STATEMENT SHOWING THE RANK AND THE DUTIES OF OFFICERS OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1889.

RANK AND NAME.

DUTIES.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL
AND CHIEF OF
ENGINEERS.

Thos. Lincoln Casey

COLONELS.

John G. Parke..

Bvt. Major-General. George H. Mendell...

Henry L. Abbot
Bvt. Brig. General.

In command of the Corps of Engineers and in charge of the Engineer Department. Charged with the supervision of such matters connected with construction of jetties and other works at South Pass, Mississippi River, as require the action of the Secretary of War. In charge of the construction of the building for Library of Congress under act of October 2, 1888. Member of Joint Commission to supervise the construction of the Washington National Monument. Member of the Light-House Board. Member and President of the Board of Engineers. Member of Board of Visitors for Engineer School of Application at Willets Point, N. Y.

Detached; Superintendent of the Military Academy until
June 24, 1889, when the duties were relinquished.
Division Engineer of the Pacific Division. In charge of
the defensive works at Alcatraz Island, at Lime Point,
Fort Winfield Scott, and Battery at Fort Mason, in San
Francisco Bay; and of the Battery at San Diego, Cal. In
charge of the improvement of the harbors at Oakland
and Redwood, Cal. In charge of the improvement of
Napa River, Cal. To investigate causes tending to de-
crease depth of water and diminish the commercial value
of San Francisco Harbor. In charge of survey of San
Francisco Harbor, San Pablo and Suisun bays, Strait of
Carquinex, and mouths of San Joaquin and Sacramento
rivers, Cal. Detailed to act in conjunction with Colonel
Shafter and Surgeon Sawtelle for the purpose of estab-
lishing the boundary lines of, and transferring a portion
of, the military reservation of Angel Island, Cal., to the
Treasury Department, for temporary use as a quarantine
station in San Francisco Harbor. Member of Boards of
Engineer Officers on improvement of Coos aud Yaquina
bays, Oreg.; on obstructions to navigation in the Colum-
bia River at The Dalles and Celilo Falls, and at Three and
Ten Mile Rapids; and to establish the harbor lines of
San Francisco and San Diego harbors and adjacent waters,
Cal. Absent in Europe under orders from Secretary of
War.
Division Engineer of the Northeast Division. Member and
President of the Board of Engineers. In charge of cer-
tain experiments with torpedoes. Member of Board of
Visitors for Engineer School of Application at Willets
Point, N. Y. Member of Board of Ordnance and Fortifi-
cation. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers to con-
sider the matter of the harbor lines of the port of Boston;
to establish the harbor lines of New York Harbor and its
adjacent waters; on further improvement of the harbors
of St. Augustine and Key West, Fla.; and for examina-
tion of certain named officers of the Corps of Engineers
with view to their promotion.

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RANK AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

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

RANK AND NAME.

DUTIES.

COLONELS.

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William P. Craighill....

Cyrus B Comstock ..
Bot. Brig. General.

Orlando M. Poe.

Bot. Brig. General.

