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Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd.

RANK AND NAME.

DUTIES.

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

George H. Mendell......
But. Colonel.

Henry L. Abbot
But. Brig. General.

In charge of the construction of fort on Alcatraz Island, and of defenses at Lime Point, San Francisco Bay. Supervising Engineer over districts embracing works in charge of Major Jones and Captains Powell and Payson. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Oakland and Redwood and Humboldt Harbor and Bay, and of the construction of the breakwater at Wilmington Harbor, Cal. In charge of the improvement of the Sacramento, Feather, San Joaquin, and Mokelumne rivers, Cal., and Colorado River, Nev., Cal., and Ariz. In charge of the improvement of Petaluma Creek, Cal. To investigate causes tending to decrease depth of water and diminish the commercial value of San Francisco Harbor. Member

of Board of Engineers for the Pacific Coast. In charge of the removal of wrecks of Steamer Escambia from entrance to San Francisco Harbor, and dredge-boat at Oakland Landing on San Joaquin River, Cal. In charge of preliminary examinations of Islias Creek, off San Francisco Bay, Yuba River, San Mateo River, and Napa River, from mouth thereof to Napa City, Cal.

Member of The Board of Engineers. In charge of fort at Willets Point, and of the construction of Fort Schuyler, N. Y. In charge of experiments with torpedoes. Commanding Engineer Depot and Post of Willets Point, Engineer School of Application, and Battalion of Eugineers. Member of Joint Gun Foundry Board of Army and Navy Officers. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers to examine certain officers of the Corps with view to their promotion, and on electric light plant of the Washington Monument. Member of Board of Officers and Civilians to examine and report at what ports fortifications or other defenses are most urgently required, &c. Member of Board of Visitors for Engineer School of Application at Willets Point, N. Y.

William P. Craighill.... In charge of Fort Carroll, and the construction of Fort McHenry, Md. Supervising Engineer over districts embracing works in charge of Major Heuer, Captains Hinman and Bixby, and Messrs. S. T. Abert and W. F. Smith. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Baltimore, Annapolis, and of the inner harbor at Cambridge, Md. In charge of the improvement of the channel of Susquehanna River above and below Havre de Grace, and work at the Fishing Battery light station near Spesutia Island; of the Chester, Wicomico, Elk, and Choptank rivers, Corsica Creek and upper thoroughfare at Deil's Island, Md.; Broad Creek, Del., James and Appomattox rivers, Va., New River, Va. and W. Va., Great Kanawha, Shenandoah, and Elk rivers, W. Va., and Cape Fear, River, N. C. In charge of the surveys across the peninsula of Maryland and Delaware to connect by canal the waters of the Delaware and Chesapeake bays. In charge of the building of the Monument at Yorktown, Va. In charge of removal of wreck of barkentine Wolverton from Chincoteague Inlet. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on further improvement of Cape Fear River, N. C.; on improvement of the Potomac River near Washington, D. C.; on proposed lock and dam at Junction of Three Forks of Kentucky River; to examine and report upon such models,

Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd.

RANK AND NAME.

DUTIES.

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

(continued.)

Cyrus B. Comstock.
Bvt. Brig. General.

Orlando M. Poe....
Bvt. Brig. General.

David C. Houston ...
Bvt. Colonel.

plans, &c., of movable dams as may be placed before it; to consider and report upon Senate bill 1441 to authorize construction of bridges across the Great Kanawha River, &c.; on national harbor of refuge at Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass.; on improving approach to Norfolk Harbor, and the United States (Norfolk) Navy-Yard; on subject of permanent improvement of Delaware River and Bay, and on claim of Alfred Pasquean for use by the United States Government of his invention at Davis Island Dam and Dams 5 and 6, Kanawha River. In charge of preliminary examination of Greenbrier River.

Member of the Board of Engineers. Member of Boards of
Engineer Officers on further improvement of Cape Fear
River, N. C.; on improvement of the Potomac River near
Washington, D. C.; and to examine certain officers of the
Corps with view to their promotion. Member and Presi-
dent of "The Mississippi River Commission " created by
act of Congress approved June 28, 1879. Member of
Board of Visitors for Engineer School of Application at
Willets Point, N. Y.

In charge of the construction of Fort Wayne, Mich. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Cheboygan and Au Sable on Lake Huron, and Alpena at Thunder Bay, and of the construction of harbor of refuge on Lake Huron; of the improvement of the Saint Mary's Falls Canal, and of the rivers Detroit, Saginaw, and Clinton, Mich., and Hay Lake Channel of the Saint Mary's River; of removing bar at ice-harbor of refuge at Belle River, Mich.; and construction of dry-dock, Saint Mary's Falls Canal. In charge of Saint Clair Flats Canal and Saint Mary's Falls Canal and River, Mich. In charge of issuing charts of Northern and Northwestern Lakes, and of water-level observations on Lake Huron. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers to consider and report upon question to authorize the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Saint Louis River; on improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers; and on harbor of refuge at Ludington Harbor, Mich. In charge of preliminary examinations of Mackinac Harbor, and report whether Mackinac Harbor or Mackinac Island Harbor should be improved; Pine, Clinton, and Saint Clair rivers; and further and more complete survey for a breakwater at or near Cross Village, in Michigan, in the west part of the Straits of Mackinac, with a view of making a harbor of refuge at Cross Village, Mich.; to cause plans, estimates, and specifications for dry dock, Saint Mary's Ship Canal, above the locks, and also to report whether the old locks can be used for a dry-dock, and the cost of fitting the same for that purpose.

