392 GRADUATES OF THE NUMBER. 1854-55. CLASS RANK. -Rkirmishes near Shcpardtown, Sep. 20, n ear Leetown, Oct. 16. and at Snicker's Gap, Nov. 3, 18G2, -and March t.o Falmouth, V,\., Nov., 1862; in the Rappahannock Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Dec., 18G:.l- .Tune, 1863. be­ ing engaged in Operations about Fredericksburg, Dec. 11- 16, 18(j2. - :md Bat­ tle of ChuncellorsviJle, iVby 2-4, 18G3; in the PennHylvauia Cn,Hll):lign (Army of the Potomac), June-Sep., 18(j3, being engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2- 3, 1863,-,Pul'suit of the enemy to Warrenton, V,\., .July, 18(j3, --tlnd as (BVT. MAJOR, .TULY 2, 1863, Fan GALLANT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, PA.) Acting Asst. Inspector-General of Brigade of 5th Army Corps, Aug. 5 to Sep.8, 1863; in garrison in New York !Jar'bOl', Sep. 11, 1863, to Mar. 18. 1864; ' on Recruiting service, MI1.r. 18, 1864, to Oct. 4, 1866; on Court-Mo.rti,,'], Oct. 4 to Nov. 23, 1866; in command of Greenville, S. C., Nov. 23, 1866, to May 5, 1867, -of Newberry, S. C., May 6, 1867, to CLASS OF 1855. 1677. (Born Mus.) . .. ,CYRUS B. COMSTOCK........ (Ap'd Mus.) ..1 Military History.-Co.det at the U. S. Military Academy from July 1, 1851, to July 1, 1855, when he was graduated und promoted in the Army to BVT. SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ENGINEERS, JULY 1, 1855. Served: as Asst Engineer in the construction of Ft. 'l'aylor, Key West harbor, Fla. , 1855-56,-and in building FI.. Carroll, Patllp~cO RiYer, Md., (SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SEP. 1, 1855 ) 1856- 59; us Snperintending Engineer of the constrnction of FL. Oarrol!, Mel, 1859; and at the Military Academy, as Asst. Professor of Natural and Ex­ perimental Philosophy, Sep. 9, 1859, to July 27, 1861. FIRST LITU1.'., COlU'S OF ENG~NEERS, JULY 1, 1860. Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861-66: as Asst. Engineer in the construction of the Defenses of Washington, D. C., Aug. U, 1861, to Mar., 1862; as A~sistant to the Chicf Enginee,' of the Army of the POtODlll.C, Mar. to,June 2, ISG2,-as Senior Engineer 011 the Sta,tf of Genem! Sumnel', June 2- July 3, 1862, - und with the Engineel.· Butt.'1Iion, .Tuly-Sep.,1862, in the Virginia Peninsnlar Cnml{aign, being engaged on n<lCOIlIlOissallce before, nnd Siege of Yorktown, Apr. 5- Mny 4, 1862,-and eoustrnctiori of Dcfensive Works, making Recolllloissances, and in the various Engineer Operations on the AdvRnee towards l~ichmoU(l , and Ohange of Base to t.lw JUlnes niver, May-Aug., 1862; in the Mary]a,nd Cumpaign (Army of the Potomac), Sep.