. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . , with view of break-ing up same, September, 1880; on Board at Indianap-olis, Indiana, in regard to removal of Indianapolis Ar-senal, January, 1883; on ordnance inspection duty, SanAntonio, Texas, Fort Lowell, Arizona, and Benicia,California, February and March, 1883; in command ofFrankford Arsenal, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1886, to No-vember 11, 1889; president of Board on Site for GunFoundry March 22 to May 14, 1887 ; president of Boardon Comparative Merits of Morse and Service ReloadingCartridges, March 3 to May 1, 1888; o
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . , with view of break-ing up same, September, 1880; on Board at Indianap-olis, Indiana, in regard to removal of Indianapolis Ar-senal, January, 1883; on ordnance inspection duty, SanAntonio, Texas, Fort Lowell, Arizona, and Benicia,California, February and March, 1883; in command ofFrankford Arsenal, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1886, to No-vember 11, 1889; president of Board on Site for GunFoundry March 22 to May 14, 1887 ; president of Boardon Comparative Merits of Morse and Service ReloadingCartridges, March 3 to May 1, 1888; on special duty toselect site and make plans for Columbia Arsenal, Ten-nessee, May 29 to June 30, 1888; president of Board forTesting Rifled Cannon and Projectiles in 1889 ; in com-mand of Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, from No-vember 29, 1SS9, to 1891. He was promoted major June 23, 1874; lieutenant-colonel August 23, 1881 ; colonel September 15, 1890;and was appointed brigadier-general and chief of ordnanceJanuary 23, 1891. OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (regular). COLONEL DELANCEY FLOYD-JONES, (retired). Colonel Delancey Floyd-Jones was born, 1826, in( jueens County, State of New York. He was graduatedat the l!. S. Military Academy in the Class of graduating he was appointed to the Seventh Regi-ment of Infantry, then serving in Mexico under GeneralTaylor, which he proceeded to join in September of thatyear. After a few months service with General Taylorsarmy, he was promoted to the Fourth Regiment of In-fantry, which was transferred to Worths division of (ren-eial Scotts army, and formed the advance in the landing,and at the siege of Vera Cruz. Alter the surrender ofthat city, his company formed a part of the garrison ofSan Juan dUHoa. The regiment proceeded with the army en route for theCity nl Mexico, and for a time formed a part of the gar-rison of the Castle of Perote, and the city of Floyd-Jones took- part in the various en-■ ments
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