. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . d Bull Run, and Fort Stevens. Captain Rutherford was mustered out of the volun-teer service as brevet lieutenant-colonel April 30, 1867,and was appointed second lieutenant of the Forty-fifthInfantry, to date from March 7, 1867, and was the sameday brevetted first lieutenant and captain for gallantand meritorious services in the battle of RappahannockStation, and gallant and meritorious services duringthe war. During the years of 1866-68 he was on reconstruc-tion duty. On July 30, 1 869, reported for duty at Fort Columbus,N
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . d Bull Run, and Fort Stevens. Captain Rutherford was mustered out of the volun-teer service as brevet lieutenant-colonel April 30, 1867,and was appointed second lieutenant of the Forty-fifthInfantry, to date from March 7, 1867, and was the sameday brevetted first lieutenant and captain for gallantand meritorious services in the battle of RappahannockStation, and gallant and meritorious services duringthe war. During the years of 1866-68 he was on reconstruc-tion duty. On July 30, 1 869, reported for duty at Fort Columbus,New York harbor, as post quartermaster; was also postcommissary of subsistence, and for part of the termdepot treasurer. In addition, commanded a company(luring the last two years of his tour. Having been examined by retiring board and recom-mended for retirement for disability resulting from causesincident to the service, he was, June 28, 1878, retiredfrom active service. Since retirement he has resided atWashington, D. C. 362 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AXD NA VY (regular). CAPTAIN WILLIAM THOMAS SAMPSON. Captain William Thomas Sampson, the eldest son ofJames and Hannah Sampson, was born in Palmyra, New-York, on February 9, 1S40. He entered the Naval Acad-emy in September, 1S57, and graduated at the head of hisclass at the outbreak of the war, in April, 1S61. Afterserving for a short time in the Potomac flotilla, he wasordered to join the frigate Potomac as watch and divi-sion officer, under the command of the late Rear-AdmiralLevin M. Powell. The Potomac was stationed offMobile on blockade duty. From her he was transferredto the Water-Witch, as executive-officer, and sawservice on all parts of the Gulf. In 1S62 he returned to the Naval Academy, then atNewport, for a short tour of duty as an instructor. In1864 he became executive-officer of the Patapsco, thenstationed in the South Atlantic Squadron. On the nightof January 15, 1865, the Patapsco was the advancemonitor for the n
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