. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . marine barracks,New York, August, 1S63. Commissioned captain JuneIO, 1S64. Receiving-ship North Carolina, 1864; ma-rine barracks, Norfolk, Virginia, 1865; flag-ship NewHampshire, 1S65-66; marine barracks, New York,1866;. marine recruiting rendezvous, 1866-68; marinebarracks, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1868-69; marine-barracks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1869; fleet marine-officer, Pacific Station, 1870-73; marine barracks, Mare-Island, California, 1S71; marine barracks, Portsmouth,New Hampshire, 1873—78; fleet marine-offi
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . marine barracks,New York, August, 1S63. Commissioned captain JuneIO, 1S64. Receiving-ship North Carolina, 1864; ma-rine barracks, Norfolk, Virginia, 1865; flag-ship NewHampshire, 1S65-66; marine barracks, New York,1866;. marine recruiting rendezvous, 1866-68; marinebarracks, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1868-69; marine-barracks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1869; fleet marine-officer, Pacific Station, 1870-73; marine barracks, Mare-Island, California, 1S71; marine barracks, Portsmouth,New Hampshire, 1873—78; fleet marine-officer, AsiaticStation, 1878-81 ; marine barracks, Boston, Massachu-setts, 1881-82; marine barracks, navy-yard, Washing-ton, D. C, 1883-86; commanded Second Battalion ofmarines on Isthmus of Panama, April, 1S85 ; marinebarracks, Norfolk, Virginia, 1886; marine barracks,Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 18S8-92 ; commissionedas major 18th of August, 1889. At present, March,1892, commanding marine barracks, Portsmouth, NewHampshire. 20O OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (regular). CAPTAIN WILLIAM HOFFMAN, Captain William Hoffman was bom in Maine Feb-ruary [8, 1839. An a soldier, he graduated on thebattle-field in that distinguished and well-rememberedregiment, the Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry (Dur-yeas Zouaves). lie enlisted in the New York Stateservice April 23, 1861, and was mustered into the UnitedStates service as sergeant, Company G, May 9, [861. He participated in the affair of Big Bethel, the affair atPamunkey Bridge, the battles of Hanover Court-] louse,Gaines Mill, White Oak Swamp, Charles City Cross-Roads, and Malvern Hill. He was appointed second lieutenant, Fifth New York-Volunteer Infantry, July 26, [862, for gallant and meri-torious conduct upon the field of battle. He participated in the battle of Manassas Plains (sec-ond Bull Run), where lie received three severe rifle-ballwounds,—one through the left arm, grazing the bone;cmc under left shoulder-blade, glancing
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