Officers of the 4th U.S. Light Artillery

Captains.
Captain Shoulder Strap.

These officers are listed in the order that they held this position in the 4th U.S. Artillery.
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HUMPHREYS, ENOCH.
[Born in Connecticut.  Appointed from Connecticut.]

Lieutenant, 1st Artillerists and Engineers, 16 February 1801.  Retained, __ April 1802 in Artillery.  Captain, 9 January 1809.  Transferred to 1st Artillery, __ March 1812.  Transferred to Corps Artillery, 12 May 1814.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Died, 1 August 1825.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 23 December 1814 for gallant conduct at the Siege of New Orleans.

 
BURD, JOHN A.
[Born in ___.  Appointed from Pennsylvania.]

Captain, Light Dragoons, 16 March 1812.  Transferred to 4th Infantry, 17 May 1815.  Transferred to Corps Artillery, 7 January 1820.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Died, 28 February 1827.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 31 October 1814 for gallant conduct.

 
PIERCE, BENJAMIN K.
[Born in New Hampshire.  Appointed from New Hampshire.]

1st Lieutenant, 3rd Artillery, 12 March 1812.  Captain, 1 October 1813.  Transferred to Corps Artillery, 12 May 1814.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Major, 1st Artillery, 11 June 1836.  Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Artillery, 19 March 1842.  Died, 1 April 1850.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 1 October 1832 for ten years faithful service in one grade.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 21 August 1836, for distinguished service in the affair at Fort Drane.

 
PAYNE, MATTHEW M. (See record under head of Lieutenant Colonel.)
 
BELL, JOHN R.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from New York.]

2nd Lieutenant, Light Artillery, 3 January 1812.  1st Lieutenant, 24 August 1812.  Major, Assistant Inspector General, 29 July 1813.  Captain, Light Artillery, 10 October 1814.  Colonel, Inspector General, 28 October 1814 to 15 June 1815.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Died, 11 April 1825.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 10 October 1824 for ten years faithful service in one grade.

 
HAYDEN, JEREMIAH D.
[Born in ___.  Appointed from New Jersey.]

1st Lieutenant, 15th Infantry, 12 March 1812.  Captain, 13 March 1813.  Disbanded, 15 June 1815.  Reinstated in Corps Artillery as a 1st Lieutenant, 2 December 1815.  Captain, Ordnance Department, 16 January 1816, to rank from 9 February 1815.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Resigned, 21 May 1822.  Paymaster, 1 July 1824.  Died, 10 June 1826.  Brevet Rank: - Retained, __ December 1815 in reorganization under Act of 3 March 1815 as 1st Lieutenant  of Artillery with Brevet of Captain from 13 March 1813.

 
WADE, WILLIAM.
[Born in ___.  Appointed from ___.]

1st Lieutenant, Assistant Deputy Commissary of Ordnance, 12 March 1813.  Captain, 9 February 1815.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Transferred to Ordnance Department, 30 May 1832, but declined and left the service. Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 9 February 1825 for ten years faithful service in one grade.

 
HOBART, WILLIAM F. [Born in Maine.  Appointed from Maine.]

2nd Lieutenant, Light Artillery, 3 January 1812.  1st Lieutenant, 5 April 1813.  Major, Assistant Inspector General, 27 July 1814 to 1 June 1815.  Captain, Light Artillery, 1 January 1817.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Resigned, 25 January 1823.

 
ERVING, JOHN. [Born in Massachusetts.  Appointed from Massachusetts.]

2nd Lieutenant, Artillery, 9 January 1809.  1st Lieutenant, 16 August 1812.  Major, Assistant Adjutant General, 1 April 1813 to 15 June 1815.  Transferred to Corps Artillery as 1st Lieutenant, 17 May 1815.  Captain, 25 April 1818.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Major, 3rd Artillery, 25 June 1841.  Transferred to 2nd Artillery, 2 December 1843.  Lieutenant Colonel, 18 August 1846.  Colonel, 1st Artillery, 5 October 1857.  Retired, 26 October 1861.  Died, 26 October 1862.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 25 April 1828 for ten years faithful service in one grade.

