. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . with his regiment in Dakota, from 1871 to 1886, partici-pating with his company on the Stanley expedition in1872, and also on the Custer campaign of 1876. Lieutenant Garretty was promoted captain June 26,1882, and moved with his regiment from Dakota to FortD. A. Russell, Wyoming, in 1886. He was on recruit-ing duty at Chicago, Illinois, and St. Paul, Minnesota,from 1886 to 1888, and with his company and regimentduring 1889-90, when he was again placed on recruitingduty in October, 1890. 162 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (r
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . with his regiment in Dakota, from 1871 to 1886, partici-pating with his company on the Stanley expedition in1872, and also on the Custer campaign of 1876. Lieutenant Garretty was promoted captain June 26,1882, and moved with his regiment from Dakota to FortD. A. Russell, Wyoming, in 1886. He was on recruit-ing duty at Chicago, Illinois, and St. Paul, Minnesota,from 1886 to 1888, and with his company and regimentduring 1889-90, when he was again placed on recruitingduty in October, 1890. 162 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (regular). COLONEL AND BREVET MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGEW. GETTY, (retired). Colonel and Bkevet Major-Genekal George was born in Georgetown, D. C, in 1819, andwas graduated at the Military Academy in the Classoi 1840. Receiving his appointment as second lieu-tenant (if the Fourth U. S. Artillery, he was assignedto duty in the State of Michigan, and was engagedduring the fall and winter of 1840-41 in removing thePottawatomie tribe of Indians from that State to theirreservation west of the Mississippi River, and on theNorthern frontier during the Canada-border disturbances,1841-42; served in the war with Mexico, 1847-48, andwas in the battles of Contreras, Churubusco, and Molinodel Rev; the storming of Chapultepec and assault andcapture of City of Mexico, and received the brevet ofcaptain for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battlesof Contreras and Churubusco; was afterwards engagedin the Florida hostilities against the Seminole Indians,1849-50 and 1856-57; on frontier duty, 1857-60
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