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Molineux, Edward Leslie

soldier, was born Oct. 12, 1833, in London, England. At the beginning of the war he was lieutenant-colonel of the twentythird regiment New York national guard; and in 1862 went to the front as colonel of the one hundred and fifty-ninth New York volunteers. He participated in the campaigns of Port Hudson, Red River, Petersburg, and in the Shenandoah Valley; and he received the brevet of major-general in 1865. In 1880 he was appointed brigadier-general of the eleventh brigade of the New York national guard; and in 1885 was elected majorgeneral of the second division. General Molineux is a member of the New York firm of C. T. Raynolds and Company, the largest paint house in the United States.

He has contributed to current literature various papers on military subjects.