[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] Colored Infantry. At the close of the war he was in command at Boonville, N. C, and was unceasing in his efforts to restore order in that section of the country. Receiving an honorable discharge from the army in December, 1865, he returned to the North, and was shortly after appointed principal of the academy at Milton, Pa. In this position he remained till the school buildings were destroyed by fire in 1868, wben he removed to Yonkers, and was for five years rice-principal of School No. 6. In 1873 he was appointed principal of the Military Academy in Peekskill, a position which he still retains. During his term of service the prosperity and the influence of this school have increased to a remarkable degree. Extensive additions have doubled the capacity of the school buildings, while the number of scholars has in-creased in equal proportion, and the name and fame of the institution are known not only to the State, but throughout the country and in foreign lands. Under the care of its present principal its usefulness and excellence are not exceeded by any similar insti-