Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . - for active duty, and he was immedi-ately ordered to the Norfolk Yard, where he renderedvaluable service duriug the entire period of the war,in various capacities, but principall)^ in connection?with the equipment CAPTAIN A ROSS HOUSTON. UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS 247 Captain A. ROSS HOUSTON. United Stales 1 oltinteers. Was born in Middletown, Orange County, New-York, March 20, 1S47, liis parents being AnthonyHouston and Mary Ross, whose ancestors were of theearly families of the county, of Scotch and Irishdesce
Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . - for active duty, and he was immedi-ately ordered to the Norfolk Yard, where he renderedvaluable service duriug the entire period of the war,in various capacities, but principall)^ in connection?with the equipment CAPTAIN A ROSS HOUSTON. UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS 247 Captain A. ROSS HOUSTON. United Stales 1 oltinteers. Was born in Middletown, Orange County, New-York, March 20, 1S47, liis parents being AnthonyHouston and Mary Ross, whose ancestors were of theearly families of the county, of Scotch and Irishdescent, and having had representatives in the mili-tary service in the Wars of the Revolution and Houston received his earlv education ;inderprivate tuition and at the Walkill Academv in Mid-dletown, New York. He entered the Armj- at the age of sixteen, atwhich time he was preparing to accept an appoint-ment as Cadet at the Naval Acadenu of the UnitedStates. He was commissioned vSecond Lieutenant,Fourth Regiment of Engineers, Corps dAfricjue, inSeptember, 1S63, and ordered to report at New Or-leans, Louisiana. A brigade of engineer troops wasthen being organized in the Department of the Gulffor operations with the Armies of the South andWest, and the officers were selected for fit
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