. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . 1861, Captain Pietzuch enlisted in the Thirty-second Indiana Volunteers, and followed the destiny ofthat regiment as commander of pontoniers, under Gen- j#m m eral McCook, rebuilding all the destroyed bridges, repair-ing railroads and wagon-roads, until the army reachedShiloh. Here he was slightly wounded. The first pontoon bridge of the war was built by Cap-tain Pietzuch across the Green River, at Mumfordsville,Kentucky, on the 16th day of December, 1861. At Corinth, on the 6th or 7th of August, 1862, CaptainPietzuch wa
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . 1861, Captain Pietzuch enlisted in the Thirty-second Indiana Volunteers, and followed the destiny ofthat regiment as commander of pontoniers, under Gen- j#m m eral McCook, rebuilding all the destroyed bridges, repair-ing railroads and wagon-roads, until the army reachedShiloh. Here he was slightly wounded. The first pontoon bridge of the war was built by Cap-tain Pietzuch across the Green River, at Mumfordsville,Kentucky, on the 16th day of December, 1861. At Corinth, on the 6th or 7th of August, 1862, CaptainPietzuch was, with man\- others, prostrated by the heat,and this practically ended his military career, for neverafterwards could he resume his former occupation. Beinga good mathematician and draughtsman, he studied prac-tical engineering after he was discharged from the army,which profession he follows at the present time. I le wascivil engineer of the Home at Dayton, Ohio, and is nowin the same position at the Home in Leavenworth. 262 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY {volunteer). BRIGADIER-GENERAL J. H. HOBART WARD, Brigadier-General J. H. Hobart Ward was born in New York City, June 17, 1823. His ancestry have beenwell represented in the wars of the United States. Hisgrandfather was a member of the famous WashingtonLife-Guard, and was confined to his bed for twenty-fiveyears previous to his death, from wounds received duringthe Revolutionary War. The generals father eventuallydied from the result of wounds received dining the Warof 1812. At the age < if eighteen General Ward enlisted inthe Seventh United States Infantry, and was appointed ser-geant-major in 1S45, being but twenty-two years of age(the youngest sergeant-major in the army). He partici-pated in the siege of Fort Brown, Texas ; was presentin the three days fight at Monterey, under General Tay-lor (where he was wounded), and at Vera Cruz, CerroGordo, and Huamantia, under General Scott. At the conclusion of the Mexican
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