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Class of 1871

Vol. III
p177 2395

(Born O.)

Ulysses S. G. White1

(Ap'd O.)

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1866, to June 12, 1871, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 4th Cavalry, June 12, 1871.

p178 Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Richardson, Tex., Oct. 20, 1871, to Mar., 1873, — and Ft. Clark, Tex., to May 31, 1873; and on leave of absence, to July 31, 1873.

Resigned, July 31, 1873.

Civil History. — Civil Engineer on the Texas Pacific Railroad, Aug. 1, 1873, to Feb. 1, 1875, — and in United States Navy, since Jan., 1877, being employed in the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Washington, D. C., Feb. 1 to Mar. 14, 1877, and in charge of the Department of Yards and Docks of Boston Navy Yard, since Mar. 18, 1877. Third Assistant Examiner in the U. S. Patent Office, Washington, D. C., Feb. 1, 1875, to Jan. 18, 1877.

Vol. IV
p211 [Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Naval History. — Served: At U. S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., to Nov., 1892; at U. S. Naval Station, Puget Sound, Wash., from Dec. 1, 1892 to Sept. 1, 1894. — Waiting orders, to July, 1895. — In hospital, Hot Springs, Ark., from March 1 to July 1, 1895. — On sick leave from July, 1895 to Jan. 20, 1896. — In hospital, Hot Springs, Ark., from Oct. 1, to Dec. 16, 1895. — Served at U. S. Navy Yard, New York, Jan., 1896 to Nov., 1897. — Waiting orders from Nov., 1897 to July 25, 1898. — Under suspension by sentence of Court-Martial, from July 25, 1898, for three years. — Residence, Georgetown, O.

Vol. V
p181 [Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Naval History. — Civil Engineer, rank of Lieut.‑Commander, Dec., 1881; with rank of Commander, April 5, 1898; with rank of Captain, April 7, 1902. — Unexpired portion of sentence of Court Martial remitted Jan. 8, 1901. Duty U. S. Naval Station, Hawaii, Feb. 1, 1901 to April 3, 1904. — Leave of absence to Aug. 31, 1904. — Duty on various boards to April 10, 1907. — Duty Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, p182 April 10, 1907 to Aug. 1, 1908. — Special duty at Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., Aug. 1, 1908 to Sept. 23, 1908. — Duty Bureau of Yards and Docks, Sept. 23, 1908 to –––––.

Vol. VI
p163 [Supplement, Vol. VI: 1900‑1910]

(Ulysses S. Grant White, Born Oct. 10, 1848.)

Admitted to the Military Academy and graduated as Ulysses Grant White: his commission in the Navy was made out by error to U. S. G. White, and since Jan. 9, 1877, the initial "S" was retained.

Military History. —

Second Lieut., 4th Cavalry, June 12, 1871.

Resigned, July 31, 1873.

Naval History. — Entered U. S. Navy, Jan. 9, 1877;

Lieut.‑Commander, Civil Engineer Corps, Dec., 1881.

Commander, Civil Engineer Corps, April 5, 1898.

At U. S. Naval Station, Hawaii, Feb. 1, 1901, to

(Captain, Civil Engineer Corps, April 7, 1902)

April 3, 1904; on leave of absence to Aug. 31, 1904; on various Boards to April 10, 1907; with Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, April 10, 1907, to Aug. 1, 1908; at U. S. Naval Academy, on special duty, Aug. 1 to Sept. 23, 1908; with Bureau of Yards and Docks, Sept. 23, 1908, to Oct. 10, 1910.

Retired, Oct. 10, 1910.

Died, Nov. 10, 1917, at Georgetown, Ohio: Aged 69.

Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1918.

Buried, Confidence Cemetery, Georgetown, OH.

The Author's Note:º

1 His Commission in the U. S. Navy, by error, made out to U. S. G. White, and since Jan. 9, 1877 the initial S has been used.

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