Division Engineer of the Southeast Division. Member of
the Board of Engineers. In charge of the defensive works
at Forts Carroll and McHenry, Baltimore, Md. In charge
of the improvement of the harbors at Baltimore and An-
napolis, Md. In charge of harbor of refuge at mouth of
Great Kanawha River, W. Va. In charge of the improve-
ment of James River, Va., and New River, Va. and W.
Va., and Gauley, Great Kanawha, and Elk rivers, W. Va.
In charge of the examination, survey, and estimate of
cost of diverting water of Appomattox River above harbor
at Petersburgh to the old North Channel, Va.In charge
of preliminary examination of Hampton Creek and Bar,
Hospital Point, and Chuckatuck and Bennett's creeks,
Va. In temporary charge of the improvement of the
harbor at Norfolk, and the approach to Norfolk Harbor
and the United States navy-yard, Va. In temporary
charge of the improvement of the Blackwater, Nottoway,
Archer's Hope, Appomattox, and Nansemond rivers, in-
cluding mouth of Bennett's and Chuckatuck creeks, Va.,
and Meherrin River, Currituck Sound, Coanjok and
Edenton bays, and North River Bar, N. C., and North
Landing River, Va. and N. C. Member of Boards of En-
gineer Officers on improvement of the Potomac River in
the vicinity of Washington, D. C.; on subject of perma-
nent improvement of Delaware River and Bay; on im-
provement of Charleston Harbor, S. C.; on improving
Cumberland Sound and Savannah River below Savannah,
Ga.; on obstructions to navigation in the Columbia
River at The Dalles and Celilo Falls and at Three and
Ten Mile Rapids; to establish the harbor lines of New
York Harbor and its adjacent waters; of the port of Phil-
adelphia; of Norfolk and Portsmouth harbors and their
adjacent waters; of Savannah Harbor; and of Brunswick
Harbor. Member of Court of Inquiry upon the lining of
the tunnel extension of the Washington Aqueduct. Mem-
ber of Advisory Board to State Harbor Commission of
Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Norfolk County, Va. Absent
in Europe under orders from the Secretary of War.
Division Engineer of the Southwest Division. Member of
the Board of Engineers. Member of the Board of Vis-
itors for Engineer School of Application at Willets
Point, N. Y. Member and President of the Mississippi
River Commission created by Act of Congress approved
June 28, 1879. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers
on improvement of the Potomac River in vicinity of
Washington, D. C.; on improvement of Winyaw Bay, S.C.;
to establish the harbor lines of New York Harbor and
its adjacent waters; to establish the harbor lines of the
Port of Philadelphia; and on bridge across the Ohio River
between Jeffersonville, Ind., and Louisville, Ky. Mem-
ber of General Court-Martial convened at Washington on
March 25, 1889.

Division Engineer of the Northwest Division. In charge of
the defensive works at Fort Wayne, Mich. In charge of
the improvement of the harbors at Cheboygan, Au Sa-
ble, and at Thunder Bay; harbor of refuge at Sand
Beach; of the St. Mary's River, at the falls; of the St-
Clair Flats Ship Canal; and of the rivers Detroit, Sagi,
naw, Clinton, and Rouge, and month of Black River,
Mich., and Hay Lake Channel of the St. Mary's River;

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

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

David C. Houston
Bvt. Colonel.

of removing bar at ice harbor of refuge at Belle River, Mich., construction of dry dock, St. Mary's Falls Canal. and of dredging at Grosse Pointe Channel. In charge of St. Clair Flats Ship Canal and St. Mary's Falls Canal, Mich. In charge of issuing charts of Northern and Northwestern Lakes, and of water-level observations on Lake Huron. In charge of survey of historic grounds.etc., referred to in the Act of Congress approved May 24, 1888. In charge of preliminary examination of False Presque Isle Harbor, Lake Huron, for a harbor of refuge; Au Gres River to Au Gres; Detroit River at Gross Point; Thunder Bay River, Alpena; Au Sable River at Au Sable, Port Austin, Lexington, and Forestville, for breakwater; Black River at Port Huron; Pine River at St. Clair City; Quanicassee River; Port Sanilac for harbor of refuge; and Algonac on St. Clair River with view of uniting north and south channels between Clark and Harsems islands, Mich. In charge of survey of Detroit River at Gross Point; Thunder Bay River, Alpena; and Black River at Port Huron, Mich. To supervise and personally examine the construction of bridge across the west channel of the Detroit River to connect Belle Isle Park with the mainland, and to supervise the construction of Embankment Dam on the rapids of the St. Mary's River between the mainland and Isl nd No. 3. Member of the Boards of Engineer Officers on improvement of navigation of Rock Island Rapids, Mississippi River; and on bridge across the Detroit River at Detroit, Mich. Member of General Court-Martial convened at Washington on March 25, 1889.

