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Vol. III |
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James B. Quinn |
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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1862, to June 18, 1866, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., Corps of Engineers, June 18, 1866. Served: as Asst. Engineer in the Improvement of the Harbors of Lake Michigan, Oct. 1, 1866, to Sep. 20, 1867; with Engineer Company (First Lieut., Corps of Engineers, Mar. 7, 1867)
at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Sep., 1867, to Nov., 1869 (leave of absence, Aug. 1‑31, 1869); as Assistant Engineer under the orders of Lieut.‑Colonel (Captain, Corps of Engineers, Mar. 4, 1879)
orders of the Mississippi River Commission, Apr. 30, 1881, to May 29, 1882, — and of Major (Major, Corps of Engineers, July 22, 1888) Surveys, Water-level Observations, etc., since Sep. 4, 1888; and as Member of Board to establish Marquette Harbor Lines, since Nov. 19, 1888. Vol. IV Military History. — Engineer officer in charge of river and harbor improvements of Louisiana, south of Red River, and defenses of New Orleans, La., and Sabine Pass, Tex., from Jan., 1891 to ––––– Vol. V Military History. — Engineer officer in charge of river and harbor improvements of Louisiana, south of Red River, and defenses of New Orleans, La., and Sabine Pass, Tex., from Jan., 1891 to Dec., 1899. — In charge of the river and harbor improvements on Atlantic Coast from Cape Charles City, Va., and south of James River, Va., to Albemarle Sound, N. C.; and in charge of the defenses at entrance of Chesapeake Bay, from Jan., 1900 to April, 1903. — Division Engineer of South Atlantic Division, and District Engineer of Savannah District, in charge of fortifications and river and harbor improvements on the Atlantic Coast, from Savannah, Ga., to entrance to Cumberland Sound, Fla., from March, 1903 to January, 1906. — In charge of the improvement of the Missouri River from Stubb's Ferry, Montana to mouth; and temporary charge of the reservoir system of the upper Mississippi River, and improvement p129 of St. Croix River, and the construction of dams in Mississippi River above St. Paul, Minn., from March, 1906 to June, 1907. Colonel, U. S. A., Retired June 9, 1907, by operation of law. — Residence, Brooklyn, N. Y. Vol. VI (James Baird Quinn, Born June 9, 1843.) Military History. — Colonel, Corps of Engineers, May 5, 1906.
Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, June 9, 1907,
Died, Feb. 23, 1915, at Woodstock, Md.: Aged 71. Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1915. Buried, West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY. |
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