. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . ia, Oregon, 1867-68; of District of Kenai,Alaska, 1868-70; on leave of absence, October 7, 1869,to March, 1870; in command of District of Alaska,1870-71 ; of Depot Guard at Yerba Buena Island, Cali-fornia, November 1, 1871, to November 1, 1872; and ofpost of Raleigh, North Carolina, November 16, 1872, toApril 29, 1874; and as superintendent of artillery instruc-tion at the U. S. Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Vir-ginia, to January I, 1881 ; aide-de-camp (colonel) toGeneral of the Army, January I, 1881, to February 8,1884;
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . ia, Oregon, 1867-68; of District of Kenai,Alaska, 1868-70; on leave of absence, October 7, 1869,to March, 1870; in command of District of Alaska,1870-71 ; of Depot Guard at Yerba Buena Island, Cali-fornia, November 1, 1871, to November 1, 1872; and ofpost of Raleigh, North Carolina, November 16, 1872, toApril 29, 1874; and as superintendent of artillery instruc-tion at the U. S. Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Vir-ginia, to January I, 1881 ; aide-de-camp (colonel) toGeneral of the Army, January I, 1881, to February 8,1884; he was promoted lieutenant-colonel, Third Artillery,June 30, 1882, and transferred to First Artillery, Novem-ber 10, 1882 ; transferred to Third Artillery, January 25,1884; and promoted colonel, First Artillery, March 22,1885 ; he was in command of the U. S. Artillery Schooland post of Fort Monroe, Virginia, from November 1,1883, to January 25, 1889, when, having arrived at thelegal age, he was retired from active service. 42 8 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (regular). COLONEL JOSEPH GREENE TILFORD, (retired). Colonel Joseph Greene Tilford, son of ColonelAlexander Tilford, a veteran of the War of 1812, wasborn in Georgetown, Kentucky, November 26, graduated at West Point, July 1, 185 1 ; was assignedto the mounted rifles, and ordered to Carlisle served there until the fall of 1853, then joined hisregiment in Texas, doing duty against the hostile Co-manche and Kiowa Indians, until 1856, when his regimentwas ordered to New Mexico to operate against the Nava-joes and Apaches. In 1858, with a detachment of his regiment, he ac-companied Captain Marcy with a supply train to Utah;entered Salt Lake City with General Albeit S. Johnstonsarmy, remained in Utah a few weeks, then returned toNew Mexico, where he engaged in active warfare forthree years against the Navajoes and Apaches. Theopening of the Civil War found him atFort Fauntleroy,New Mexico, where he bade
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