Member of the Board of Engineers in charge of the defensive works at Forts Griswold, Trumbull, and Hale, Conn., Lafayette, Columbus, Wood, Wadsworth, and Tompkins, and its batteries, N. Y.; Castle Williams, South Battery, New Barbette Battery at Governor's Island, N. Y.; of seawall at same; of sea-wall and embankment at David's Island, N. Y.; and of permanent platforms for modern cannon of large caliber. In charge of the improvement of the harbors of New London, Clinton, New Haven, Milford, Bridgeport, Black Rock, Southport, Stamford, Five Mile River, and Norwalk, Conn., and Port Jefferson, Greenport, Mamaroneck, Port Chester, New Rochelle, Glencove, 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., Flushing Bay, and East Chester Creek, N. Y. In charge of the manufacture and supply of Mastic. In charge of preliminary examinations of Mystic River; New London Harbor; Black Rock Harbor for breakwater to Pentfield Reef and south from Fairweather Island, Conn.; Fort Pond Harbor, Montauk; Brown's Creek, Saysville; Port Jefferson Inlet, and Larchmont Harbor, N. Y. In charge of survey of Larchmont Harbor and of Brown's Creek, N. Y. In charge of removal of the remaining pieces of wreck of steamer Bay Ridge from channel leading to Hempstead Harbor, N. Y. Member of Boards of Eugineer Officers on improvement of Winyaw Bay, S. C.; and to establish the harbor

RANK AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

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

RANK AND NAME.

DUTIES.

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

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George H. Elliot
Henry M. Robert

William E. Merrill....
But. Colonel.

John M. Wilson..
Bvt. Colonel.

lines of New York Harbor and its adjacent waters. Mem-
ber of Board of Visitors for Engineer School of Applica-
tion at Willets Point, N. Y.

On sick leave of absence.

In charge of the defensive works at Fort Mifflin, Pa.; Fort
Delaware, and fort opposite Fort Delaware, Del.; at Finn's
Point, and site for defenses at Red Bank, N. J. In charge
of the improvement of the harbors at Philadelphia and
Delaware Breakwater; ice-harbors at Marcus Hook, Pa.,
and the head of Delaware Bay, of the Salem, Rancocas,
and Raccoon Rivers, and Cohansey, Mantua, and Wood-
bury creeks, N. J ; Frankford Creek and Schuylkill River,
Pa.; and Delaware River, from Trentou, N. J., to its
mouth; and Mantua Creek, N. J.; and of the construc-
tion of pier near Lewes, Del. In charge of preliminary
examination of Alloway and Little Salem creeks, N. J.
In charge of survey of Alloway Creek, N. J. In charge
of removal of wreck of schooner Sallie C. Morton off Cape
May; of wreck of schooner Lizzie at the mouth of En-
glish Creek, N. J. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers
on subject of permanent improvement of Delaware River
aud Bay; on improvement of Winyaw Bay, S. C.; and to
establish the harbor lines of the Port of Philadelphia,
and on "Surveys for Deep Water Harbor, Gulf of Mexico.'
Member of Commission Advisory to Board of Harbor Com-
missioners of Philadelphia. Member of General Court-
Martial convened at Washington on March 25, 1889.
In charge of the improvement of the Ohio River, Mononga-
hela River, W. Va., Allegheny River, Pa., and of the
Muskingum River, Ohio. In charge of the construction
of harbors of refuge at mouth of Muskingum River, near
Cincinnati, Ohio, and of a dam at Herr's Island, Pa. In
charge of the negotiations for the purchase of the "Up-
per Lock and Dam,' etc., of the Monongahela Navigation
Company, Pa., and W. Va. In charge of preliminary ex-
amination of Muskingum River from Zanesville to Dres-
den, Ohio; Cheat River, and Monongahela River above
upper dam, W. Va., and of Harbor at Owensborough, Ky.
In charge of removal of wrecks of two barges from the
Ohio River, at Glasshouse Ripple, near Pittsburgh, Pa. To
exercise supervision over the construction of bridges
across the Ohio River between Covington and Cincinnati;
at Cairo; between Cincinnati and Newport; between
Wheeling, W. Va., and Martin's Ferry, Ohio; near the
mouth of Cork's Run, in Allegheny County, Pa., and over
Muskingum River, at Stockport, Ohio. Member of Boards
of Engineer Officers on proposed bridge across the Ohio
River at Louisville, Ky.; ou proposed bridge across the
Mississippi River, at Memphis, Tenn.; on improving the
Ohio River below Pittsburgh by means of movable dams;
and on improvement of Indiana Chute and the Falls of
the Ohio at the head of the Louisville and Portland Canal.
Member of General Court-Martial convened at Washing-
ton on March 25, 1889. Engineer 14th Light-house Dis-
trict.
In charge of Public Buildings and Grounds in the District
of Columbia, with the rank of Colonel. In charge of the
Washington Aqueduct; increasing water supply of the
city of Washington; and the erection of fishi-ways at
Great Falls of the Potomac River. In charge of the im-

