. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . lock-ade of the Atlantic coast, and was present at the captureof Tybee Island, lie was then ordered to the Colo-rado, and was at the mouth of the Mississippi duringthe operations in that river leading to the capture f NewOrleans. Paymaster Russell was next attached to theiron-clad steamer New Ironsides, on special service in1862, and in the South Atlantic Squadron during [863-64, when he was especially thanked by Commodore (after-wards Vice-Admiral) Rowan, commanding the NewIronsides, in his official despatches, for
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . lock-ade of the Atlantic coast, and was present at the captureof Tybee Island, lie was then ordered to the Colo-rado, and was at the mouth of the Mississippi duringthe operations in that river leading to the capture f NewOrleans. Paymaster Russell was next attached to theiron-clad steamer New Ironsides, on special service in1862, and in the South Atlantic Squadron during [863-64, when he was especially thanked by Commodore (after-wards Vice-Admiral) Rowan, commanding the NewIronsides, in his official despatches, for zeal andability in command of the powder and shell division,during the various engagements (twenty-seven) with theforts and batteries of Charleston harbor. Paymaster Russell was attached to the receiving-shipNorth Carolina, at New York, 1864-65, and to theChattanooga, on special service, in 1866. Thensailed in the steam-sloop Sacramento on a specialcruise, but the cruise was finished by the wreck of thevessel in the Bay of Bengal. Paymaster Russell, although. losing his personal belongings in the wreck, saved allhis official books, accounts, vouchers, public money,and was thus enabled to settle his accounts with theTreasury Department without the difference of a [868—70 he was inspector of provisions and clothingat the navy-yard at Washington, and on duty at theNavy Pay-Office at Philadelphia from 1870 to 1873. He had been promoted to pay-inspector in March,1871. Was inspector of provisions and clothing atthe Philadelphia yard for some months. He thenwent again to the Pay-Office at Philadelphia from 1874to 1877. Promoted pay-director in February, 1877. Navy Pay-Office, Baltimore, March 31, 1877, to January, 18S2. Atthe Navy Pay-Office at Philadelphia, from May, 1882, toFebruary, 1886. Was retired, by operation of law, Feb-ruary 4, 1886. ;6o OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AXD NAVY regular)
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