June. 1775. he received a commission as major to raise a corps of llighlamlers in Now. Heotia in aid of the crown. He was in the battle of liunlu-r llill. aml is a prominent figure in (‘ol. 'I‘rumbull's pie- ture. He was appointed major comm;unlin,-,r the 2d battalion of the filth royal engineers. with part of which he joined the army umler Sir Henry ('lin- ton at New York in I779. aml Ill ITHU he became lieutenant-eolom-l. He was appointed colonel. 18 No\'.. ITEM). became lieutenant-gtivernorof tiucrn- sev in ITEM, and major-general. 3 (It-L. ITHI.
SMALL. Michael Peter. soldier. b. in Harris-
burg. I’m. 9 Aug" thl : d. on Governor's island.
N. Y.. 1 Aug.. 1-392. He was graduated at the U. h'.
military academy. assigned to the artillery, served
againstthe Seminole Italians. and was promoted lst
lieutenant. 27 April. 1:46]. He served as chief colit-
missary and l nartermaster at Itolla. .\Io.. from 4
Sept" lHtiI. till 31 .lan.. 1-363: as ellief commissary
of the 155th army corps. and of the army during
the field, in the 'l‘cehe campaign in the Depart-
mcnt of the (lulf from 15 Sept. till 9 Nov.. 1563;
and was supervising commissary of the states of
Illinois and lmliana from December. 1563. till Feb-
ruary. thl-t. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel
on the stall. 15 Sept. 1863, became chief commis-
sary of the Department of Virginia and North
Carolina at Fortress Monroe. supplied the armies
operating against Richmond. and acted in a simi-
lar capacity for other armies and other military
departments till the close of the war. He became
la'evet colonel of U. S. volunteers. 1 Jan., 1865. and
brevet brigadier—general. ‘J April. IHGS, for merito-
rious servtces in the subsistence department dur-
ing the war. At the time of his death Gen. Small
was assistant commissary general.
SMALLEY. Eugene Virgil. journalist. b. in
Randolph. l'ortage co.. Uhio, 18 .luly. lH-Il; d. in
h'l. I’aul,29 llee.. lHtltl. He was educated in the pub-
lic sehools. aml passed u. year in New York central
college at III-(Irawville. lle enlisted at. the begin-
ning of the civil war in the 7th Ohio infantry. aml
fret uently sent letters about different engagements
tot to newspapers. for which descriptions he had
shown a predilection before entering the field. He
served until nearly the close of the struggle, when
he was. discharged on account of wounds, aml as
soon as he was able Went. to \Vashington. I). ('..
where. in 1865. he was appointed clerk of the mili-
tary committee of the house of representatives.
lle retained the post until 1873. at the same
time Correspmiding at intervals for different jour-
nals. He then formed a connection with a New
York journal. continuing to be its eorrespond-
cut and editorial writer for nine years. lluring his
residence in Washington he had formed an intimate
acquaintante with public men and Inca-sures. which
aided him greatly as a journalist. In IHHL’. he en-
tered the employment of the Northern Pacific rail-
road. aml in IHH-t established the “Northwest.”
an illustrated magazine, in St. Paul. Minn.. of
which he continued to be the editor and aiblisher.
He is a frequent contributor to periodicals. mainly
on subjects relating to the resources aml develop-
ment of the region in which he has made his home.
lle has )nblishcll " History of the Northern Pacific
Railroad " (New York, tHHZl), and " History of the
Republican Party " (INNS).
SMALLEY. George Washburn. journalist. b.
in Franklin. Norfolk 1:0,, Mass, ~ June. INCH. He
was graduated at Yale in 1853, read law with
George I". Hour at Worcester in mill—'4. and in
Harvard law-school in IHJ-t—T). and in 1H5” was
admitted to the ’mston bar.
