. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . n 1S71 he became light-house inspector,and in 1873 secretary of the Light-House Board, whichhe held until 1878, showing great administrative on this duty he was commissioned as captain. During a leave of absence, in 1879-81, he was engagedin duty connected with the Chicago, Burlington, andQuincy Railroad, which gave him a good insight intothe business methods of railroad corporations. In March, 1881, he was ordered to the command ofthe steam-frigate Powhatan, and in October of thesame year became chief of the
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . n 1S71 he became light-house inspector,and in 1873 secretary of the Light-House Board, whichhe held until 1878, showing great administrative on this duty he was commissioned as captain. During a leave of absence, in 1879-81, he was engagedin duty connected with the Chicago, Burlington, andQuincy Railroad, which gave him a good insight intothe business methods of railroad corporations. In March, 1881, he was ordered to the command ofthe steam-frigate Powhatan, and in October of thesame year became chief of the Bureau of Navigation,which position he held until the fall of 1889, when heresigned to command the Squadron of Evolution, withhis flae, as an acting rear-admiral, on board the Chi-cago. He was promoted to the grade of commodoreFebruary 12, 1889. To the energy and firmness of purpose of this officer,and to his enlightened ideas, are due much of the im-provement which has taken place in the personnel andmateriel of the navy. 444 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (regular). CAPTAIN G. S. LUTTRELL WARD, (retired). Captain G. S. Luttrell Ward was born in Phila-delphia, Pennsylvania, educated for the bar, and admittedto practice January 17, 1863. He was commissioned assecond lieutenant. Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, May17, 1863, and served with his regiment in the FirstBrigade, Second Cavalry Division, Army of the the battle of Brandy Station, Virginia, June 9, 1863 ;as acting aide-de-camp on the stallof Colonel Taylor,in action of Aldie, June 21, 1863 ; as acting aide-de-campon the staff of General J. B. Mcintosh, in the battle ofGettysburg, July 2-3, [863, and action of Shepherds-town, July 16, 1863. He returned to duty with hisregiment and with it in the action of Culpeper Court-House, September 13, 1863; in battles of Occoquan,(detached with regiment in General Bufords first cavalrydivision), October 15, 1863, and New Hope Church(Mine Run), November 27, 1863; and act
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