Class of 1856

Herbert Merton Enos: Born March 10, 1833, Johnstown, NY.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1852, to July 1, 1856, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., Mounted Rifle­men, July 1, 1856.

Served: at the Cavalry School for Practice, Carlisle, Pa., 1856‑57; and

(Second Lieut., Mounted Rifle­men, Jan. 26, 1857)

on frontier duty at Cantonment Burgwin, N. M., 1857‑58, — Ft. Massachusetts, Col., 1858, — Ft. Union, N. M., 1858, — Navajo Expedition, 1858, — Cantonment Burgwin, N. M., 1859, — Ft. Craig, N. M., 1859, — commanding Escort to Captain Macomb's Topographical Party, 1859‑60, — and at Ft. Union, N. M., on staff duty, 1860‑61.

First Lieut., 6th Cavalry, May 14, 1861.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑66: as Depot

(Captain, Staff — Asst. Quartermaster, Aug. 3, 1861)

Quartermaster at Albuquerque, N. M., Sep. 30, 1861, to Mar. 2, 1863; as Chief Quartermaster of Colonel Slough's Expedition, Mar.‑Apr., 1862, being engaged in the Action of Pigeon's Ranch, Mar. 28, 1862; as Depot Quartermaster at Ft. Union, N. M., Apr., 1862, — and at Los Pinos, for supplying the lower posts of New Mexico, May 15, 1862, to Jan., 1863; as Chief Quartermaster of the District of Arizona, Jan. to Oct. 6, 1863; as Member of Board to locate Ft. Whipple, N. M., and explore for a Road thence to the Colorado River, Oct. 6, 1863, to Feb. 24, 1864; on temporary duty at Santa Fé, N. M., making Reports and Maps of Exploration, and providing Transportation for Navajo Indians, Feb. 23 to Mar. 14, 1864; as Acting Chief Quartermaster of the Department of New Mexico, Mar. 14 to May 13, 1864; as Depot Quartermaster at Ft. Union, N. M., June 1, 1864, to Oct. 31, 1865; and as Chief Quartermaster

(Major, Staff — Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 2, 1864, to June 3, 1865)

(Bvt. Major, Bvt. Lieut.‑Col., and Bvt. Colonel, Mar. 13, 1865,
for Faithful and Meritorious Services during the Rebellion)

of the Department of New Mexico, June 3 to Sep. 12, 1865, — and of the District of New Mexico, Sep. 12, 1865, to Jan. 8, 1866.

Colonel, Staff, U. S. Volunteers, June 3, 1865, to Jan. 8, 1866.

Served: as Chief and Disbursing Quartermaster of the District of New Mexico, Jan. 8, 1866, to Nov. 23, 1867; in Quartermaster-General's Office,  p674 Washington, D. C., Jan. 4 to Mar. 19, 1868; on leave of absence and sick, Mar. 21, 1868, to Jan. 20, 1869; at Philadelphia Depot, Jan. 28 to May 25, 1869, and at Chicago, Ill., June 26 to Nov. 27, 1869; as Chief Quartermaster, 4th District, Department of the East, Dec. 31, 1869, to June 22,

(Major, Staff — Quartermaster, June 6, 1872)

1870; and on sick leave of absence, July 12, 1870, to May 29, 1876.

Retired from Active Service, May 29, 1876,
for Disability Contracted in the Line of Duty.