. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. ^ of the Republic, andof various social organizations, a life member of theAthletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy, and a memberof the Germantown Cricket Club. ::;7yoi^-. COMMANDER R. M. G. BROWN. UNITED STATES NAVY. 241 Commander R. M. G. BROWN. Uiiited States Navy. Is a native of Virginia, and was appointed to acadetship in the Nav}^ from that State in 1864, grad-uating with high honors in 1868, being No. 3 in aclass of eight}^ members. His first service afloat wason board the Saranac, in the North Pacific Squadron,and he al
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. ^ of the Republic, andof various social organizations, a life member of theAthletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy, and a memberof the Germantown Cricket Club. ::;7yoi^-. COMMANDER R. M. G. BROWN. UNITED STATES NAVY. 241 Commander R. M. G. BROWN. Uiiited States Navy. Is a native of Virginia, and was appointed to acadetship in the Nav}^ from that State in 1864, grad-uating with high honors in 1868, being No. 3 in aclass of eight}^ members. His first service afloat wason board the Saranac, in the North Pacific Squadron,and he also served on the same station on board theLackawanna and the Pensacola. He received his pro-motion to the grade of Ensign in 1869, and to that ofMaster in 1870. In the latter 3^ear he was ordered toduty on the China station, where he served for threeyears on board the Alaska. During this period hetook part in the Corean expedition, and was placed incommand of the force which was landed for the pur-pose of enforcing the demands for indemnity pre-ferred b}^ the United States Government. For theeflicient manner in which he discharged this impor-tant duty he was specially mentioned in the oflicialreport. His next dut}^ was on board th
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