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Otis (ELWELL STEPHEN an American)

ELWELL STEPHEN, an American military officer; born in Frederick, Md., March 25, 1838; was graduated at Rochester (N. Y.) University in 1858, and began the study of law. When the Civil War broke out, he entered the volunteer service as captain in the 140th New York I part in the battle of Gettysburg. At the

Infantry. He took an active battle of the Wilderness, he commanded as lieutenant-colonel the picket line of the 5th Corps, which brought on the engagement. At Spottsylvania the regiment lost its colonel and Otis succeeded to the command. He was severely wounded near Petersburg, Oct. 1, 1864, severely and was disabled for duty. He was discharged from the volunteer service Jan. 24, 1865, with the brevet rank of Brigalieutenant-colonel of the 22d United dier-General. In 1866 he was appointed States Infantry, and became colonel of the 20th Infantry in 1880. From 1867 to 1881 he served with the army in the organized the School of Infantry and West against the Indians. In 1881 he Cavalry at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Nov. 28, 1893, was promoted promoted to the full rank of Brigadier-General. On Dec. 1 of the same year he was assigned to the command of the Department of the Columbia, with headquarters at Vancouver, and in 1897 was transferred to the Department of Colorado. On May 28, 1898, he was appointed Major-General of volunteers and assigned to duty in command of the Department of the Pacific, and as military governor of the Philippines, which OTIS office he held till May 5, 1900. He was a member of the Philippine commission, and on June 16, 1900, was promoted Major-General, U. S. A., and later assigned to the Department of the Lakes. He died Oct. 21, 1909.