-Nov., 186:.l, beiug engnged in t.he Battle of South Monntain, Sep. 14, IS62,- Battle of Antietam, Sep. 17, 1862,-nlld numerous R econnoissances, Scp., 1862; as Chief Engineer of the Anny of the Potomac, Nov. 21, 1862, to Mar. 30, 1863; in the Rappahannock o,tmpaign (Army of UlO Potomae), Dee., lS6:2 -June, 1863, being engaged ill tll(' 1111.tt.le of Fredericksburg, Dec. 12- 13, 1862,-und :Battie of ChanceUorsvilJe, Mlty 2-4, lS63; iu the Department of the Tennessee, (C,~P'I'AIN, COf'.PS OlJ' ENGINEERS, M,\R. 3, 1863) Juue-Oct., 1863, being engaged in the !Siege of Vicksburg, June..July 4, 1863,- ,llld itS Chief Engineer of the Army of thc Tennessee, July 1 to (BVT. MAJOR, JULY '1, 1863, I'O'~ GALLAXT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES AT THE SIEGE Qf' VICKSBURG, MIS.) Oct. 16, 1863; on sick le:w() of llbsenco, Sep. to Dec., IS63; ns Asst. Inspector­ General of the Military Division of the Mississippi, Noy. 19, 18(j3, t.o Mar. 29, U. S. MILITARY ACADEMY. 393 NU~IBER. 1855. CLASS RANK. 1864; as Senior Aide-de-Camp to Lieut.-General G111nt., Mar. 2D, 1864, to (LIEUT.-COL. STAFF-AIDE-DE-CAMP TO THE GENER,j.L-IN-CHIEF, MAR. 2D, 1864) July 25, 1866; in the Richmond Camp:1ign, May 4, 1864, to Jan. 4, 1865, being engaged in the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5- 6, 1864, - Battle of (BYT. LIEUT.-COL., MAY 6, 1864, FOR GALLANT AND M.ERITOlUOUS SERVICES AT THE BATTLE OF TIlli 'WILDERNESS, YA.) Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864,-Bdttle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864, - Ass,mlts of Petersburg, June 16 and 18, 1864, and of the" Mine," July 30, 1864,- nnd AAS:1ult and Capture of Ft. Harrison, Sep. 29, 1864; as Chief Engineer of the Expedition to Cape Fear RiYer, N. 0., Jan. 4-15, 1865. being engaged at the Ass[mlt nnd Capture of Ft. Fisher, JllO. 15, 1865; as Senior Engineer on the (BvT. COLONEL, U. S. AmdY, AND BVT. COLONEL AND BVT. BmG.-GENERAL, U. S. VOLUNTEERS, JAN. 15, 1865, FOR GALLANT SERVICES IN THE CAPTURE OF FT. FISHER, N. C.) Staff of Mnjor-General Canby in the Mobile Campaign, Feb. 27 to Apr. 15, 18G5, being engaged in the Siege of Spanish Fort, Mar. 27- Apr. 8, 1865,­ (BvT. BmG.-GENERAL, U. S. ARMY, MAR. 13, 18G5, FOR GALLANT ANDMERI­ Tomous SERVICES IN THE ClllPliGN ENDING WITH THE CAPTURE 01" MODILE, ALA.) Bnd Storming of Blakely, Apr. D, 18G5; us Senior Aide-de-Camp to Geneml (Bv-r. MAJ.-GENERAL, U. S. VOLUNTEERS, MAR. 26, 11l65, Fon FAITHFUL AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES DURING THE C,\MPAIGN AGAINST THE CITY Of' MOBILE AND ITS DEFENSES) (MAJOR, CORPS m' ENGINEERS, DEC. 28, 1865) Grant, commanding the Armies of the United States, headquarters at Wash­ ington, D. C., July 25, 1866, to COL. STAFF-A.IDE-DE-CAMP TO THE GENERAL-IN-CHIEF, JULY 25, 1866. 1678.. (BOrll 0.) ....... GODFREY WEITZEL .......... (Ap'd 0.).2 Military History.-Cadet at the U. S. Military Academy from July 1, 1851, to July 1, 1855, when he was gradua.ted und promoted in the Army to BVT. SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ENGINEERS, JULY 1, 1855. Served as Asst. Engineer in the oonstruction and repairs of t.he Defenses of the approaches to the City of New Orleans, La., 1855·-59; and at the Military (SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ENGINEEllS, JULY 27, 1856) A.cademy, as Asst. Professor of Engineering, Sep. 2 to Dec. 14, 1859, ancl (FmsT LIEU'I'., CORPS OF ENGINEEllS, JULY 1, 1860) Aug. 28, 1860, to Jan. 18, 1861; and on leave of absence, Dec. 14, 1859, to Aug. 28, 1860. Seryed during the Rebellion of the Seceding Shltes, 18(11-66: attached to Engineer Company at Washington, D. C., Ja.n. 1D- Apr. 3, 1861,·- ancl in the Defense of Ft. Pickens, :1>'1>:1., Apr. 19- 5ep. 17, 18G1; as Chief Engineer on the Staff of Brig.