BUCKINGHAM. Catharinus Putnam, soldier, born in Springfield (now part of Zanesville), Ohio, 14 March, 1808. He was graduated at the United States military academy in 1829, and served as second lieutenant in the 3d artillery on topographical duty till 19 August, 1830, and as assistant professor of natural and experimental philosophy at West Point till 28 August, 1881. He resigned from the army, 30 September, 1831, and from 1833 till 1836 was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Kenyon College, Ohio. From 1849 till 1861 he was proprietor of the Kokosing iron works, Knox County, Ohio. He was appointed assistant adjutant-general of Ohio on 3 May, 1861, commissary-general on 8 May, and adjutant-general on 1 July, 1861, serving until 2 April, 1862. He became brigadier-general of volunteers, 16 July, 1862, and served on special duty in the war department at Washington till 11 February, 1863, when he resigned, and became a merchant in New York city. From 1868 till 1873 he was occupied in building the Illinois central grain elevators at Chicago, and rebuilding them after their destruction by the great fire. In 1873 he became president of the Chicago steel works.