. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . rt time, then to Knoxville. Tenn., and in No-vember, 1867, entered the government printing office at Washington. OnApr. I, 1868, he was appointed to a position in the Treasury department,with which he has ever since been connected, working his way up step bvstep to his present responsible position. Lieutenant Simmons is a chartermember of Burnside Post, No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic, at Wash-ington, is a
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . rt time, then to Knoxville. Tenn., and in No-vember, 1867, entered the government printing office at Washington. OnApr. I, 1868, he was appointed to a position in the Treasury department,with which he has ever since been connected, working his way up step bvstep to his present responsible position. Lieutenant Simmons is a chartermember of Burnside Post, No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic, at Wash-ington, is a Knight Templar Mason, and is a member and trustee ofCalvary Methodist Episcopal Church of that city, which he helped toorganize. His record as a soldier show^s that he was always at his postof duty, and his long connection with one of the most im])ortant de-partments of the national government is evidence that he is faithful andconscientious in executing the Ijusiness that comes into his hands. In1891 he was married in Lincoln. Neb., to Miss Julia D. Lybrook, of theprominent Virginia family of that name, and has onu child—a promis-ing boy, (Lybrook Simmons) now in his 19th 414 The Union Army Shertzer, A. Trego, M. D., a distinguished physician and surgeon ofBaUimore, who lias won an international reputation and is one of thetwo native Americans to wear the Iron Cross presented by King William of German}, entered the military service onMarch 3, 1862, as an apothecary at the XavalAsylum at Philadelphia, and after remain-ing there a year was sent, on March 3, 1863,to the blockading squadron off Charleston,S. C, and was there assigned to the U. S. Sanford, as surgeon steward inrliarge and was in charge until after theclose of the war and was then assigned tothe U. S. S. Wasp, oft Annapolis for twomonths, to the U. S. S. Santee as surgeonsteward in charge for six months and wasthen transferred to the Naval Asylum atAnnapolis, as apothecary, where he re-mained until h
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