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

RANK AND NAME.

DUTIES.

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

(continued.)

John W. Barlow.....

Peter C. Hains..

provements over the grave of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello, Va.; of the erection of a monument at Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh, N. Y.; of the erection of a monument to mark the birthplace of George Washington; of the erection of building for the Army Medical Museum and Library, and of the erection of monuments or memorial tablets for the proper marking of the position of each of the commands of the Regular Army engaged at Gettysburgh. In charge of the completion, care, and maintenance of the Washington Monument. In charge of increasing the water supply of Executive Mansion. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on obstructions to navigation in the Columbia River at The Dalles and Celilo Falls, and at Three and Ten Mile Rapids. Member of the Light-House Board.

In charge of the improvement of the rivers Tennessee, Tenn., Ala., and Ky.; Cumberland above and below Nashville, Ky. and Tenn., Hiawassee, Caney Fork, Duck, French Broad, Clinch, and Little Tennessee, Tenn.; and South Fork of the Cumberland, Ky. In charge of preliminary examination and survey of Lower Cumberland River from Nashville to mouth, Tenn. To exercise supervision over the construction of bridge across the Tennessee River at or near Chattanooga, Tenn.

In charge of the defensive works at Forts Foote and Washington, Md., Wool and Monroe, Va. In charge of the improvement of the Potomac River at Washington, D. C.; the establishment of the harbor lines, and the raising of the river flats. In charge of the improvement of the Shenandoah River, W. Va. In charge of preliminary examination of Eastern Branch of Potomac River, Md.; Great Cacapan and South Branch of the Potomac River, W. Va. In charge of purchase and reconstruction of Aqueduct Bridge, D. C. In charge of the construction of bridge across the Eastern Branch of Potomac River, D. C.; of bridge across Mill Creek; of a new wharf and of the sewerage system of Fort Monroe, Va. In charge of survey of a road from the Aqueduct Bridge to Mount Vernon. To test samples of cement offered for use of Congressional Library building. Member of Boards of Eugineer Officers on further improvement of the harbors of St. Augustine and Key West, Fla., and to establish the harbor lines of Norfolk and Portsmouth harbors and their adjacent waters.

George L. Gillespie...... Member of the Board of Engineers. In charge of the defensive works at Forts Warren, Winthrop, Standish, Andrew, Independence, and on Long Island Head, Mass.; Fort Hamilton, N. Y., and of fort at Sandy Hook, N. J. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Newburyport, Lynn, Boston (including sea-walls on Point Allerton, Great Brewster Island, Lovell's Island, Gallop's Island, Long Island Head, Rainsford Island, and Deer Island; Malden, Mystic and Charles rivers, and channel leading to Nantasket Beach), Provincetown, Plymouth, Scituate, Hingham, Gloucester, Winthrop, Wellfleet, and Manchester, Mass.; New York, Rondout, and Saugerties, N. Y. In charge of construction of a national harbor of refuge (of the first class) at Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Merrimac, Ipswich, and Powow, Mass; the Hudson and Harlem rivers,