HOLABIRD, Samuel Beckley, soldier, born in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, 16 June, 1826. He was graduated at the United States military academy in 1849, assigned to the 1st infantry, promoted 1st lieutenant in May, 1855, and was in service at the academy as adjutant from 2 September, 1859, till 13 May, 1861. He served during the civil war in the Northern Virginia campaign in August and September, 1862, with the Army of the Potomac in the Maryland campaign, and was chief quartermaster of the Department of the Gulf from 16 December, 1862, till July, 1865. He was present at the siege of Port Hudson in 1863, and on 13 March, 1865, was brevetted major, lieutenant-colonel, colonel, and brigadier-general, for meritorious services during" the war. He was depot quartermaster at New Orleans from 1 October till 16 December, 1865, and was chief quartermaster of the Department of Louisiana from 1 October, 1865, till 7 March, 1866. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel and deputy quarter-master-general 29 July, 1866; colonel and quarter-master-general, 22 January, 1881, and brigadier-general and quartermaster-general, 1 July, 1883. General Holabird has translated General Jomini's "Treatise on Grand Military Operations" (1865).