. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . d, although the infantry were drivenback, he held his advanced position until nightfall, whenhe was relieved and the position entrenched. As the result of his wounds he was on sick-leave fromAugust to October, 1864; during October and Novemberwas a member of the Military Commission, Baltimore,Maryland, and after establishing his battery in winterquarters before Petersburg he was honorably dischargedon account of physical disability, December 16, 1864. He was a member from Boston of the General Courtof Massachusetts, sess
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . d, although the infantry were drivenback, he held his advanced position until nightfall, whenhe was relieved and the position entrenched. As the result of his wounds he was on sick-leave fromAugust to October, 1864; during October and Novemberwas a member of the Military Commission, Baltimore,Maryland, and after establishing his battery in winterquarters before Petersburg he was honorably dischargedon account of physical disability, December 16, 1864. He was a member from Boston of the General Courtof Massachusetts, sessions of 1873 and of 1874, andoriginated the Standard Policy of Insurance nowadopted by many States. He has made many improve-ments in the manufacture of hosiery, hats, and flour, alsogenerally used. He married Mrs. Julia B. Gardner {neeBarber), and resides at Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is, by transfer from the Massachusetts Command-ery, a member of the Pennsylvania Commandery, MilitaryOrder Loyal Legion of the United States. 44 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AXD NAVY (volunteer). COLONEL JOHN WAINWRIGHT, COLONEL NINETY-SEVENTH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. Colonel John Wainwright was born at Syracuse,New York, July 13, [839. His father was Samuel ForceWainwright, his mother Maria Humphry. He is de-scended from the Wainwrights and Forces, so long settledin Monmouth County, New Jersey. His name and stockhas long been known as having its representatives in thearmy and navy of the United States, and has a history aspatriots, soldiers, and sailors in our struggle for indepen-dence and in later wars. At the breaking out of the Rebellion in [86] his tradi-tional soldier-blood made him a private in Company G,Second Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, for three months,enlisting April [8. lie was honorably discharged July26, 1861. With this regiment he took part with Patter-sons column in the Shenandoah Valley. He re-enlisted as a private in Company F, Ninety-sev-enth Pennsylvania Infantry, Septembe
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