 
SANDS, ABRAHAM L. [Born in New York.  Appointed from Connecticut.]

2nd Lieutenant, Artillerists, 18 February 1809.  1st Lieutenant, 1st Artillery, 10 February 1813.  Transferred to Corps Artillery, 12 May 1814.  Captain, 17 September 1818.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Resigned, 1 November 1823.

 
MORRIS, GEORGE M. [Born in New York.  Appointed from New York.]

2nd Lieutenant, Light Artillery, 13 March 1813.  1st Lieutenant, 23 October 1813.  Captain, 15 January 1817.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Died, 2 March 1825.

 
WHITING, LEVI. (See record under head of Adjutant.)
 
McCLINTOCK, WILLIAM L. [Born in Massachusetts.  Appointed from Army.]

3rd Lieutenant, 3rd Artillery, 20 May 1813.  2nd Lieutenant, 20 June 1813.  Transferred to Corps Artillery, 12 May 1814.  1st Lieutenant, 29 September 1817.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Captain, 11 August 1823.  Transferred to 3rd Artillery, 31 January 1827.  Major, 2nd Artillery, 27 June 1823.  Transferred to 3rd Artillery, 2 December 1843.  Died, 29 October 1848.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 11 August 1833 for ten years faithful service in one grade.

 
GARDNER, JOHN L. (See record under head of Major.)
 
MUNROE, JOHN. (See record under head of Lieutenant Colonel.)
 
SCHMUCK, JACOB. [Born in Germany.  Appointed from Army.]

3rd Lieutenant, 2nd Artillery, 10 February 1814.  2nd Lieutenant, 1 May 1814.  Transferred to Corps Artillery, 12 May 1814.  1st Lieutenant, 20 April 1818.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Captain, 11 April 1825.  Died, 10 April 1835.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet 1st Lieutenant, 25 July 1814 for gallant conduct at the Battle of Niagara.  Brevet Captain, 25 July 1824 for ten years faithful service in one grade.

 
RIPLEY, JAMES W. [Born in Connecticut.  Appointed from Connecticut.]

2nd Lieutenant, Corps Artillery, 1 June 1814.  1st Lieutenant, 20 April 1818.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Captain, 1 August 1825.  Transferred to Ordnance Department, 30 May 1832.  Major, 7 July 1838.  Lieutenant Colonel, 31 December 1854.  Colonel, Chief or Ordnance, 3 April 1861.  Brigadier General, Chief of Ordnance, 3 August 1861.  Retired, 15 September 1863.  Died, 15 March 1870.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 30 May 1848 for meritorious conduct, particularly in performing his duty in the prosecution of the war with Mexico.  Brevet Brigadier General, 2 July 1861.  Brevet Major General, 13 March 1865 for long and faithful service in the army.

 
SPOTTS, SAMUEL.
[Born in ___.  Appointed from Delaware.]

2nd Lieutenant, 1st Artillery, 10 February 1812.  Transferred to Corps Artillery, 12 May 1814.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Captain, 8 May 1822.  Resigned, 15 May 1829.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 8 January 1815 for gallant conduct at the Siege of New Orleans.

 
GALT, PATRICK H.
[Born in Virginia.  Appointed from Virginia.]

3rd Lieutenant, Corps Artillery, 16 September 1814.  2nd Lieutenant, 1 November 1816.  1st Lieutenant, 26 September 1818.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Captain, 15 May 1829.  Major, 2nd Artillery, 16 February 1847.  Died, 9 January 1851.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 26 September 1828 for ten years faithful service in one grade.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 20 August 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at Contreras and Churubusco.

 
WASHINGTON, JOHN M.
[Born in Virginia.  Appointed from Virginia.]

