. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . tion, and againat Spottsylvania Court-House, w here he was shot throughthe right side of his face, and retired from the field witha bn iken jaw and the roof of his mouth projecting throughit, injuries from which he has never fully recovered. General Locke was ordered to New York Jul)4, 1865,to await orders. He continued in the sen-ice until the19th of September, 1865, when he was honorably mus-tered out. He received the written indorsement of Gen-erals Grant, Meade, Sykes, Warren, and Griffin, in auto-graph letters, cert
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . tion, and againat Spottsylvania Court-House, w here he was shot throughthe right side of his face, and retired from the field witha bn iken jaw and the roof of his mouth projecting throughit, injuries from which he has never fully recovered. General Locke was ordered to New York Jul)4, 1865,to await orders. He continued in the sen-ice until the19th of September, 1865, when he was honorably mus-tered out. He received the written indorsement of Gen-erals Grant, Meade, Sykes, Warren, and Griffin, in auto-graph letters, certifying to his meritorious services duringthe entire war. General Locke was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1862, brevetted colonel in 1S64, and in April,1865, brigadier-general, for conspicuous gallantry at thebattle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865. He is senior vice-commander of George Washington Post, No. 10, De-partment of New York, G. A. R., and a member of theMilitary rder of the Loyal Legion, U. S. 168 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY {volunteer). COLONEL ALEXANDER WARNER. C nel Alexander Warner was born January 10, 1827, at Smithfield, Rhode Island. In 1834 the familymoved to Woodstock, Connecticut, where the son re-ceived .111 academic education. After leaving school heengaged in business. The year 1S61 found him partowner and manager of a prosperous twine manufactoryin Woodstock. An aptitude for military matters hadalready drawn him into the State militia, and he wasthen lieutenant-colonel of the Seventh Regiment. A spirit like his could not move on in the routine ofordinary life, however attractive the surroundings, whena great crisis was calling the brave to arms. Among theearliest to enlist, he was appointed by Governor Buck-ingham major of the Third Regiment Connecticut Vol-unteers, and took part in the battle of Bull Run, July 21,[861. After the disbandment of the three-months troopshe was made lieutenant-colonel of the Thirteenth Connec-ticut Regim
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