. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . was over,but not until complete success had crowned the effortsof one who was fighting an entirely novel and untriedvessel, which had only come in the night before from aperilous voyage. He was made commander, July, 1862,and upon partial recovery was upon duty at New York-,as assistant to Admiral Gregory, in superintending theconstruction of iron-clads. Commander Worden com-manded the monitor Montauk from October, 1862,to April, 1863, in the South Atlantic Squadron. In herhe attacked Fort McAllister, on the Ogechee River,
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . was over,but not until complete success had crowned the effortsof one who was fighting an entirely novel and untriedvessel, which had only come in the night before from aperilous voyage. He was made commander, July, 1862,and upon partial recovery was upon duty at New York-,as assistant to Admiral Gregory, in superintending theconstruction of iron-clads. Commander Worden com-manded the monitor Montauk from October, 1862,to April, 1863, in the South Atlantic Squadron. In herhe attacked Fort McAllister, on the Ogechee River, andon February 28, 1863, destroyed the Confederate priva-teer Nashville, under the guns of that fort. On April 7, 1863, he participated in the attack of theiron-clads, under Admiral Dupot, upon the defences ofCharleston. In the mean time, February 3, 1863, hehad been promoted to be captain in the navy. Com-modore and superintendent, Naval Academy, [868. Rear-admiral commanding European Station, 1872, and muchother service. 4So OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY {regular). BRIGADIER-GENERAL JACOB ZEILIN, (retired). Brigadier-General Jacob Zeilin is a native of Phila-delphia, and was appointed a second lieutenant in theMarine Corps from Pennsylvania, ctober i, 1831. Afterbeing stationed at the marine barracks at Washington,Philadelphia, and Gosport, Virginia, he made a longcruise in the sloop-of-war Erie, from March, [832, toSeptember, I 837. I [e became first lieutenant in [836. \it<T serving at the Charlestown Barracks he madeanother cruise in the Brazils, in the Columbus, his return served at the barracks at Philadelphia,Washington, and Norfolk-, until the Mexican War, whenhe went tu the Pacific in the frigate Congress. Hecommanded the marines of the squadron, and was adju-tant of the naval battalion at the capture of Santa Bar-bara, August 4, 1846; capture of San Pedro, August 6,1846; capture of Los Angeles, August 13, 1846; assaultand second capture of San Pedro,
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