3rd Lieutenant, Corps Artillery, 17 July 1817.  2nd Lieutenant, 20 March 1818.  1st Lieutenant, 23 May 1820.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  Captain, 30 May 1832.  Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 7 July 1838 to 11 April 1839.  Major, 3rd Artillery, 16 February 1847.  Drowned, 24 December 1853.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 23 May 1830 for ten years faithful service in one grade.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 23 February 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct in the Battle of Buena Vista.

 
BROWN, HARVEY.
(See record under head of Lieutenant Colonel.)
 
COOPER, SAMUEL.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from New York.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, Light Artillery, 11 December 1815.  2nd Lieutenant, 15 November 1817.  Transferred to 1st Artillery, 1 June 1821.  1st Lieutenant, 2nd Artillery, 6 July 1821.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 31 December 1824.  Captain, 11 June 1836.  Brevet Major, Assistant Adjutant General, 7 July 1838.  Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, 3 March 1847.  Colonel, Adjutant General, 15 July 1852.  Resigned, 7 March 1861.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 6 July 1831 for ten years faithful service in one grade.  Brevet Colonel, 30 May 1848 for meritorious conduct in the war with Mexico.

 
MORRIS, WILLIAM W.
(See record under head of Lieutenant Colonel.)
 
DUSENBERRY, S. B.
[Born in North Carolina.  Appointed from North Carolina.]

2nd Lieutenant, Corps Artillery, 1 July 1820.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 June 1821.  1st Lieutenant, 1 March 1825.  Captain, 7 July 1838.  Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 7 July 1838.  Major, Quartermaster, 3 March 1847.  Died, 5 April 1855.

 
SCOTT, JOHN B.
[Born in Connecticut.  Appointed from Connecticut.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1821.  2nd Lieutenant, 1 July 1821.  1st Lieutenant, 31 July 1827.  Captain, 25 June 1841.  Major, 3rd Artillery, 10 June 1857.  Died, 22 November 1860.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 9 May 1846 for gallant conduct at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.

 
BAINBRIDGE, WILLIAM P.
[Born in Kentucky.  Appointed from Kentucky.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Artillery, 1 July 1824.  2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1824.  1st Lieutenant, 30 May 1832.  Captain, 19 March 1842.  Died, 16 September 1850.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 18 April 1847 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico.

 
SMEAD, RAPHAEL C.
[Born in New Hampshire.  Appointed from New York.]

Brevet, 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1825.  2nd Lieutenant, 1 July 1825.  1st Lieutenant, 30 September 1832.  Captain, 13 October 1845.  Died, 20 August 1848.

 
HUNT, FRANKLIN E.
[Born in New Jersey.  Appointed from New Jersey.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1829.  2nd Lieutenant, 1 July 1829.  1st Lieutenant, 15 August 1836.  Captain, 18 June 1846.  Major and Paymaster, 2 March 1855.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war.  Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Paymaster General, 3 March 1878.  Retired, 7 June 1879.

 
DRUM, SIMON H.
[Born in Pennsylvania.  Appointed from Pennsylvania.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1830.  2nd Lieutenant, 1 July 1830.  1st Lieutenant, 31 August 1836.  Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 29 June to 18 August 1846.  Captain, 4th Artillery, 18 August 1846.  Killed, 13 September 1847 in the assault on the City of Mexico.

 
RIDGELY, SAMUEL C.
[Born in Maryland.  Appointed from Maryland.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1831.  2nd Lieutenant, 1 July 1831.  1st Lieutenant, 16 September 1836.  Captain, 16 February 1847.  Brevet Major, 20 August 1847 for faithful and meritorious conduct at Contreras and Churubusco.  Died, 6 July 1859.

 
DEAS, EDWARD.
[Born in South Carolina.  Appointed from South Carolina.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1832.  2nd Lieutenant, 31 October 1833.  1st Lieutenant, 24 October 1836.  Captain, 16 February 1847.  Dismissed, 11 April 1848.  Restored, 15 June 1848.  Drowned, 16 May 1849.

 
MILLER, JOHN H.
(See record under head of Adjutant.)
 
