. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . , and in charge of the Bureau from October25, 1873, to January 19, 1874, and from January 28 toFebruary 20, 1875 ; he served as commissioner to auditKansas war accounts, under act of Congress, from March8 to April 5, 1871 ; as chief quartermaster of the Depart-ment of the Missouri, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, fromOctober, 1879, to November, 1883; as chief quartermas-ter, Division of the Pacific and Department of California,from November, 1883, to about May 30, 1886; as chiefquartermaster, Division of the Missouri, Chicago, I
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. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . , and in charge of the Bureau from October25, 1873, to January 19, 1874, and from January 28 toFebruary 20, 1875 ; he served as commissioner to auditKansas war accounts, under act of Congress, from March8 to April 5, 1871 ; as chief quartermaster of the Depart-ment of the Missouri, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, fromOctober, 1879, to November, 1883; as chief quartermas-ter, Division of the Pacific and Department of California, from November, 1883, to about May 30, 1886; as chiefquartermaster, Division of the Missouri, Chicago, Illinois, from June 4, 1886, to present time, having been, on the2d of July, 1883, promoted colonel and assistant quarter-master-general. When the war terminated, Colonel Bingham had thefollowing brevets conferred upon him : major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel March 13, 1865, for faithful andmeritorious services during the war; brigadier-generalApril 9, 1865, for faithful and meritorious services inthe field during the war. 4o OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY {regular). COMMANDHR JOSHUA BISHOP, U.S.N. Commander Joshua Bishop was horn in Missouri in1839, and appointed acting midshipman from that State1 Ie graduated at the Naval Academy in 1858, and after theusual sea-service—in the Saratoga, Wabash, Pow-hatan, and Pawnee—was made lieutenant in 1861. The troublous time at the inception of the Civil Warfound him at his home in Missouri. He used all hisinfluence to prevent an appeal to arms, and declaredhimseli for the Union without hesitation. Being sum-moned to duty at Philadelphia, he had great difficulty inleaving the State, from the determined opposition shownby his rebel neighbors, who had stopped the running ofthe trains, and who pursued the stage in which he trav-elled. When he reached Philadelphia he was at fustunder Du Pont, but was soon sent West again, underCommander John Rodgers, to assist in fitting out gun-boats. He reported to General McClellan at Cincinnati, and w