Member of Boards of Engineer Officers concerning the channel of the Lower Fox River between Lake Winnebago and upper government dam at Appleton, and the dams at Menasha and Appleton; and to consider question of construction of a bridge over the Alabama river at Selma, Ala. On leave of absence until October 17, 1884. Supervising engineer of the districts embracing works in charge of Major Damrell, and Captains Turtle, Hoxie, and Russell.

Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd.

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LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. (continued.)

George H. Elliot..

Henry M. Robert.

William E. Merrill...
But. Colonel.

In charge of the forts at Clark's Point, Mass., and Dutch Island, R. I., and of the construction of Fort Adams, R. I. In charge of the construction of harbor of refuge at Wood's Holl, Mass. In charge of the improvement of the harbors of Nantucket, Wood's Holl, Wareham, and Hyannis, Mass., Newport and Block Island, R. I., and Stonington, Conn. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Taunton, Mass., Pawtucket, and Providence, and Narragansett Bay, R. I., and Little Narragansett Bay, R. I. and Conn. Member of Advisory Council to the Rhode Island State Board of Harbor Commissioners. In charge of preliminary examinations of harbor at Hyannis, Mass.; Pawcatuck River, and Warren River, R. I.

In charge of the construction of forts Ontario and Montgomery, N. Y. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Wilson, Olcott, Oak Orchard, Charlotte, Pultneyville, Big Sodus, Little Sodus, Oswego, and Sacketts, on Lake Ontario, Ogdensburg, on the river Saint Lawrence, and Plattsburg, Burlington, and Swanton, on Lake Champlain. In charge of the improvement of Ticonderoga and Grass rivers, N. Y., and Otter Creek, Vt. In charge of water-level observations on Lake Ontario. Member of Board of Engineer Officers concerning the channel of Lower Fox River between Lake Winnebago and upper government dam at Appleton, and the dams at Menasha and Appleton. In charge of the construction of breakwater at Rouse's Point, on Lake Champlain, N. Y. In charge of preliminary examinations of Salmon River, at and below Fort Covington; Whitehall Harbor, Lake Champlain, at Four Channels; mouth of the Saranac River, at Plattsburg; mouth of Salmon River, and inner natural harbor thereat, on Lake Ontario, N. Y.; and of preliminary examination and of survey of Maquam Bay, Swanton, Vt. In charge of forts Delaware, Del., and Mifflin, Pa., fort and mortar battery opposite Fort Delaware, Del., and battery_and mortar battery at Finn's Point, N. J. In charge of the improvement of the harbor at Delaware Breakwater; ice-harbors at Marcus Hook, Pa., and the head of Delaware Bay, and removal of sunken piers in channel back of Reedy Island; of the Salem, Rancocas, and Raccoon rivers, and Cohansey, Mantua, and Woodbury creeks, N. J.; Frankford Creek, Schuylkill River, and north branch of the Susquehanna River, Pa.; Delaware River below Bridesburg, Pa.; between Bridesburg and Trenton; near Cherry Island Flats; at Schooner Ledge; and from Trenton, N. J., to its mouth; and of the construction of pier near Lewes, Del. Member of Commission Advisory to Board of Harbor Commissioners of Philadelphia. Engineer 4th Lighthouse District. In charge of removal of wreck of bark Daring lying opposite Collin's Beach, Del.

In charge of the improvement of the Ohio River; the Falls of the Ohio; the Louisville and Portland Canal, and harbor of refuge near Cincinnati, Ohio. In charge of the improvement of the Monongahela River, W. Va. and Pa.; of the Allegheny River, Pa., and of the construction of iceharbors at mouth of Muskingum River, Ohio, and mouth of

Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd.

RANK AND NAME.

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

DUTIES.

(continued.)

Walter McFarland.....

John M. Wilson

Bvt. Colonel.

John W. Barlow......

