mauga, Georgia, September 19 and 20, 1863, and for duty at Chattanooga, Tennessee, Bridgeport, Alabama, and Resaca and Kingston, Georgia; in closing accounts at Nashville, Tennessee, November 19, 1864, to June 28, 1865, but served during the investment of Nashville, and was engaged in the battle of Nashville, December 15 and 16, 1864; as Assistant at Engineer Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 28 to September 21, 1865, and Engineer in charge, September 21, 1865, to March 12, 1866; at Nashville, in disposing of engineer property and closing outstanding engineer business, September 21, 1865, to May 27, 1867, except while on leave of absence, October 15, 1866, to December 4, 1866; as Assistant Engineer in the construction of the defenses of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, May 27, 1867."

He was married October 18, 1866, in Cincinnati, to MISS CARRIE BRYSON, eldest daughter of A. M. BRYSON, ESQ., of that city.

He left Charleston, January 14, 1870, in the U. S. schooner, Narraganset, to inspect and repair the light-houses at Cape Romain and Georgetown. Arriving at Cape Romain on the 17th, he completed the work there and left on the 19th, and was taken ill that evening with congestion of the brain. On the 20th a physician was obtained from the shore, who remained with him until he died. His death took place on board the schooner after the arrival in Charleston harbor at 8.20 P. M., January 22d. The funeral services were held at Trinity Church, Boston, on the 3d of February. The remains were buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.

And here we leave him, with the honors his young life had gathered clustering thick around his bier; passing away just as life had opened to him a full measure of usefulness, with his spirit still eager to do for his country's service, and his heart filled with noble purposes of making (as far as his sphere of labor would admit), the world better for his having lived in it. Truly, his death was a noble one. Stricken down while he was in the path of duty, he thought only of his duty. And far away from his loved ones, he met death "with his face to the front and his

armor on." Far away from his family and relatives, with none of his loved ones near him to take their last farewell, he passed away with the delirium of fever on him that fettered his mind ere his soul took its flight. Those who knew him best feel his loss the keenest.

The following is the tribute paid him by an officer of high rank in the same corps:

"Assigned to duty in Boston in 1867, he continued there as an Assistant Engineer in the construction of the fortifications in that harbor, and afterward as an Assistant in the Survey, etc., of Provincetown Harbor, until the latter work was completed, in May of last year; when, as one of the senior captains of his corps, he received his first independent command, in the charge of the Light-house district of our Southern Atlantic Coast-where he has been continuously occupied ever since. And with that earnest devotion to his duties, which made him brave every exposure, and for which he was often almost reproved by his senior officer here, it is scarcely to be doubted, from what we can learn of his illness, that such devotion and exposure, in the often arduous duties of that special charge, has now cost him his life; as surely and as truly given to his country as if offered up on the battlefield.

"It is rare, indeed, that we are called to mourn for one of such high endowments, joined with so many personal kindly traits, whose candid, frank, and joyous nature and most marked independence of thought and character were such as to endear him to all his official associates of every grade, as well as to the numerous personal friends of this home of his boyhood; and in yielding up one so fondly, so deservedly cherished, we can only hope for his sorrowing family-for that venerable grandsire, who has long since passed the usual span of human life, but who lives to mourn this youth; for those bereaved parents, and for that sadly-stricken mother, with her innocent babes-that our great Father may carly bless them with His best and choicest gift, the elasticity of spirit to rebound from sorrow-to feel that it is His will; that in His Providence it is for the best, though inscrutable to us."

CAPTAIN WILLIAM HANNAN.

DIED. In Dayton, Ohio, on the 7th of November, 1869, CAPTAIN WILLiam Hannan, late of Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Ohio Volunteers.

WILLIAM HANNAN was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, in November, 1820. Leaving his native State at an early day, he removed to Ohio, first residing at New Carlisle, Clark county, where he was engaged in the milling business. In 1846 he removed to Dayton, and was engaged in the same business for a number of years. In the year 1856, he was elected City Marshal of the city of Dayton, and held the office for two terms, being always prompt and efficient in the discharge of his duty.

When the toesin of war resounded through the land, CAPTAIN HANNAN, although exempted by age from military service, was among the first to enroll himself with the three months' men, proud to do his duty as a private soldier. On his return from the three months' service, he re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Ohio Infantry, at Camp Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio, and serving some four months as a private, he received his first promotion as Second Lieutenant of Company H. Being well drilled (having been an active member of the Dayton Light Guards), and being an efficient officer, he was regularly promoted to the successive grades of First Lieutenant and Captain in the same company.

He participated in several skirmishes in Tennessee, and at the battle of Chickamauga led his company through the two days' fight of September 19 and 20, receiving a severe wound in the head during the latter part of the engagement. Recovering from this last wound, he participated in the battle of Mission Ridge, where he was again severely wounded, this time in his right side. This last wound was, in time, the cause of his death, for though he was enabled to return with his regiment at the expiration of

the term of service, yet he was a permanent invalid, and his family and friends could see that he was fast preparing to "fight his last battle." He passed away, November 9, 1869, leaving a wife and two sons.

CAPTAIN HANNAN was a man widely known and highly respected by his fellow-citizens of Dayton, serving for a long time as Deputy United States Marshal for his district. He was distinguished for his bravery, and was every ready and willing to do all that was assigned him, either as a citizen, an enlisted man, or as a commissioned officer, and no one ever heard WILLIAM HANNAN complain of that which at times seemed to be more than right.

Warm-hearted and generous, he was devoted to the interest of his men, and they in turn were ardently attached to him.

He served through the war, and was mustered out of the United States service, the 9th day of June, 1865. He then returned to Dayton, and was engaged in business there until the time of his death, gradually failing in health.

BANQUET PROCEEDINGS.

DECORATIONS AT THE RINK.

The preparations for the grand banquet at the Central Rink were on a scale of elaborate magnificence. The tables and the whole interior of the building were ornamented and decorated in the most gorgeous manner, and yet with the most exquisite taste and harmony of design. The work had been in progress for two weeks, and no committee upon whom devolved such onerous duties ever discharged them more faithfully or to the better satisfaction of all concerned. The immense extent of the Rink, and the splendid opportunity afforded by the high roof for the peculiar decorations appropriate to such an occasion, were improved to the best possible advantage, and the result was a success that no language can too strongly portray.

Over the entrance to the building was a huge circular scroll bearing the inscription:

ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.

1870. REUNION. 1870.

In the center was a large wreath inclosing the Star, Triangle, Acorn, and Shield, representing respectively the Twentieth, Fourth, Fourteenth, and Twenty-third Corps, which comprised the Army of the Cumberland.

BATTLE FLAGS.

The first thing that struck the eye, upon entering, was the magnificent display of battle flags and banners of every