LUDLOW, William, American soldier: b. Islip, Long Island, N. Y., 27 Nov. 1843; d. Con vent, N. J., 30 Aug. 1901. He was graduated from West Point in 1864, entered the engineer service, was chief engineer of the 20th corps in the Georgia campaign (July-September 1864), in 1864-65 was engineer of the army in Geor gia, was assistant engineer on Sherman's staff in the "March to the Sea" and in the Carolinas, and 13 March 1865 was brevetted lieutenant colonel, U. S. A., for meritorious conduct in the Carolinas campaign. After various serv ice, he was chief engineer of the Department of Dakota in 1872-76, engineer in charge of the Delaware River and harbor improvements and defenses in 1882-83, by authority of Congress chief engineer of the Philadelphia water de partment in 1883-86, and was at different times in charge of lighthouse districts and engineer ing work. In 1895 he became president of the Nicaragua Canal Commission and 13 August was promoted lieutenant-colonel of engineers in command of the lighthouse depot. In 1893 96 he was military attaché at the United States embassy in London. Commissioned brigadier
general of volunteers 4 May 1898, he became engineer-in-chief of the American army in the field in the Spanish-American War, served in the Santiago campaign, was made maior-gen eral of volunteers 7 Sept. 1898, and from 13 Dec. 1898 to April 1900 was military governor of Havana, in the rehabilitation of which city he took an important part. On 13 April 1899, he became brigadier-general of United States volunteers, and on 21 Jan. 1900 brigadier-gen eral United States army. As president of the board of officers appointed for the considera tion of the establishment of an army war col lege, he visited France, England and Germany for purposes of study. In 1901 he was ordered to the Philippines as commander of the Depart ment of Visayas, but immediately returned on sick-leave. He wrote 'Explorations of the Black Hills and Yellowstone Country' and 'Report of the United States Nicaraguan Canal Commission.'