. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. ^ ordered to the Norfolk Yard, where he renderedvaluable service during the entire period of the war,in various capacities, but principally in connectionwith the equipment CAPTAIN A ROSS STATES VOLUNTEERS. 247Captain A. ROSS HOUSTON. United States Volunteers. Was born in Middletown, Orange County, NewYork, March 20, 1847, ^^^^ parents being AnthonyHouston and Alar}^ Ross, whose ancestors were of theearl} families of the county, of Scotch and Irishdescent, and having had representatives in the mil
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. ^ ordered to the Norfolk Yard, where he renderedvaluable service during the entire period of the war,in various capacities, but principally in connectionwith the equipment CAPTAIN A ROSS STATES VOLUNTEERS. 247Captain A. ROSS HOUSTON. United States Volunteers. Was born in Middletown, Orange County, NewYork, March 20, 1847, ^^^^ parents being AnthonyHouston and Alar}^ Ross, whose ancestors were of theearl} families of the county, of Scotch and Irishdescent, and having had representatives in the mili-tar}^ service in the Wars of the Revolution and Houston received his early education underprivate tuition and at the Walkill Acadeni}- in Alid-dletown, New York. He entered the Army at the age of sixteen, atwhich time he was preparing to accept an appoint-ment as Cadet at the Naval iVcademy of the UnitedStates. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant,Fourth Regiment of Engineers, Corps dAfrique, inSeptember, 1863, and ordered to report at New Or-leans, Louisiana. K brigade of engineer troops wasthen being organized in the Department of the Gulffor operations with the Armies of the South andWest, and the officers were selected for fitn
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