. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . d on the staff of the brigade commander. I le has sincefilled an office of responsibility in this city. During along period of this service it is within my personal knowl-edge that Captain Etting, as well in the camp as in thefield, conducted himself not only with much merit, butwith distinction in every position he was required to sen ices at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg were notedby his commander, and it is my duty as well as a pleasureto add my testimony of his attainments and capability toperform the duties
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . d on the staff of the brigade commander. I le has sincefilled an office of responsibility in this city. During along period of this service it is within my personal knowl-edge that Captain Etting, as well in the camp as in thefield, conducted himself not only with much merit, butwith distinction in every position he was required to sen ices at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg were notedby his commander, and it is my duty as well as a pleasureto add my testimony of his attainments and capability toperform the duties of any office he may ask. Upon thetermination of the war Captain Etting engaged in businessin, and still resides in, his native city, where he is a well-know n citizen and member of the Pennsylvania Society ofthe Sons of the Revolution, Society of the First ArmyCorps, Society of the Army of the Potomac, Military Orderof the Loyal Legion of the United States, and Post 1, GrandArmy of the Republic, Department of Pennsylvania. 34 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY {volunteer). BREVET BRIGADIER-GENERAL PAUL A. OLIVER, Brevet Brigadier-General Paul A. ( (liver was bornat sea (in the 18th July, 1831,011 the ship Louisiana,owned and commanded by his father, Captain Paul ; (liver, who was a native of Philadelphia, and served assailing-master in the United Slates Navy in the War of[812. Genera] < (liver was engaged as shipping merchant, andresided at Fort Hamilton at the time the yellow feverepidemic prevailed in that village in 1856. He establisheda hospital, and was made president of the Fort HamiltonRelief Society, which he organized, and by its efforts thedisease was prevented from spreading to the city ofBn pi (klyn. In January, 1862, he enlisted as second lieutenant inthe Twelfth New York Infantry, which was assigned tothe Third Brigade, First Division, Fifth Corps, then sta-tioned at Halls Hill, Virginia. He participated in thesiege of Yorktown and battle of Hanover Co
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