. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . portion of South Carolina. In June, 1866, at his ownrequest, he was mustered out of service, and immediatelyresumed the practice of his profession in Worcester, Mas-sachusetts. In April, 1867, he was appointed one of thejustices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, and in[873 was made one of the justices of the Supreme Courtof that State. In 1S77 he became Attorney-General inthe Cabinet of President Hayes. ()n his return to Mas-sachusetts, in 1881, he was reappointed justice of theSupreme Court, which office he held u
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . portion of South Carolina. In June, 1866, at his ownrequest, he was mustered out of service, and immediatelyresumed the practice of his profession in Worcester, Mas-sachusetts. In April, 1867, he was appointed one of thejustices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, and in[873 was made one of the justices of the Supreme Courtof that State. In 1S77 he became Attorney-General inthe Cabinet of President Hayes. ()n his return to Mas-sachusetts, in 1881, he was reappointed justice of theSupreme Court, which office he held until his death. 2 I 6 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY {volunteer). BREVET COLONEL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Brevet Colonel William Henry Harrison has aRevolutionary ancestry. His great-grandfather, WilliamHarrison, at the commencement of the RevolutionaryWar joined the standard of revolt, and raised, at his ownexpense, a company of New Jersey troops, of which hewas commissioned captain. He served in the field duringa great portion of the war. Colonel Harrison was born in Philadelphia July 19,[841, and graduated at the Central High School in [ entered the University at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania,the same year, and was graduated from that institutionin June, [861. Through his own personal endeavor hereceived from the Honorable Simon Cameron, Secretaryof War, an appointment in the regular army, ami wascommissioned second lieutenant Second United StatesCavalry November 30, 1861. He immediately joined hiscompany, II, at Washington, U. C. Colonel Harrisonwas fortunate at this early date in having the advice andinstruction of such officers as Captai
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