Great Kanawha River, W. Va. In charge of preliminary examinations of Scioto and Muskingum rivers, Ohio: Shawneetown Harbor and Levee, Ill.; Lawrenceburg Harbor, Ind.; harbors at Paducah and Owensboro, Ky.; New Albany Harbor, and the river and shores adjacent to said harbor, Ind.; examination and survey of the bar in the Ohio River opposite mouth of Licking River. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on proposed lock and dam at junction of Three Forks of Kentucky River; to consider and report upon Senate bill 1441, to authorize construction of bridges across the Great Kanawha River, &c.; to examine and report upon such models, plans, &c., of movable dams as may be placed before it; on improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers; and on claim of Alfred Pasqueau for use by the United States Government of his invention at Davis Island Dam, and dams 5 and 6, Kanawha River. Engineer 14th Lighthouse District. In charge of Forts Griswold and Hale, and of the construction of Fort Trumbull, Conn. In charge of the improvement of the harbors of New London, Clinton, New Haven, Milford, Bridgeport, Black Rock, Southport, and Norwalk, Conn., and Port Jefferson, Greenport, Mamaroneck, Rondout, Port Chester, New Rochelle, Saugerties, and of Echo Harbor, N. Y., and of the construction of breakwater at New Haven, Conn. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Housatonic and Thames, Conn.; Connecticut, Mass. and Conn.; Hudson and Harlem and Buttermilk Channel, channel in Gowanus Bay, Flushing Bay, and Newtown Creek, N. Y. On duty in connection with removal of obstructions in East River and Hell Gate. In charge of preliminary examination and of survey of Huntington Harbor, N. Y., and of preliminary examinations of breakwater at Falkner's Island, and river and harbor at Niantic, Conn.; Horton's Point, and Hudson River from Troy to mouth of canal. In charge of removal of wrecks of canal-boat near entrance to Bridgeport Harbor, and of schooner Jane at mouth of New Haven Harbor, Conn. Member of Board of Visitors for Engineer School of Application at Willets Point, N. Y. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on subject of permanent improvement of Delaware River and Bay, on national harbor of refuge at Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass., and on harbor of refuge at Cleveland, Ohio.

In charge of the First and Second Divisions, Office of the Chief of Engineers. In charge of Public Buildings and Grounds in the District of Columbia, with the rank of colonel. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on harbor of refuge at Cleveland, Ohio.

In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Ontonagon, Eagle Harbor, Marquette, Manistique, and Cedar River, Mich.; Menomonee, Green Bay, Ahnépee, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Port Washington, Kewaunee, Pensaukee, and Oconto, Wis.; and harbors of refuge at entrance to Sturgeon Bay Canal, Lake Michigan, and at Grand Marais, Mich. In charge of water-level observations on Lake Superior. Advisory Engineer for improvement of Kewaunee Harbor, Wis. In charge of prelimin

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ary examinations of Lac La Belle Harbor, Mich., and Ashland Harbor, in Ashland Bay, Lake Superior, Wis. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers and on harbor of refuge at Ludington Harbor, Mich.

MAJORS.

Peter C. Hains

Brt. Lieut. Colonel.

George L. Gillespie

Brt. Lieut. Colonel.

Charles R. Suter.....

In charge of Forts Foote and Washington, Md. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Washington and Georgetown, D. C. In charge of the improvement of the Potomac River in the vicinity of Washington, D. C., the establishment of the harbor lines, and the raising of the river flats. In charge of the improvement of James River, Va., and Shenandoah River, W. Va. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on improving approach to Norfolk Harbor and United States (Norfolk) Navy Yard. In charge of Fort Lafayette, N. Y., and fort at Sandy Hook, N. J., and of the construction of forts Columbus, Wood, and Hamilton and additional batteries, Castle Williams, South Battery, new Barbette Battery, and sea-wall at Governor's Island, and mortar battery at Fort Hamilton, N. Y. In charge of the improvement of Keyport Harbor, N. J. In charge of the improvement of the Shrewsbury, Rahway, Elizabeth, Manasquan, South Raritan, and Passaic rivers, Raritan Bay, and Woodbridge, Cheesequakes, and Mattawan creeks, N. J.; Flushing, Sheepshead, and Canarsie bays, Sumpawanus Inlet, and East Chester and Newtown creeks, N. Y., and channel between Staten Island and New Jersey, and deepening Gedney's Channel, N. Y. In charge of the manufacture and supply of mastic. In charge of the removal of the wreck of steamer Nankin at entrance to New York Harbor. To represent the General Government in the arrangement for, and the erection of, a pedestal to be built to receive the colossal bronze statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, to be erected upon Bedloe's Island, N. Y. H. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on subject of permanent improvement of Delaware River and Bay. In charge of examination or survey of Passaic River between Passaic and Paterson, N. J., and of preliminary examinations of Hudson River, New Jersey side, from Weehawken to Bergen Point, and Baldwin River, to connect with Long Beach, N. Y.

In charge of the improvement of the rivers Mississippi and Missouri,-removal of snags, &c.; and of the Missouri River from its mouth to Sioux City, and of Gasconade River. In charge of the survey of the Missouri River from its mouth to Fort Benton, Mont. In charge of preliminary examination of Nish-na-botana River, with a view to increasing the depth of channel in the Missouri River, Mo. Member of the Mississippi River Commission created by act of Congress approved June 28, 1879. Member and President of the Missouri River Commission, created by act of Congress approved July 5, 1884. Engineer 15th Lighthouse District.

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