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Tuscany," which were published in " The Catholic World." "Christine: a Troubadour's Song," his longest poem, also was first published in that magazine. In October, 185G, his lyric "Inker- man " appeared in " Brownson's Review." In April, 1857, his drama " De Soto " was played at the Broadway theatre, New York, with success. The same season, his comedy " Mary's Birth-Day " was also played in New York for the first time, and received favorable notice. On 6 Oct., 1858. at the semi-centennial celebration of Mount St. Mary's college, he read a poem called " Aladdin's Palace." In April, 1859, his comedy '• Seiior Valiente " was brought out successfully in New York, Boston, and Baltimore on the same night. After writing several minor pieces, he began his greatest effort, " Cromwell, a Tragedy," which has never been acted. He was also the author of the " Seven Sis- ters," founded on the secession of the seven cotton states, which had a long run at Laura Keene's theatre. New York, in the winter of 1860-'l. In 1859 Mr. Miles was appointed professor of English literature in Mount St. Mary's college, and removed from Baltimore to Thornbrook, a c6ttage near Emmettsburg, where he passed the remainder of his life. Besides the works mentioned he was the author of " Discourse in Commemoration of the Landing of the Pilgrims of Maryland " (Emmetts- burg, 1847) ; " Christine, a Troubadour's Song, and other Poems" (New York, 1866;; and " Abou Has- san the Wag, or the Sleeper Awakened" (Balti- more, 1868). He projected a series of critiques upon the tragedies of Shakespeare, but completed only one of them, " A Review of Hamlet " (1870).

MILES, Henry Adolphus, clergvman, b. in Grafton, Mass., 30 May, 1809; d. in Ilingham.Mass., 31 May, 1895. He was graduated at Brown and at Harvard divinity-school. He entered the Unita- rian church, has held pastorates at Hallowell, Me., and Lowell. Longwood, and Hingham, Mass., and during six years was secretary of the American Unitarian association in Boston. He visited Eu- rope four times, living there altogether some six years. He received the degree of D. D. from Brown in 1850. In 1854-'9 he edited the " Quarterly Jour- nal," which was published in Boston. Dr. Miles was the author of " Lowell as it Was and Is " (Lowell, 1845): "Grains of Gold" (Boston, 1854); "The Altar at Home" (1855); "Gospel Narra- tives" (1858); "Channing's Thoughts" (1859); "Words of a Friend " (LST'O) ; " Picture Writing" (1870); and "The Birth of Jesus" (1878).

MILES, James Browning, clergyman, b. in Rutland, Mass., 18 Aug., 1832 ; d. in Worcester, Mass., 13 Nov., 1875. He was graduated at Yale in 1849, taught for a year in North Fairfield, stud- ied theology at Yale and Andover seminaries, was tutor at Yale in 1852-'4, and was ordained as pas- tor of the 1st Congregational church in Charles- town, Mass., on 2 Jan., 1855. In October, 1871, he resigned and removed to Boston, having accepted the office of secretary of the American peace asso- ciation. He applied himself with energy to the task of reorganizing the society, and, while the Washington treaty and the Geneva award were fresh in the public mind, set on foot an agitation for the codification of international law and the in- stitution of a high court of nations. Public meet- ings were held in Boston, New York, and other cities. With Elihu Burritt and others, he matured a project for an international congress and asso- ciation, and, going to Europe, he gained the adhe- sion of many eminent jurists. At a congress held in Brussels in 1873 the International association for the codification of international laws was or- ganized, and he was chosen its secretary. He at- tended the second congress at Geneva in 1874, and afterward several ratification meetings in Italy, France, and England ; likewise the next congress, held at the Hague in July. 1875. He was made D. D. by Beloit college in 1873.

MILES, James Warley, clergvman, b. in Charleston, S. C, 24 Nov., 1818 ; d. there, in Au- gust, 1875. He was educated at the South Caro- lina college, took orders in the Protestant Episco- pal church, and went as a missionary to the Orient, where he acquired a knowledge of Turkish, Per- sian, and other languages. After his return he was for a time assistant rector of St. Michael's church, Charleston, and then professor of Greek and of the history of philosophy in Charleston college until his health failed, in consequence of which he went to Europe, and while there studied philology and philosophy in Berlin. When he returned, at the end of two years, he became librarian of Charles- ton college. He has published articles in the- " Southern Review," also addresses and poems, and is the author of a treatise entitled "Philosophic Theology, or Ultimate Grounds of all Religious Belief based on Reason " (Charleston, 1849).

MILES, Nelson Appleton, soldier, b. in Westminster, Mass., 8 Aug., 1839. He received an academic education, and was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Boston when the civil war began. On 9 Sept.. 1861, he entered the vol- unteer service as lieutenant in the 22d IMas- sachusetts in- fantry, and was commis- sioned lieuten- ant - colonel of the 61st New York volun- teers, to date from 31 Mav, 1862. He was engaged in the battles of the peninsula, be- fore Richmond, and at Antie-

tam, and on 30

Sept. was made colonel of his regiment. Col. Miles fought in all the battles of the Army of the Potomac with one exception up to the surrender of Lee at Appomattox Court-House, Va., and was wounded four times. He received the brevet of brigadier-general of volunteers for gallantry at Chancellorsville, and was advanced to the full rank on 12 May, 1864, for his services at the battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania Court-House. On 25 Aug., 1864, he was brevetted major-general of volunteers for his conduct throughout the Richmond campaign and valuable service at Ream's Station. He was commissioned major-general on 21 Oct., 1865, and mustered out of volunteer service on 1 Sept., 1866, after receiving, on 28 July, an appointment in the regular army as colonel of the 40th infantry. On 2 March, 1867, the brevets of brigadier-general and major-general, U. S. army, were conferred on him for bravery at Chancellorsville and Spottsylvania. He was transferred to the 5th infantry on 15 March. 1869. defeated the Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Comanche Indians on the borders of the Staked Plains in 1875, and in 1876 subjugated the hostile Sioux and other Indians in Montana, driving Sitting Bull across the Canada frontier, and