SHIRAS, ALEXANDER E.
[Born in Pennsylvania.  Appointed from New Jersey.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1833.  2nd Lieutenant, 6 October 1835.  1st Lieutenant, 31 May 1837.  Captain, 3 March 1847 to 1 October 1850.  Captain, Commissary Subsistence, 3 March 1847.  Major, 11 May 1861.  Colonel, Assistant Commissary Subsistence, 9 February 1863.  Brigadier General, Commissary General of Subsistence, 23 June 1874.  Died, 14 April 1875.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Brigadier General, 17 September 1864 for meritorious and distinguished service in the Subsistence Department and in supplying the armies during the war.  Brevet Major General, 13 March 1865 for faithful, meritorious, and distinguished service in the Subsistence Department during the war.

 
FREEMAN, WILLIAM G.
[Born in Virginia.  Appointed from Virginia.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1834.  2nd Lieutenant, 8 June 1836.  1st Lieutenant, 7 July 1838.  Captain, 13 September 1847.  Brevet Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, 3 March 1847.  Resigned, 31 March 1856.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet 1st Lieutenant, 21 November 1836 for gallant services in the war against the Florida Indians.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 30 May 1848 for meritorious conduct in the war with Mexico.

 
ROBERTS, JOSEPH.
(See record under head of Colonel.)
 
O'BRIEN, JOHN P. J.
[Born in Pennsylvania.  Appointed from Pennsylvania.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1836.  1st Lieutenant, 7 July 1838.  Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 18 January 1847 to 16 May 1849.  Captain, 4th Artillery, 16 May 1849.  Died, 31 March 1850. Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 23 February 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at Buena Vista.

 
PHELPS, JOHN W.
[Born in Vermont.  Appointed from Vermont.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1836.  2nd Lieutenant, 28 July 1836.  1st Lieutenant, 7 July 1838.  Captain, 31 March 1850.  Resigned, 2 November 1859.

 
WILLIAMS, THOMAS.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from Michigan.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1837.  1st Lieutenant, 5 October 1840.  Captain, 12 September 1850.  Major, 5th Artillery, 14 May 1861.  Killed at the Battle of Baton Rouge, Louisiana on 5 August 1862. Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 20 August 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at Contreras and Churubusco.  Brevet Major, 13 September 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at Chapultepec.

 
PEMBERTON, JOHN C.
[Born in Pennsylvania.  Appointed from Pennsylvania.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1837.  1st Lieutenant, 19 March 1842.  Captain, 16 September 1850.  Resigned, 29 April 1861.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 23 September 1846 for gallant conduct at Monerey.  Brevet Major, 8 September 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at Molino del Rey.

 
WOOSTER, CHARLES F.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from New York.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1837.  1st Lieutenant, 10 June 1842.  Captain, 27 September 1850.  Died, 14 February 1856.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 28 February 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at Sacramento, near Chihuahua, Mexico.

 
McCOWN, JOHN P.
(See record under head of Quartermaster.)
 
CLARKE, FRANCIS N.
[Born in New York.  Appointed at Large.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1840.  1st Lieutenant, 13 October 1845.  Captain, 15 July 1852.  Major, 5th Artillery, 5 August 1862.  Died, 12 August 1866.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel, 1 February 1865 (services not specified).

 
GETTY, GEORGE W.
(See record under head of Colonel.)
 
HOWE, ALBION P.
(See record under head of Colonel.)
 
GRELAUD, JOHN H.
[Born in Pennsylvania.  Appointed from Pennsylvania.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Artillery, 1 July 1843.  2nd Lieutenant,  4th Artillery, 1 October 1845.  1st Lieutenant, 3 March 1847.  Captain, 31 March 1856.  Died, 17 August 1857.

 
BROWN, JOHN A.
[Born in Maryland.  Appointed from Maryland.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1846.  2nd Lieutenant, 3 March 1847.  1st Lieutenant, 20 August 1848.  Captain, 31 October 1856.  Resigned, 3 July 1861.

