. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. PREFACE. IT has been the purpose of the publisher in issuingthe present volume to present in an appropriatelyattractive form a record, accompanied by portraits, ofthe more important events in the lives of a few of themen in the Army and Navy of the United States whohave contributed largely to the history of the countryin the last half century. While some of the personswhose names are embraced in the volume did not riseto their highest distinction in the military service, thatdistinction has been largely due to the training
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. PREFACE. IT has been the purpose of the publisher in issuingthe present volume to present in an appropriatelyattractive form a record, accompanied by portraits, ofthe more important events in the lives of a few of themen in the Army and Navy of the United States whohave contributed largely to the history of the countryin the last half century. While some of the personswhose names are embraced in the volume did not riseto their highest distinction in the military service, thatdistinction has been largely due to the training therereceived, and they have ever shown their affection andinterest in the service by using their influence andmeans when the occasion arose in support of ihe conspicuous among such names at^i; those ofB, F. Stevens, of Boston, CoL John Jacob Astor, ofNew York, and Howard A, Stevenson, of Philadelphia,To the older officers of the service it will certainly bea pleasure to see in this volume the faces of such heroesas Stevens, Lee, Rodgers, Jouett, and ma
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