. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. n, D. C, and admittedto the bar, June, 1873. Promoted captain, April 2,1S84 ; adjutant and inspector U. S. ]\L C, with therank of major, Ma\^ 2, 1894; colonel, March 3, 1864-66, Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C;1866-67, at sea, U. S. S. Monongahela; 1867-76,aide-de-camp, Headquarters, Washington, D. C; Feb-ruary, 1877, to November, 1879, at sea, U. S. and U. S. S. ^Marion ; December, 1879, toMay, 1882, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H.; May,1882, to October, 1884, at sea, U. S. S. Vandalia andU. S. S. Gale
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. n, D. C, and admittedto the bar, June, 1873. Promoted captain, April 2,1S84 ; adjutant and inspector U. S. ]\L C, with therank of major, Ma\^ 2, 1894; colonel, March 3, 1864-66, Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C;1866-67, at sea, U. S. S. Monongahela; 1867-76,aide-de-camp, Headquarters, Washington, D. C; Feb-ruary, 1877, to November, 1879, at sea, U. S. and U. S. S. ^Marion ; December, 1879, toMay, 1882, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H.; May,1882, to October, 1884, at sea, U. S. S. Vandalia andU. S. S. Galena; November, 1884, to November,1887, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass., and with Naval Ex-pedition on Isthmus of Panama; November, 1887,to April, 1889, Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C;April, 1889, to July, 1892, at sea, U. S. S. Chicago;November i, 1892, ordered to command Alarines,Navy Yard, Washington, D. C; January 10, 1892,appointed a member of Board to revise L^. S. Navyregulations; August 21, 1892, appointed member ofSmall Arms Board; October 2^, 1893, to 1896, mem-. BRIGADIER-GENERAL GEORGE CROGHAN STATES MARINE CORPS. RYj 53 ber of Naval Board of Inspection and Snrve}^; Janu-ary 12, 1901, to October 23, 1902, member of NavalBoard of Awards; March 29, 1900, appointed mem-ber of Xaval General Board; May 2, 1894, to date,Washington, D. C, as Adjutant and Inspector, U. Corps, and Member Naval General Board. Colonel Reid comes of a military lineage that in-cludes such names as Schuyler, Dennison, Gillmore,and Whipple, and it was but natural that from hisentry into the service he should manifest an earnestinterest in the progress and welfare of his ofBce combines the duties of both Adjutant Gen-eral and Inspector General. He has been an earnestsupporter of his chief in every effort to promote theinterests of the Marine Corps ; and to his zealous andfaithful performance of the duties of his office is due,in considerable measure, the present efffcient s
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