 
MAGILTON, ALBERT S.
[Born in Delaware.  Appointed from Pennsylvania.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1846.  2nd Lieutenant, 3 March 1847.  1st Lieutenant, 28 February 1849.  Captain, 10 June 1857.  Resigned, 29 December 1857.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet 1st Lieutenant, 20 August 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at Contreras and Churubusco.

 
DeRUSSY, GUSTAVUS A.
(See record under head of Colonel.)
 
GARLAND, JOHN S.
[Born in Michigan.  Appointed from Michigan.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 8 March 1847.  1st Lieutenant, 20 May 1849.  Captain, 29 December 1857.  Retired, 29 November 1861.

 
HAZZARD, GEORGE W.
(See record under head of Adjutant.)
 
GIBBON, JOHN.
[Born in Pennsylvania.  Appointed from North Carolina.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Artillery, 1 July 1847.  2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 13 September 1847.  1st Lieutenant, 12 September 1850.  Captain, 2 November 1859.  Brigadier General of Volunteers, 2 May 1862.  Brevet Major, 17 September 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 13 December 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia.  Brevet Colonel, 4 July 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  Major General of Volunteers, 7 June 1864.  Brevet Brigadier, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Spottsylvania, Virginia.  Brevet Major General, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service at the capture of Petersburg, Virginia.  Mustered out of Volunteer service, 15 January 1866.  Colonel, 36th Infantry, 28 July 1866.  Transferred to 7th Infantry, 15 March 1869.  Brigadier General, 10 July 1885.  [Editor's note: The following information was not included in the book.  Retired, __ _____ 1891.  Died, 6 February 1896.]

 
BEST, CLERMONT L.
(See record under head of Colonel.)
 
CLARK, JOSEPH C., Jr.
[Born in New Jersey.  Appointed from New Jersey.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Artillery, 1 July 1848.  2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 6 January 1849.  1st Lieutenant, 11 December 1850.  Captain, 14 May 1861.  Brevet Major, 9 June 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the campaign of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 17 September 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland.  Retired, 11 May 1864.  Brevet Colonel, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war.  Captain, 42nd Infantry, 28 July 1866, declined.  Retired with rank of Major, 28 July 1866 (Act 28, July 1866, section 32).

 
PERKINS, DELAVAN D.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from New York.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Artillery, 1 July 1849.  2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 31 March 1850.  1st Lieutenant, 27 May 1854.  Captain, 17 May 1861.  Major, Assistant Adjutant General, 1 June 1864.  Died, 6 January 1865.

 
HOWARD, R. V. W.
[Born in Ireland.  Appointed from the Army.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 28 June 1848.  2nd Lieutenant, 20 August 1848.  1st Lieutenant, 20 September 1850.  Captain, 14 May 1861.  Major, 3rd Artillery, 4 April 1869.  Died, 1 February 1875. Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 22 October 1863 for gallant and meritorious service in action at Blackwater Bridge, near Suffolk, Virginia.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war. 

 
FOLLETT, FREDERICK M.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from New York.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry, 1 July 1850.  Transferred to 8th Infantry, 11 February 1851.  2nd Lieutenant, 13 September 1852.  Resigned, 9 October 1855.  2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 27 June 1856.  1st Lieutenant, 10 September 1857.  Captain, 3 September 1861.  Cashiered, 3 September 1867.  Reinstated, 9 October 1867.  Expired, 4 March 1869.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Major, 30 January 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the Siege of Suffolk, Virginia.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war.

 
MENDENHALL, JOHN.
(See record under head of Lieutenant Colonel.)
 
LODER, RICHARD.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from New Jersey.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 July 1856.  2nd Lieutenant, 31 October 1856.  1st Lieutenant, 1 February 1861.  Captain, 29 November 1861.  Brevet Major, 31 December 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee.  Lieutenant Colonel, Inspector General, (Acting from 17 July 1862) 20 January 1863 to 10 November 1863.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war.  Major, 3rd Artillery, 25 August 1879.  Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Artillery, 25 April 1888. 

 
MORGAN, CHARLES H.
(See record under head of Major.)
 
