MARCY
MARCY
original manuscripts of Hahnemann and adopted
homoeopathy and removed to the city of New
York, where he practised, 1847-1900, being also
prominently known throughout the United
States. He was married to Emeline, daughter of
Henry Kilbourne of Hartford. He founded the
North American Journal of Homoeopathy in 1852
and edited it, 1852-65. He is the author of:
Theory and Practice of Medicine (1850); Homoeo-
pathy vs. Allopathy {\%vt2)\ Theory and Practice
of Homoeopathy {2 vols. , 1858); Christianity and
its Conflicts (1867); Life Duties (1869), and many
essays. He died in New York city, Dec. 27, 1900.
MARCY, Oliver, educator, was born in Cole-
raine, Mass., Feb. 13, 1820; son of Thomas and
Anna (Henry) Marcy; grandson of Ichabod and
Elizabeth (Grosvenor) Marcy and of Andrew and
Thankful (Norris) Henry, and a descendant of
John and Sarah (Haddock) Marcy, who were
among the first settlers of Woodstock, Conn. He
was prepared for college at Wesleyan academy,
Wilbraham, Mass., and was graduated at Wes-
leyan university, Middletown, Conn., in 1846. He
was married, July 2, 1847, to Elizabeth Eunice,
daughter of Nathaniel C. and Charlotte (Strong)
Smith of East Hampton, Conn. He taught math-
ematics at Wesleyan academy, 1846-51; and
natural sciences in Amenia seminary, N.Y., in
1851, and at Wilbraham academy, 1851-62; was
professor of physics and natural history in North-
western university, Evanston, 111., 1862-69; and
of natural history there, 1869-76; acting presi-
dent of Northwestern university, 1876-81; and
William Deering professor of geology, and cu-
rator of the museum. 1881-1899, and dean of
College of Liberal Arts, 1890-99. He was a geol-
ogist on the U.S. survey of the government road
from Lewiston, Idaho, to Virginia City, Mont., in
1866. He was a member and officer in many
learned societies. He received the degree of
LL.D. from the University of Chicago in 1878.
He is the author of various articles in scientific
journals; and " Record of the Marcy Family " in
the New England Historic Genealogical Register,
1875. He died in Evanston, 111. , March 19, 1899.
MARCY, Randolph Barnes, soldier, was born in Greenwich, Mass., April 9, 1812; son of Laban and Frances (Howe) Marcy, and grandson of William Marcy. He was graduated from the U.S. Military academy in 1832; was promoted 2d lieutenant, Nov. 25, 1835, and 1st lieutenant, June 22, 1837. He took part in the military occupation of Texas, 1845-46, and in the war with Mexico, being engaged in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. He was promoted captain of the 5th infantry. May 18, 1846, and was in garrison and on frontier duty. 1846-51. He escorted Lieut.-Col. William G. Belknap when he selected the Red River military posts in 1851#
being with that officer when he died near Pres^
ton, Texas, Nov. 10, 1851, and served on the ex-
ploration of the Red River country and prepared
reports thereon, 1852-54. He surveyed the land
for the Texas Indians, 1854-55; at Corpus Christi,
Texas, 1855-56, and at Fort Mcintosh and Fort
Brown, Texas, 1856-57. He took part in the
Florida hostilities against the Seminole Indians,
being engaged in the skirmish of Big Cypress
Swamp, April 23, 1857, served in Missouri and on
the Utah expedition of 1857-58, and with a small
escort made a laborious march through the snow
to New Mexico, to pt'ocure animals. He was
acting inspector-general of the Department of
Utah, June to August, 1858, and on special duty
in New York, preparing a handbook for overland
expeditions in 1859. He was promoted paymas-
ter with the rank of major, Aug. 22, 1859, and
was paymaster of the northwestern posts, 1859-
61. He was appointed chief of staff to Gen.
George B. McClellan in May, 1861, was commis-
sioned brigadier-general of volunteers, Sept. 23,
1861, engaged in the campaign of western Vir-
ginia; May to July, 1861, and was in Wasliington,
D.C., from July, 1861, to March, 1862. He was
promoted inspector-general, U.S.A., with the
rank of colonel, Aug. 9, 1861; was with McClellan
in Virginia and Maryland 1862; on inspection
duties in the departments of the Northwest,
Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi and The Gulf,
1863-65, and on leave of absence, 1865-66. He
was bre vetted brigadier-general, and major-
general, U.S.A., March 13, 1865, for faithful and
meritorious services during the war. He was
inspector-general of the military division of the
Missouri, 1866-69, inspector-general, U.S.A., with
headquarters at Washington, D.C., 1869-81; and
was promoted inspector-general, U.S.A., with
the rank of brigadier-general, Dec. 12, 1878. He
was retired, Jan. 2, 1881. He contributed to
magazines; is joint author with George B. Mc-
Clellan of Explorations of Red River in 1852
(1853); and author of: The Prairie Traveller, a'
Handbook for Overland Emigrants (1859); Thirty
Years of Army Life on the Border (1866); and
Border Reminiscences (1871). He died in Orange,
N.J., Nov. 22, 1887.
MARCY, William Learned, statesman, was born in Southbridge, Mass., Dec. 12, 1786; son of Jedediah and Ruth (Learned) Marcy and a de- scendant of Moses and Prudence (Morris) Marcy. Moses Marcy, born in Woodstock, Conn., and one of the first settlers of New Medfield (Sturbridge), Mass., built the first grist-mill in the town, was the first justice of the peace, the first represent- ative from New Medford to the state legislature, and died Oct. 9, 1779. William L. Marcy worked on his father's farm, attended the public schools and Leicester academy, was graduated from
