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ley. Dakota: was appointed major, 14th U.S. in- fantry. Dec. 8. 18S6, and stationed at Van Couvers Barracks, Wash. He was married, December, 1872. to Susan, daughter of Charles and Mary (Keijxjr) Mixsell, of Easton, Pa. He was made lieutenant-colonel, 19th infantry, Nov. 1, 1891, serving in Fort Wayne, Detroit and Fort Brady, Sault de Ste. Marie; and colonel, 22d infantry Jan. 28. 1897. serving at Fort Cook. Onialia. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war he commanded the 3d brigade, 1st division. 5th army corps, during the ass;iulton San Juan Hill, at the battle of Santiago. Cuba. July 1, 1898. and was killed while leading his brigade across the San Juan river. He was buried in Easton, Pa., where a monument was erected to his memory, and Camp Wikoff on Montauk Point, Long Island. N.Y.. was named in his honor. He died on the Santiairo battlefi^-M. Cuba. July 1, 1898.

WILCO.X, Cadmus Marcellus, .soldier, was born in Wayne county. N.C., May 29, 1826. He early removed to Tennessee with his parents; attended Cumberland college, and was graduated at the U.S. Military academy in 1846. He was commissioned 2d lieutenant. Feb. 16. 1847; served in the war with Mexico, being engaged at Vera Cruz. Cerro Gordo and the skirmisl\ at Amazoque; became aide-de-camp to General Quitman, July 13, 1847, and was brevetted 1st lieutenant for the battle of Chapultepec, Mexico. He partici- pated in the Florida hostilities against the Semi- nole Indians. 1849-50, and was promoted 1st lieu- tenant. Aug. 24, 1851. He was assistant instruc- tor in infantry tactics at the Military academy, 18.52-.57; was on leave of absence in Europe, 1857- 59: promoted captain. Dec. 20, 1860, and at the beginning of the civil war was in New Mexico. He resigned his commission, June 8, 1861, and was commissioned colonel in the provisional army. He served under Gen. Joseph E. John- ston, commanding a brigade in the Army of the Shenandoah in 1861. In the spring of 1862 he joined G»-neral Magruder on the peninsula, and comman<led a brigade in Longstreefs division at Fair Oaks, Va., and a division in the right wing under Longstreet. in the second Bull Run. Although not with liis command at Antietam, his division having been united with Anderson's, he commanded a brigade in the latter's division, Longstreefs corps, at Fredericksburg, and at Chancellorsville, and at Gettysburg the same brigade of the same division in the 3d corps under A. P. Hill. During the campaign before Richmond, General Wilcox commanded a divis- sion in A. P. Hill's corps and was under a heavy fire at the W^ilderness and Cold Harbor, surren- dering at Appomattox. He was appointed chief of the railroad division of the genenil land office in Washington, D.C., in 18H6. He is the autlior

of: Rifles and Rifle Practice (1859), and transla- tor of Atistrian Infantry Evolutions of the Line. He died in Washington. D.C., Dec. 2, 1890.

WILCOX, Leonard, senator, was born in Han- over, N.H., Jan. 29. 1799; son of Jeduthun and Sarah (Fisk) Wilcox. He removed with his parents at an early age to Orford, N.H.; was graduated from Dartmouth, 1817; studied law; was admitted to the bar. 1820. and began practice at Orford, N.H. He was twice married: first, Sept. 12. 1819, to Almira, daughter of Samuel Morey; and secondly, Oct. 10, 1833. to Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Mann. He was judge of the superior court of New Hampshire, 1838-40: a representa- tive in the state legislature seven years, ap- pointed, and subsequently elected. U.S. senator from New Hamf^sliire to complete the unexpired term of Franklin Pierce, resigned, serving, March 7. 1842-March 3, 1843. He was judge of the court of common pleas of New Hampshire, 1847- 48. and on June 26, 1848, was again appointed judge of the superior court, serving until his death, which occurred in Orford, June 18, 1850.

WILDE, George Francis Faxon, naval oflficer, was born in Braintree. Mass.. Feb. 23. 1845; son of William Reed and Elizabeth (Thayer) Wilde; grandson of Pearson and Elizabeth (Reed) Wilde, and of Melvin and Mary (Thayer) Thayer, all of Braintree, Mass. He was graduated from the U.S. Naval academy, 1864: commissioned ensign, Nov. 1, 1866, and promoted master Dec. 1, 1866, serving on the flagship Susquehaima, 1864- 67. He went to Havana with a fleet for the Confederate ram Stoneirall Jackson in 18G5. and subsequently served on the Albany. Tennessee a.nd Wabash, being promoted lieutenant. March 12, 1868, and commander, June 26, 1869. He was married, Feb. 13, 1868, to Emogen. daugliter of Jason G. and Martha B. (Bartlett) Howard of Easton, Mass. He commanded the monitor Canonicus. 1873-74; was executive oflUcer on the steamer Vnndalia, 1878-82. and while serving on board, twice received the tlianks of the secretary of the navy; was promoted commander. Oct. 2, 1885, and made a cruise around the world in the Dolphin, 1885-88, the first steel vessel of the U.S. navy to circumnavigate the globe. He was in- spector of the second light-house district, includ- ing the coast line from Hampton, N.H., to Sakon- net Point. R.I., 1888-94, and served as secretary of the lighthouse board, 1894-98, introducing gas buoys on the Great Lakes and the telephone from light ves.sels to the shore, and establishing an electric light vessel off Diamond Shoal. Cape Hatteras. He also put IngersoU life Ixiats on light vessels. He commanded the ram Katahdin in operations around Cuba, March-Sei)tember, 1898, being promoted captain. Aug. 10. 1898, and while in command of the Boston landed the first