BEACH, FRANCIS.
(See record under head of Adjutant.)
 
TANNATT, THOMAS R.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from Massachusetts.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Artillery, 1 July 1858.  2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 6 July 1859.  1st Lieutenant, 14 May 1861.  Captain, 11 August 1863.  Resigned, 18 July 1864.

 
MILLER, MARCUS P.
(See record under head of Adjutant.)
 
THROCKMORTON, CHARLES B.
[Born in Virginia.  Appointed from Maryland.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 16 March 1861.  1st Lieutenant, 14 May 1861.  Captain, 18 July 1864.  Brevet Major, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious conduct during the war.  Major, 2nd Artillery, 1 December 1883.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Modoc, 1873; Nez Perce; Bannock, 1878.

 
THOMAS, EVAN.
[Born in the District of Columbia.  Appointed from the District of Columbia.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 9 April 1861.  1st Lieutenant, 14 May 1861.  Captain, 31 August 1864.  Killed, 26 April 1873, in California, in action with Modoc Indians.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 13 December 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia.  Brevet Major, 3 July 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

 
PARSONS, CHARLES C.
[Born in Ohio.  Appointed from Ohio.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 24 June 1861.  1st Lieutenant, 24 June 1861.  Captain, 28 July 1866.  Discharged, 31 December 1870.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 8 October 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky.  Brevet Major, 31 December 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee.  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war. 

 
HASBROUCK, HENRY C.
(See record under head of Major.)
 
EGAN, JOHN.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from New York.]

2nd Lieutenant, 1st Artillery, 17 June 1862.  Brevet 1st Lieutenant, 17 September 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland.  Brevet Captain, 3 July 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  1st Lieutenant, 19 May 1864.  Brevet Major, 1 June 1864 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia.  Captain, 11th Infantry, 28 July 1866.  Unassigned, 14 April 1869.  Assigned to 23rd Infantry, 1 September 1869.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 January 1871.  Major, 1st Artillery, 25 January 1889.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Bannock, 1878.

 
CAMPBELL, JOSEPH B.
[Born in Pennsylvania.  Appointed from New Hampshire.]

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, and 1st Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 24 June 1861.  Brevet Captain, 30 August 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia.  Brevet Major, 17 September 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland.  Captain, Additional Aide-de-Camp, 16 May 1862.  Mustered out as Captain, Additional Aide-de-Camp, 10 July 1865.  Captain, 16th Infantry, 28 July 1866, declined.  Captain, 4th Artillery, 5 February 1867.  Major, 2nd Artillery, 1 July 1891.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Sioux, 1876.

 
SMITH, FRANK G.
[Born in Pennsylvania.  Appointed from Ohio.]

2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 5 August 1861.  Brevet Captain, 31 December 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee.  Brevet Major, 20 September 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia.  Captain, 5 February 1867.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Sioux, 1876; Bannock, 1878; Apache, 1881.

 
PALMER, A. D.
[Born in Ohio.  Appointed from Ohio.]

2nd Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, 23 June 1865.  1st Lieutenant, 23 June 1865.  Transferred to 30th Infantry, 21 September 1866.  Captain, 29 October 1868.  Unassigned, 23 March 1869.  Assigned to 4th Artillery, 1 January 1871.  Resigned, 29 April 1873.

 
RODNEY, GEORGE B.
[Born in Delaware.  Appointed from Delaware.]

Private, Commonwealth Artillery, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 24 April 1861.  Discharged, 5 August 1861.  2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 5 August 1861.  Brevet Captain, 31 December 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee.  Brevet Major, 26 September 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia.  Captain, 4 March 1869.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Nez Perce, 1877; Bannock, 1878.

 
KING, RUFAS, Jr.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from New York.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 5 August 1861.  1st Lieutenant, 5 August 1861.  Captain, 4 April 1869.  Mustered out, 1 January 1871.  Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 30 June 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of White Oak Swamp, Virginia.  Brevet Major, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war.

 
CUSHING, HARRY C.
[Born in Maryland.  Appointed from Rhode Island.]

