. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . leading from North Platte to Forts Reno, , and C. F. Smith, in Powder River and BigHorn country, until October 20, 1867; inspector-general,Department of the Platte, April, [868, to March, 1871 ;engaged in scouting country of Platte and Loup Riversuntil October, 1872; March, 1873, at Fort Ellis, Mon-tana, to September, 1875 ; guarding Gallatin Valley andscouting country from Yellowstone to Musselshell andMissouri Rivers; took command of Fort Sanders, , and regiment; joined Eighth Cavalry as
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . leading from North Platte to Forts Reno, , and C. F. Smith, in Powder River and BigHorn country, until October 20, 1867; inspector-general,Department of the Platte, April, [868, to March, 1871 ;engaged in scouting country of Platte and Loup Riversuntil October, 1872; March, 1873, at Fort Ellis, Mon-tana, to September, 1875 ; guarding Gallatin Valley andscouting country from Yellowstone to Musselshell andMissouri Rivers; took command of Fort Sanders, , and regiment; joined Eighth Cavalry as 1877; took command of regiment and District ofthe Rio Grande, from Fort Brown to Fort Mcintosh,Texas ; served in Department of Texas to March, colonel Second Cavalry, to date from January9, 1886. On Retiring Board, detailed by authority of the Presi-dent, Dec. 18, 1885, to April, 1886 ; at Fort Walla Walla,Washington Territory, May 1, 1886, to Oct. 29, [888. Retired on his own application October 29, 1888. 4U OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AXD NA VY {regular). PAYMASTER JOHN F. TARBELL, Paymaster John F. Tarbell received his appointmentas acting assistant paymaster, , January 28, 1862,and was immediately ordered to join the U. S. S. Ken-sington, then fitting out at the Boston Navy-Yard. InFebruary sailed for Port Royal, towing the U. S. S. Vermont. During a gale had to cut loose from the Vermont in the night, she losing her rudder and beingadrift for some time before arriving at Port Royal. InMay joined Admiral Farraguts squadron off the Passesof the Mississippi, and went up with the fleet to New Orleans. Went to Vicksburg with Porters bomb flotilla ;was attacked by rebel batteries at Grand Gulf and lostseveral men; was chased down the river by rebel ram Arkansas, when she passed our fleet at at the capture of Sabine Pass, Texas, in whichaction he commanded a boat, and was favorably men-tioned by his commanding officer. Blockading off Gal-v
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