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KernstowD, Va., March 23, 1862. He commanded the 1st brigade, 3d diTision, 2d army corps, at An- tietam, Sept. 16-17, 1863, and at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, where he was severely wounded. He was placed in command of the provisional division of the 16th army corps at Vicksburg, June 3, 1863. He joined the army of the Cum- berland, Maj^ 22, 1864, as commander of the 1st brigade, 2d division, 4th army corps. He was present at the battles of Dallas and New Hope Church, Ga., May 25-28; Kenesaw Mountain June 27, and Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864. He was promoted to the command of the 1st divis- ion of the 4th corps by General Thomas for gal- lantry at Peach Tree Creek, and served in all the engagements and battles around Atlanta until the capture of that city, Sept. 2, 1864. He was then detached from field service to aid in quelling the disturbances made by the " Knights of the Golden Circle " in Indiana, He took part in the battles of Franklin, Nov. 30, and Nashville, Dec. 15-16, 1864; M'as brevetted major-general, Feb. 1, 1865, and was mustered out, Aug. 24, 1865, He was state treasurer of Indiana, 1870- 71, and a rej^resentative in the Indiana legisla- ture for one term. He was appointed surveyor- general of Utah territory by President Grant in 1873, and removed to Salt Lake City. He is the author of: Fighting Jackson at Kernstoivn in " Battles and Leaders of the Civil War " (Vol, II., p, 302, 1884-88). He died Jan. 21, 1898.

KIMBALL, Richard Burleigh, author, was born in Plainfield, N.H., Oct. 11, 1816; a descendant of Richard Kimball, who came from Ipswich, England, to New England in 1634, and founded the town of Ipswich, Mass. Richard passed the examinations for admission to Dartmouth college in 1827, but was i-efused admittance because of his youth. He was graduated from Dartmouth, A,B,, 1834, A.M., 1837, and studied law at Water- ford, N.Y., 1834-35. He went to Paris in 1835, where he continued his studies at the university, and on his return in 1837 he was admitted to the bar, and practised in Waterford, Troy and New York city. He retired from professional life in 1877, and devoted himself exclusively to literary work. He was the founder of the town of Kim- ball, Texas, and constructed the first railroad built in Texas, running from Galveston to Hous- ton, and was president of the road, 1854-60, The honorary degree of LL,D. was conferred on him by Dartmouth in 1873. He was editor of the Knickerbocker Oallery (1853), and is the author of: Letters from England (1842); St. Leger, or the TJireads of Life (1850); Cuba and the Cubans (1850); Letters from Cuba (1850); Romance of Student Life Abroad (1853); Undercurrents of Wall Street (1861); In the Tropics; by a Settler in Santo Domingo (1862); Was He Successful?

(1863); The Prince of Kaslma (1864); Henry Poioers: Banker (1808); To-Day in Neiv York (1870); Stories of an Exceptional Life (1887); Half a Century of Recollections (1893). Several of his works have been translated into French and German. He also published stories of travel and historical and biographical essays in maga- zines. He died in New Yurk city, Dec. 28, 1892,

KiriBALL, Sumner Increase, U.S. treasury of- ficial, was born at Lebanon, Maine, Sept. 2, 1834; son of Increase Sumner and Miriam (Bod well) Kimball; grandson of Nathaniel and Mary (Horn) Kimball, and of John and Sarah (White) Bod well, and a descend- ant of Richard Kimball, who landed at Ips- wich, Mass., in the ship Eliza- beth in imi. He was graduated from Bowdoin college in 1855, studied law in his father's office, and was admitted to the bar in 1858, establishing himself in practice at North Berwick, Maine, He was a representa- tive in the Maine legislature in 1859; clerk in the second auditoi''s office, U.S. treasury, 1862-70, becoming chief clerk in 1870; chief of the revenue mai'ine service, 1871-78; a member of the board of civil service examiners in 1872; acting chief clerk of the treasurj- department, 1876-77, and in 1878 he had develoj^ed the life-saving system with efficient stations, manned by disciplined crews on all the ocean coasts of the United States and upon the great lakes. He was appointed general superintendent of the newlj' organized life-sav- ing service bureau, June 18, 1878. He was a delegate to the international marine conference at Washington, D.C., in 1889, and served as chairman of the committee on life-saving sys- tems and devices. He was acting register of the U.S. treasury in 1892; acting first comptroller of the treasury in the same year; acting comptrol- ler of the treasury, 1900, and acting solicitor of the treasury, 1900. He was elected a member of the Geological and National Geogi^aphic societies of Washington, D.C. He received the degree of Sc.D. from Bowdoin college in 1891. He is the author of: Organization and Methods of the United States Life-Saving Service (1889).

KiriBER, Arthur Clifford, clergyman, was born near New Hamburg, N.Y., Nov, 5, 1844; son of Arthur Clifford and Elizabeth (Card) Kimber; grandson of John and Mary (Pegler) Kimber, of Bouthrop, EastleachMartine, Glouces- tershire, England, and of Clark and Mary (Biss) Card, of Bruton, England, and of Newtown, Long Island, N.Y. He was prepared for college at the Flushing high school, and was graduated from St. Stephen's college, primus, A.B., 1866,