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in the Red River campaign under General Banks. In IsGo he accepted a position with Ja}- Cooke & Co.. in New York, and while engaged in placing a government loan in New York, he attracted the attention of Horace Greeley of the Tribune, and was employed as an editorial writer, suc- ceeding Sydney Howard Gay as managing editor of that paj^er in 18GG. He studied law; was ad- mitted to the bar in 1869, and in 1870 established the morning Standard in New York city, which lie conducted, 1870-72. In 1873 he was sent to Europe as correspondent (^f the New York Herald, and had charge of the Paris and London offices. He was chosen by the Herald to accompany Gen. U. S. Grant on his journey around the world, 1877-78. In 1882 he was appointed through the influence of General Grant U.S. minister to Cliina, and in 1885 he resigned his post and returneil home. He was an editor and correspondent of the Herald. 1885-91, and proprietor of the Phila- delphia Star for many years. He was chosen librarian of congress, July 1, 1897, to succeed Aius- worth R. Spolford, resigned, and transferred the books and documents from the rooms of the iiiitioiKil capitol to the new library building and organized the working of the new library. He

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was president of the Union League of Philadel- phia, 1892-9:3. and was vice-president of the Phil- adelphia and Reading raihoad, 1893-97. Mr. Young was thrice married: first, Oct. 18, 1864, to Rose, daughter of John N. Fitzpatrick of Wash- ington, D.C.; secondly, in 1882, to Julia Coleman of Hartford, Conn.; and thirdly, to Mary Dow. He is the author of: Around the World with Gen- eral Grant (2 vols., 1879), and edited: Memorial Histonj of the City of Philadelphia from its first settlement to the year 1S05 (1895), and Narrative and Criticid History. ]i;S!l-ls:)5 (1895). He died in Washin-toM. D.C. Jan. 17,1899.

YOU.NQ, Josue Moody, R.C. bishop, was born in Sliaplfigli. Maine, Oct. 29. 1808; son of Jon- athan and (Moody) Young. His father (Har- vard. 179S) was a memlier <^f the Univensalist church. Josue was apprenticed to a printer in Portlaml. Maine, in 1823; edited the Maine Dem- ocrat at Saco, 1824-25; removed to Kentucky in

the latter year, and later to Cincinnati, Ohio. He was converted to the Roman Catiiolic faith in October. 1828; attended Mount St. Mary's college, and changed his middle name from Moody to Marie. He was ordered deacon, Nov. 22, 1837; ordained priest, April 1, 1838, by Bishop Purcell in the old catiiedral, Cincinnati; was engaged as a missi(jnary to the west, 1837-44, and as priest at Lancaster, Ohio, 1844-53. He was appointed to the see of Pittsburg when that diocese was divided into the dioceses of Erie and Pittsburg, and was consecrated bishop, April 23, 1854, by Bishops Purcell, Spalding, Rappe and O'Connor; but on petition of Bishop O'Connor, he was trans- ferred to the see of Erie, and was installed. May 7, 1854. He died in Erie, Pa.. Sept. 18, 1866.

YOUNG, Pierce Manning Butler, soldier, was born in Si)artanl)urg. S.C. Nov. 15, 1839; son of Dr. R. i\I. and Elizabeth Caroline (Jones) Young; grandson of Capt. William Young, a Revolu- tionary soldier, and of George Jones, a planter and merchant of Si)artanbui-g. His familj- hav- ing removed in 1839 to Georgia, he entered the Georgia Military institute in 1852; subsequently began the study of law. and in 1857 was appointed to the U.S. Military academ\-. but left shortly be- fore the time of his graduation to enlist in the Confederate service. He declined the api^oint- ment of 1st lieutenant in the 1st Georgia regi- ment to accept that of 2d lieutenant of artillery, being stationed at Charleston, S.C, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter; was subsequently on engineer duty in Florida, serving on General Bragg's staff at Pensacola, and also as aide to Gen. W. H. T. Walker; was appointed adjutant of Cobb's Legion, composed of Georgia troops, and later as lieutenant-colonel of the same, partici- pated in the Maryland campaign where the Legion formed a part of Hampton's brigade, Stuart's cavalry, and was wounded at Boonesboro, Sept. 14, 1862. He held the same conunand at Fred- ericksljurg, Ya.,Dec. 11-15, 1802; was promoted colonel, and at Gettysburg succeeded to the command of Hampton's brigade, Hampton being wounded, and covered the retreat of Gen. John D. Imboden. He was promoted brigadier-gen- eral in November, 1863, and commanded a brig- ade made up of the 7th Georgia, Cobb's Legion, Phillips's Legion, 20th Georgia Battalion and the Jeff Davis Legion, in Hampton's division, Stuarf-s cavalry corps, in the campaign against Rich- mond, participating in a sharp skirmish with Gen. J. If. Wil.sou's division. May 30, 1864, and where he was wounded. In liis ab.sence on account of his wounds, his brigade, composed of Cobb's Legion and ten companies, was commanded by Col. G. J. Wright, and took part in the cavalry fight at Trevilian Station, Va., in June. 1864, Phillips's Legion, under M. C. Butler, driving