ; pastor of the New Jerusalem church. New York city, 1864-78; and pastor of the First church, Philadelphia, Pa., 1878-93. He was elected president of the general convention of his church in 1875, the highest office in the gift of the church, and was reelected annually till his death. He received the degree of A.M. from Urbana in 1864 and from Williams in 1876. He edited the CliiJdren's yew Chnrch 3Ia{/azine, N.Y., 1868-73, and the New Chnrch Messenrier, N.Y., 1873-78. He published numerous sermons in tract or book foi-m. several of which were trans- lated into foreign languages; also Stories for Chil- dren (1868-70) ; The Incarnation (1870) ; Heavenly Blessedness (1872) ; The Second Coming of the Lord (1879) ; Perfect Prayer (1880) ; Valley of Diamonds (1881). He died in Philadel]ihia, Pa.. Nov. 6, 1893.

GILES, William Branch, senator, was born in Amelia county, Va., Aug. 13, 1762. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey, A.B., 1781, A.M., 1784; practised law in Petersburg. Va, 1784-89; represented his district in the 1st- 5th congresses, 1789-99, and in the 7th congress, 1801-03; and was a U.S. senator, 1804-15, having