. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . nder General R. L. Ruggles was adjutant-general of the MilitaryDiv. of the Atlantic, July 1, 1865, to Feb. 9, 1866; ofthe Dep. of the East, to Aug. 11, 1866; of the Dcp. ofthe Lakes, to Jan. 15, 1868; of the Dep. of the Fast,Feb. 14 to June 1, 1868 ; of the Dep. of the Platte, June30, 1868, to Jan. 1, 1876 ; of the Dep. of Dakota, to , 1880. Promoted lieutenant-colonel, assistant adju-tant-general, June 15, 18S0; and on duty in the Adju-tant-Generals Office, War Department, October, 1880,to [tine 1885 ;
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . nder General R. L. Ruggles was adjutant-general of the MilitaryDiv. of the Atlantic, July 1, 1865, to Feb. 9, 1866; ofthe Dep. of the East, to Aug. 11, 1866; of the Dcp. ofthe Lakes, to Jan. 15, 1868; of the Dep. of the Fast,Feb. 14 to June 1, 1868 ; of the Dep. of the Platte, June30, 1868, to Jan. 1, 1876 ; of the Dep. of Dakota, to , 1880. Promoted lieutenant-colonel, assistant adju-tant-general, June 15, 18S0; and on duty in the Adju-tant-Generals Office, War Department, October, 1880,to [tine 1885 ; as adjutant-general of the Dep. of Texas,to Oct. 1, 18SS; with leave, to Jan. 9, 18S9; en routeto California, to Jan. 18, 1889; adjutant-general, Pacific and Dep. of California, Jan. 19, 1889, toOct. I, 1890; as adjutant-general of the Div. of At-lantic and Dep. of East, Oct. 13, 1890, to July 8, 1891,and then adjutant-general Dep. of East to presentdate, March, 1892. Colonel, assistant adjutant-general,June 7, 1889. 358 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (kecular). MAJOR AND BREVET COLONEL BENJAMIN PIATTRUNKLE, (retired). Major and Brevet Colonel Benjamin Piatt Run-kle was bom on September 3, 1836; is a great-grand-son of Colonel Jacob Piatt, of the Revolutionary was educated at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio,graduating in July, 1857 ; was admitted to the bar, July,1859; was nominated for the Ohio State Senate by theDemocracy in i860; was captain of the Douglas Guards,Ohio Militia, which company furnished the first volun-teers for the war from Champaign Count}, Ohio; he wascommissioned captain, Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, April22, 1861, and promoted major, November 8, 1861. Heserved in the West Virginia campaign under GeneralWilliam S. Rosecrans. Major Runkle was serving in Smiths brigade, Critten-dens division. Army of the Ohio, at the battle of Shiloh,when he was severely wounded, and left for dead on thefield. His obituary, written by the Hon. Whitelaw Reid,a
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