Boston until the opening of the civil war. when. in
the service of the New York "Tribnne." he accom-
panied the National troops to Port lioval. after-
ward going with (ten. John 1'. Fremont into Vir-
ginia. liemainiug with the Army of the Potomac,
he witnessed the battle of Antietam. lnnnediately
upon its close. Smalley rode thirty miles. found a
train. and. going direct to New York. wrote his
narrative of the engagement on the cars. This
\irid description. with the energy that had been
shown in itstransmission aml publieation.gave him
rank :unongthe best-known war correspondents. In
1146:; he was a member of the editorial stall ot' the.
“'l‘ribune." At the smlden beginning of the war
betw'een l’russia aml .\ustria in lHtIt; .\lr. h'malley
was sent on a day‘s notice to I'luropc. .\t. the close
of the war he returned fora few months to New
York. but was sent to l‘lngland in May. INST. b_\' the
“ 'l‘ribuno." \Vlllt instructions to organize a Imlttlnll
bureau for that journal. This he did. and the suc-
cess that has attemled the 'Illl'nla-nll department
of the “Tribune " is largely due to his efforts. In
INTO. at the opening of the Franco-tierman war.
the “ 'l‘ribune " devised a new system of ueWs-gath-
ering. Mr. Smallcy. as the tight of this policy.
showed an energy aml foresight which gave him an
eminent rank in journalism. The English writer
Kinglakc. in his “ History of the ('rimcan War."
says: “The succeSsot' that mrtnership for the pur-
pose of war news which hat been formed la-then
one of our lmndon lit-\Vspapers aml the New York
‘ 'l‘ribune.’ was an era in the journalism of l'lnrope."
N r. Smalley in 1897 became New York correspond-
cut of the London “ 'l'imes." He has written " Lon-
don lictters aml Some Others" (New York. INIII)
and "Studies of Men " (1895).
SMALLEY. John. clergyman, b. in Lebanon
(now ('ollunbia). ('onn.. 4 June. 1734; d. in New
Britain. ('onn.. I .Iune. 1H2". .\ fter his graduation
at Yale in 1756 he studied theology under Itev.
Joseph Bellamy. and on 19 April. 175-8. was or-
dained and installed pastor over a newly organized
clmreh at New Britain, ('onn.. sustaining the rela-
tion. with slight interruption. a little more than
fifty years. In IHtllI he received the degree of II. I).
front l’rinceton. aml in lHltl, being infirm. he was
given a colleague, preaching afterward occasionally
aml devoting himself to the preparation of a see-
oml volume of discourses for publication. llr.
Hmalley's sermons. which he always read in the
pulpit. have seldom been surpassed in logical ac-
curacy. elearncss. and strength. The llev. lioyal
Itobbins says in [15:36: “ Ilr. Hmalley. in referring
to his treat isn on ‘Natural aml Moral Inability.’
seemed to think that no one previously had drawn
the proper distinctions on this subject—not even
l'ldwards had made the matter clear. Admitting
the cm'reetuecs of this o :inion. he is to be regarded
as the father of New 'lngland theology in that
branch of it." He published twu sermons on " Nat-
ural and Moral Inability" (171m; republished in
London); two on " l'niversal Salvation " (HHS—'6);
one on "The l’erfeetion of Divine Law"(ITH7):
and an " I‘Ileetion Sermon " (IHtNI). 'I‘Wo Volumes
of his sermons were issUed III lHtM—‘l-t.
SMALLS. Robert. member of congress. b. in
Beaufort. S. ('.. 5 April.IH1:!l. Icing a slave. he
was debarred from attending school. and was alto-
gether sell-educated. Ilc removed to ('harleston
in 1H51. Worked at the rigger's trade. aftcl'Wartl led
a seafaring life. aml in 1H“ was employed as a
pilot on “The l’luuter."a steamer that plied in
('harleston harbor as a transport. In May, 1862,
he took this vessel over ('harleston bar. and de-
livered her to the eonnnamler of the U. h‘. blockad-
in},r squadron. .\ fter serving for some time as pilot.