-Geneml Mite-hel, constructing the Fortificntions for the pro­ tection of Oincinnati, 0., Oct. - Dec. 9, 1861 ; in comnmnll ofcolllpanyof SapperR and Miners in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., Dec. 12, 1861, to Fcb. 22, 1862; as Chief Engineer on the St.aJf of Major-General Eutler (Department of the Gulf), Fcb. 23 to Aug. 29, 186~, heiIlg engaged in the Attack ,md Capture of New Orleans (planned by him), Apr. 30, "!S62, and its subsequcnt Defense, i'JIay-Sep., 18(;2 ; in command of forces in the Lafourche Campaign, Oct. 24, (BRlG.-GENERAL, U. S. VOLUNTEERS, AUG, 29, 1862) 394 GRADUATES OF THE NU:llDER. 1855. CLASS RANK. 1862, to Apr: 7, 1863, being engaged in the Action of Labadieville, Oct. 27, (BVT. MAJOR, Oc·r. 27, 1862, FOR GALLANT AND !I:bRlTORIOUS SERVICES AT THE BATTLE OF THlIlODEAUX, LA.) 1862,-the Destruction of the rebel gunboat" Cotten," Jan. 14, 1862,- and several Skirmishes; in cOlllmand of the Advance in Major-General Banks' Op­ (CAPT.UN, CORPS OF ENGINEEl\S, MAR. 3, 1863) eI'aiiolls in Western Louisiana, Apr.-May, 1863, being engaged in the Combat of Camp Bisland, Apr. 13-14, 1863,-und Pursnit of the enemy with several Skirmishes, Apr., 1863; in command of Division at the Siege of Port Hudson, May 27- July 8, 1863, participating in the Assaults of May 27 and Jnne 14, 1863; in command of Division of 19th Army Corps in the Lafourche Cam­ (BVT. LIEUT.-COL., JULY 8, 1863, FOR GALLANT AND MEl\ITORIOUS SERVWES AT THE SEIGE OF PORT HUDSON, LA.) paign. July, 1863,-on Expedition to Sabine Pass, T ex., Sep., 1863, - rmd in the Western Louisiana Campaign, Sep. - Dec., 1863; in Operations before Richmonn in command of 2d Division, 18th Army Corps, !liay 2- 20, 1864.-­ and as Chief Engineer of the Army of the James, May 20 to Sep. 30, 1864, being engaged in the Action at Swirt's Creek, May 9, 1864,-Skirmishes and Combats near Drury'S Bluff, May 14-16, 1864,-und in cons;ructing the De­ ,enses of Bermuda Hundred. James River, and Deep Bottom; in command of (Bn. MAJ.-GENERAL, U. S. VOLUNTEERS, AUG. 29, 1864, FOR MERITORIOUS AND DISTINGUISHED SEl\VICES DUl\ING THE REDELLION) 18th Corps (Army of the James), Sep. 30 to Dec. 3. 1864, being engaged in the Repulse of the Assault on Ft. Harrison, Sep. 30, 1864,- and Assault of the (BYT. COLONEL, SEP. 29, 186<1, FOR GALLANT AND MEl\ITORIOUS SERVICES AT THE CAPTURE OF FT. HARl\ISON, VA.) enemy's lines on the Williamsbl1l'g and Nine Mile Roads, Oct. 30, 1864; in command of 25th Army Corps, Dec. 3, 1864, to Feb. 4, 1866; as second in (M,\JOR-GENERAL, U. S. VOLUNTEERS, Noy. 17, 1864) commaud on the first Expedition to Ft. Fishel', Dec. 7-29, 1864; in command of all troops nOl·th of the Appomattox River during the finnl Open,tions against the Insurgent Army nnder General R.