Corporal, Battery A, 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Light Artillery, 6 June 1861.  Sergeant, 16 September 1861.  2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 24 October 1861.  Brevet 1st Lieutenant, 7 August 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia.  1st Lieutenant, 17 September 1862.  Brevet Captain, 20 September 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia.  Brevet Major, 28 August 1864 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Smithfield, Virginia.  Captain, 38th Infantry, 28 July 1866, declined.  Captain, 4th Artillery, 22 August 1871.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Sioux, 1876; Nez Perce, 1877; Apache, 1881.

 
BANCROFT, EUGENE A.
(See record under head of Quartermaster.)
 
FIELD, EDWARD.
[Born in New Jersey.  Appointed from New Jersey.]

2nd Lieutenant, 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry, 15 August 1861.  Mustered out, 28 February 1862.  2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 19 February 1862.  Brevet 1st Lieutenant, 30 June 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of White Oak Swamp, Virginia.  1st Lieutenant, 11 August 1863.  Brevet Captain, 11 May 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in action at Meadow Bridge, Virginia.  Captain, 29 April 1873.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Modoc, 1873; Nez Perce, 1877; Apache, 1881.

 
MORRIS, ARTHUR.
[Born in Virginia.  Appointed at Large.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 24 March 1862.  Brevet 1st Lieutenant, 30 June 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of White Oak Swamp, Virginia.  Brevet, Captain, 17 September 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland.  Retired, 5 October 1887.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Nez Perce, 1877; Bannock, 1878.

 
RODER, JOHN W.
(See record under head of Adjutant.)
 
STORY, JOHN P.
[Born in Wisconsin.  Appointed from Wisconsin.]

2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant, 16th Infantry, 23 June 1865.  Transferred to 34th Infantry, 21 September 1866.  Unassigned, 14 April 1869.  Assigned to 2nd Artillery, 15 December 1870.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 1 January 1871.  Captain, 14 September 1883.

 
GREENOUGH, G. G.
[Born in the District of Columbia.  Appointed from New York.]

2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, 23 June 1865.  Transferred to 21st Infantry, 21 September 1866.  Unassigned, 19 April 1869.  Assigned to 4th Artillery, 15 December 1870.  Captain, 1 December 1883.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Modoc, 1873; Sioux, 1876.

 
FUGER, FREDERICK
(See record under head of Quartermaster.)
 
ENNIS, WILLIAM
(See record under head of Adjutant.)
 
STRONG, RICHARD P.
[Born in New York.  Appointed from New York.]

Private, Company H, 71st New York State Militia, 20 April 1861.  Discharged, 30 July 1861.  2nd Lieutenant, 139th New York Volunteer Infantry, 9 September 1882.  1st Lieutenant, Signal Corps, 3 March 1863.  Brevet Major and Brevet Colonel of Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious service.  Mustered out, 19 April 1866.  2nd Lieutenant, 7th Infantry, 23 February 1866.  1st Lieutenant, 1 May 1866.  Brevet Captain, 2 March 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the capture of Fort Blakely, Alabama.  Unassigned, 19 May 1869.  Assigned to 25th Infantry, 14 July 1869.  Transferred to 4th Artillery, 20 September 1869.  Captain, 25 January 1889.

 
DUNWOODY, H. H. C.
[Born in Ohio.  Appointed from Iowa.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 18 June 1866.  1st Lieutenant, 5 February 1867.  Captain, 17 June, 1889.  Major, Signal Corps, 24 January 1891.

 
STEWART, WILLIAM F.
[Born in Rhode Island.  Appointed at Large.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 1 December 1866.  1st Lieutenant, 19 November 1869.  Captain, 14 August 1889.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Nez Perce, 1877; Bannock, 1878.

 
HOWE, WALTER.
[Born in Indiana.  Appointed from New Mexico.]

2nd Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, 17 June 1867.  1st Lieutenant, 1 September 1872.  Captain, 1 July 1891.  Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Sioux, 1876.


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