. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . apture of Vicksburg, Mis-sissippi ; brigadier-general, United States Army, March13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in thecapture of Little Rock, .Arkansas; and major-general,United States Army, March 13, 1865, for gallant andmeritorious services during the Rebellion. General Steele was in command of the forces on theeast side of Mobile Bay until May, 1865; on the RioGrande, July 9 to 20, 1X65 ; and of the Western Districtof Texas to October 7, 1865. He was then granted aleave of absence to December 21, [865,
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . apture of Vicksburg, Mis-sissippi ; brigadier-general, United States Army, March13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in thecapture of Little Rock, .Arkansas; and major-general,United States Army, March 13, 1865, for gallant andmeritorious services during the Rebellion. General Steele was in command of the forces on theeast side of Mobile Bay until May, 1865; on the RioGrande, July 9 to 20, 1X65 ; and of the Western Districtof Texas to October 7, 1865. He was then granted aleave of absence to December 21, [865, when hiplaced in command of the Department of the Columbia,which he retained until November 23, 1867. In themean time he was mustered out of the volunteer serviceMarch 1, 1S67. He was promoted colonel of the Twen-tieth United States Infantry July 28, 1866. On accountof ill health he was granted leave of absence from No-vember 23, 1867, and while on leave died at San Mateo,California, January 12, 1868, aged forty-nine years. S32 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (volunteer). CAPTAIN FRANK DAVISON WEBSTER. (retired). Captain Frank Davison Webster was born in Ports-mouth, New Hampshire, September 4, 1841. His father,I >avison Webster, a relative of Daniel Webster, died whenyoung Webster was about two years of age, leaving twosons and three daughters. His mother was Julia , daughter of General Asa Dearborn, whoserved as commissary-general of New Hampshire in theWar of 1812. Captain Websters grandfather was a de-scendant of Godfrey Dearborn, of New Hampshire, andMajor-General Henry Dearborn, who distinguished him-self at Monmouth in the Revolutionary War in a success-ful charge, and also served on General Washingtons staffin 1781. Captain Webster was educated in the public schoolsof Portsmouth, and after graduation was engaged in thecommission business, and at the breaking nut of the CivilWar he offered his services to the governor of NewHampshire, who authorized hi
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