CALLENDER, Franklin D., soldier, born in New York about 1817; died in Daysville, Illinois, 13 December, 1882. He was graduated at the United States military academy in 1839, assigned to duty as brevet second lieutenant of ordnance, and in November of the same year was promoted second lieutenant. Until 1840 .he was on duty at Watervliet arsenal, New York, from 1840 till 1842 served in the Florida war, and was brevetted first lieutenant for "active and highly meritorious services against the Florida Indians." Returning to ordnance duty, he organized a howitzer and rocket battery at Fort Monroe in 1846, and commanded it at the siege of Vera Cruz in the war with Mexico, 1847. He was promoted first lieutenant, 3 March, 1847, participated in the succeeding campaigns, and was twice severely wounded at the battle of Contreras. For his conduct during these campaigns he was brevetted captain of ordnance. In 1853 he was promoted captain of ordnance, having been on continuous duty at different arsenals for fourteen years. During the civil war he was on foundry and general ordnance duty, and was brevetted major in 1862, receiving his promotion to the full grade, 3 March, 1863. He was engaged in the advance against Corinth. Mississippi, in April and May, 1863, and was afterward chief of ordnance of the department of Missouri. In 1865 he received successive brevets to include the grade of brevet brigadier-general, and was promoted to the full grades of lieutenant colonel, 6 April, 1866, and colonel of ordnance, 23 June, 1874; He was retired, 29 May, 1879.