POPE, Jogs, b. Ill., 1896; graduated at West Point 1842, and was brevetted second lieut. of topographical engineers; served in Florida 1842-44; on the survey of the me. boundary line 1845-46; in the Mexican war, during which he was brevetted first-lieut. and capt. for gallantry at Monterey and Buena Vista, 1846-48: in surveys and explora tions in Minnesota 1849-50; as chief topographical engineer in New Mexico 1831-53; in charge of the survey of the Pacific railroad route, near the 32d parallel of latitude, and in experiments for obtaining water on the Llano Estacado by boring artesian wells, 1853-59, during which time he was made capt. of topographical engineers in reward for services continuing through 14 years; and in light-house duty 1859-60. At the out break of the rebellion he was made brig.gen. of volunteers 1861, and assigned command of the district of northern Missouri; afterward commanded the army of the and was made maj.gen. of volunteers, Mar., 1862; was called to the e. and assigned
command of the army of Virginia, with which he fought the battles of Cedar Mountain, Bull Run (second), and the skirmish at Chantilly. He was made brig.gen. in the regu lar army, July, 1862; and in September, at his own request, was re-assigned tosthe com mand of the department of the north-west; was made brevet maj.gen. in the regular army, Mar., 1865, and from January to June of that year commanded the military divi on of the Missouri. Having been mustered out of the volunteer service after the sup pression of the rebellion, he was placed in command of the department of the Missouri, with his headquarters at fort Leavenworth. He is the author of F:,.pplorations from the Red River to the Rh) Grande, contained in the Pacific Railroad Reports, vol. iii.; and of The Campaign in Virginia, July and August, 1862.