Pope, John

(1823-1892), an American general, was graduated at West Point in 1842, and fought at Monterey and Buena Vista. He was engaged in the exploration of Minnesota and the survey of the Pacific Railroad, and in 1861 received a command in Mi ouri. He captured a Confederate force at Blackwater in December, 1861, New Madrid and Island No. 10 in the Mi i ippi in the spring of the following year. These succe es led to his promotion to be major-general of volunteers, brigadier-general in the regular army, and to his appointment to the Army of Virginia, formed in the summer by the union of various corps. Pope took command, with ‘‘ headquarters in the saddle,’’ and conducted an unfortunate and much criticised campaign against Lee, culminating in the reverses of Second Bull Run and Chantilly at the end of August and first of September, 1862. He was relieved of the command in Virginia, and was employed in bringing the Minnesota Indians to terms. After the war Pope was a department commander until his retirement in 1886. He uicained the grade of major-general in 1882, Popham, George (1550-1608), came to America from England in 1607 with two ships and roo men, and founded the first New England settlement at Fort George, Me. 110