VIEIRA, ANTONIO

(1608 - 97), hn|See Portug. vesuit; won patronage of Jo IV.; combined the life of preacher with that of statesman, and improved economic condition of Portugal. V.’s ideal was the conversion of Amer. Indians and negro slaves, and.from 1653 to 1661 he worked zealously in the cause. (1825-1902), Civil War general and civil engineer; 6. Water ford, N. Y.; d. New York. His military career, beginning with his graduation from West Point in 1847; embraced service in the Mexican War, as well as Indian Warfare (1847-52), and commands in the Civil War as brigadier-general at Port Royal, Fort Pulaski, Ga., and in the capture of Norfolk, Va., of which he was military governor (1862-3). Between and following this military service, he acted as chief engineer of New Jersey (18546), chief engineer of Central Park, New York, and of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, park commi ioner of New York (1883), and president of the Board of Commi ioners the next year. He served a term in Congre .