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Show 32 THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. Army, in charge of compass survey of route and to-pography of country, observations with astronomical transit for longitude, and with dip circle and magnet-ometer for magnetic dip, declination, and intensity; Henry Engelmann, Geologist, Meteorologist, and Bo-tanical Collector; Charles S. McCarthy, Collector of Specimens of Natural History, and Taxidermist; C. C. Mills, Photographer; Edward Jagiello and Win. Lee, assistants to Astronomer, Meteorologist, and Photog-rapher; and Mr. Reese as Guide, and " Pete," a Ute Indian, assistant. The party had twelve six- mule wagons to carry supplies, and two spring- wagons to convey the in-struments; and, with the Topographical and Quar-termaster's employes and military escort, all told, numbered sixty- four men. Lieutenant Alexander Murry, 10th Infantry, U. S. Army, commanded the escort, and Assistant- Surgeon Joseph C. Baily, U. S. Army, accompanied the expedition as surgeon. The party was rationed for three months, and starting from Camp Floyd ( since called Camp Crittenden), in Utah Lake Valley, forty miles south of Great Salt Lake City, on the 2d of May, 1859, it successfully crossed the Great Basin in a general course south of the rebels on Battery Robinett, in the battle of Corinth, October 3d and 4th, 1862. For " gallant and meritorious services" in this battle, he was brevetted colonel. Lieutenant Putman was killed, July 18, 1863, at the head of his troops in their assault of Fort Wagner, S. C., and brevetted same day for " gallant and meritorious" services. Both Smith and Putman were brave and accomplished Union officers, and the service lost none more promising during the war. |
