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AV HITMAN

eston, wlien the Filippiuo insurrection broke out, in February. 1899. He was on blocicade duty until May 18. 1899, wlieu he was ordered to bring the U.S.S. Boston from Manila to Boston. He was onlered to the ]Mare Ishind navy yard in Feb- ruary, 1900. and totlie conuiiandof the U.S.S. /«- depend' lire in Man-li. 1000.

WHITINQ, William Henry Chase, soldier, was born iu Mississippi about 1823; sou of Lieut. - Col. Levi Wiiitiug of the 1st artillery, U.S.A. He was graduated from the U.S. Military acade- my iu 184.1; promoted in the army 2d lieutenant corps of engineei-s, July, 184."); served as assistiint engineer in the construction of the fortifications of Pensacola liarbor. Fla.. lS4,5-48 and 1850-52; wasengineerof the military department of Texas, 1848-50. and assistant engineer iu the building of Fort Carroll, Md., in 1852; of surveys and harbor improvements iu Texas, 1852-53, and in the con- struction of fortifications at the entrance of San Francisco harbor. Cal.. 1853-55. He was pro- moted 1st lieutenant, March 16, 1853; was a member of the board of engineers for Pacific coast defences. 1854-56; superintending engineer of the repairs of Forts Caswell and Macon, and of the improvement of Cape Fear river, 1856-57; lighthouse engineer of North and South Carolina, with the exception of Charleston harbor, in 1856; sujieriiitending engineer in building Fort Clinch, Fla., 1857-61, and of the repairs of Forts Pulaski and Jackson and the improvement of Savannah river, 1858-61. He was promoted captain, Dec. 13, 1858. and resigned his commission in the U.S. army, Feb. 20, 1861, and entered the Confederate service. He was chief engineer, with the rank of major, of the Army of the Shenandoah, under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston; was promoted brigadier- general. Aug. 27, 1861, and succeeded to the com- mand of the 3d brigade, Army of the Shenan- doah, after the death of Gen. B. E. Bee (q.v.), at the first battle of Bull Run. July 21, 1861. He commanded a brigade and Gen. Gustavus W. Smith's division in Smith's left wing, Johnston's army, in the battle of Seven Pines, May 31, 1862; the first division, Jackson's command. Army of Northern Virginia, under General Lee in the seven days' battle, June 26-July 2, 1862; was transferred to the command of the military dis- trict of Cape Fear. Department of North Carolina, and built Fort Fisher and the defences of 'Wil- mington. He wa-s promoted major-general, Feb. 28. 1863; commanded the sf-parate District of Cape Fear from .Sept. 26, 1863, and a division in Beaure- gard's and subsequently Pickett's Ri(^hmond and Petersburg lines. Army of Northern Virginia, in the defence of Richmond, in May, 1864. He was ordered to Petersburg to take command of the troops in that city and its vicinity, and to relieve General Pickett, who was ill, and reached Peters-

burg. ]\Iay 13. 1864, where he received orders to march with Wise's, Martin's and Deaming's com- mands of his division, two regiments of Colquitt's brigade, and twenty pieces of artillery, to cooper- ate with General Beauregard at Port AValthall Junction and to fall upon General Butler's right rear, forcing him to the bank of the James river, abreast of Drewry's Bluff, and thus insure his sur- render. Through an error lie faile<l to unite with General Beauregard in time to take part in the battle at Drewry's Bluff, and at his own request he was relieved from duty in the field, and returned to the command of the district of Cape Fear. In November, 1864, he was relieved of the command of the district, and Gen. Braxton Bragg was or- dered to take his place. Whiting left Wil- mington, and took refuge in Fort Fisher, where Colonel Lamb oflfered him the command, which he refused. He served with conspicuous gallantry during the bombardment of the fort, and on its capture, Jan. 15, 1865, he was wounded and taken prisoner. He died while a prisoner of war, at Fort Columbus. New York, I\Iarch 10, 1865.

WHITflAN, Benaiah Longley, educator, was born in Torbrook, Nova Scotia, Nov. 21. 1862: son of Isaac James and Sarah (Spinney) Whitman; grandson of James and Margeret (Longley) W^hit- man, and of James and Lettie (Wheelock) Spin- ney; and a descendant of John Whitman of Wey- mouth, Mass. He removed with his parents to Marlboro, Mass., in 1879; attended the Worcester academy, 1880-83, and was graduated from Brown university, A. B., 1887, A. M., 1890. and from the Newton Theological institution in 1890. He was ordained to the Baptist ministrj', Sept. 13, 1887, at Newton Upper Falls, Mass., where he remained as pastor, 1887-88. He was married. Dec. 6, 1888, to Mary, daughter of Charles and Phebe (Love- joy) Scott of Newton, Mass. He was pastor at North Grafton, Mass., 1888-89, and of the Free Street church, Portland, Maine, 1890-92; presi- dent of Colby university, 1892-95, and of Colum- bian university. Washington, D.C., 1895-1900. and in 1900 accepted a call to the fifth Baptist church, Philadelphia, Pa. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Bowdoin college in 1894 and that of LL.D. by Harvard university in 1899. In 1903 he was president of the American Baptist Historical society, a trustee of Newton Theological institution, and of Crozer Theological seminary, and lecturer at Bucknell university, Lewisburg, Pa., and Temple college, Philadelpliia.

WHITMAN, Ezekiel, jurist, was born in East Bridgewater, Mass.. March 9, 1776. He was left an orphan at an early age. and was carefully reared by his uncle, the Rev. Levi Whitman. He was graduated from Brown in 1795; studied law; was admitted to the bar. in 1799, and practised in New Gloucester, Maine, 1799-1807, and in