The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown Biographical Soceity, 1904 - United States |
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... March 3 , 1847 ; served throughout the war with Mexico , 1847-48 ; was quartermaster , 3d artillery , 1848-50 ; adjutant , 1850-51 , and act- ing assistant adjutant - general , 1st military de- partment , 1850-52 . He resigned his ...
... March 3 , 1847 ; served throughout the war with Mexico , 1847-48 ; was quartermaster , 3d artillery , 1848-50 ; adjutant , 1850-51 , and act- ing assistant adjutant - general , 1st military de- partment , 1850-52 . He resigned his ...
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... March 1 , 1808 ; son of Harriet Kennerly Radford and stepson of Gen. William Clark ( q.v. ) . He was warranted midshipman in the U.S. navy , March 1 , 1825 ; served on the Brandywine , when that frigate carried the Mar- quis de ...
... March 1 , 1808 ; son of Harriet Kennerly Radford and stepson of Gen. William Clark ( q.v. ) . He was warranted midshipman in the U.S. navy , March 1 , 1825 ; served on the Brandywine , when that frigate carried the Mar- quis de ...
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... March 26 , 1889 ; chief of the bureau of navigation , 1889-97 ; was promoted rear - admiral , April 11 , 1894 , and having reached the age of sixty - two was placed on the retired list , April 5 , 1897 , making his home in Washington ...
... March 26 , 1889 ; chief of the bureau of navigation , 1889-97 ; was promoted rear - admiral , April 11 , 1894 , and having reached the age of sixty - two was placed on the retired list , April 5 , 1897 , making his home in Washington ...
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... March 26 , 1865 , for gallantry in the attack on Fort Sted- man , Va . He was appointed lieutenant - colonel June 1 , 1865 , and honorably mustered out of the volunteer service Aug. 26 , 1865. He was brevetted major U.S. A. April 2 ...
... March 26 , 1865 , for gallantry in the attack on Fort Sted- man , Va . He was appointed lieutenant - colonel June 1 , 1865 , and honorably mustered out of the volunteer service Aug. 26 , 1865. He was brevetted major U.S. A. April 2 ...
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... March 5 , 1785 . REED , Myrtle , author , was born at Norwood Park , Chicago , Ill . , Sept. 27 , 1874 ; daughter of Hiram Von and Elizabeth ( Armstrong ) Reed ; granddaughter of Dyer and Huldah ( Holdredge ) Reed and of Alvin O. and ...
... March 5 , 1785 . REED , Myrtle , author , was born at Norwood Park , Chicago , Ill . , Sept. 27 , 1874 ; daughter of Hiram Von and Elizabeth ( Armstrong ) Reed ; granddaughter of Dyer and Huldah ( Holdredge ) Reed and of Alvin O. and ...
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