Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . diitv in connection with the Light House Board,remaining on that duty until 18S7, when he wasordered to the command of the Marion on the Asiatic 124 Station, 1887-90. He was then placed on waitingorders for several years, his next active duty being atthe Naval War College, Coasters Harbor Island,R. I. After serving another brief period as LightHouse Inspector, he was in July, 1897, commissionedas Captain and ordered to the command of the pro-tected cruiser Philadelphia, the flagship of the PacificSquadron, and stationed at
Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . diitv in connection with the Light House Board,remaining on that duty until 18S7, when he wasordered to the command of the Marion on the Asiatic 124 Station, 1887-90. He was then placed on waitingorders for several years, his next active duty being atthe Naval War College, Coasters Harbor Island,R. I. After serving another brief period as LightHouse Inspector, he was in July, 1897, commissionedas Captain and ordered to the command of the pro-tected cruiser Philadelphia, the flagship of the PacificSquadron, and stationed at Honolulu. In October,1897, he was transferred to the command of the pro-tected cruiser Baltimore, and in March, 1898, he wassent to the Asiatic Station with ordnance supplies forDeweys fleet, the timely arrival of which contributedso materially to the famous victory of Manila Ba3^Commander Dyer participated in the glorious navalbattle, and remained on dutv at Manila until March,1899, when he was invalided home. He was retiredfrom active service on Februarv 19, JRIGADIER-GENERAL LUCIUS HENRY STATES VOLUNTEERS. 127 Brigadier General LUCIUS HENRY WARREN. United States \ olunteers. Was born in Charlestown, Mass., October 6,1838, being a son of Jndge George Washington War-ren of Boston. The family is of distinguished an-cestry, tracing its descent in the sixth generationfrom John Warren, a descendant of the Earl of War-ren, who came to America with Sir Richard Salton-stall in Winthrops fleet, and settled in W^atertown,Mass. General Warrens mother was Lucy Rogers,who was a daughter of Jonathan Newell, M. D., ofStowe, England, a descendant of the martyr, JohnRogers. On October i, 1S6S, General Warren wasmarried to Jane Maria Hollingsworth, daughter ofAmos Hollingsworth, of Milton, Mass. He enteredPrinceton College at the age of twent}, and was grad-uated from that institution in i860, with high honors,and it was from Princeton that he received the degreeof A. M. i
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