Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

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Assisted in the capture of the tug Titan
in Chesapeake bay, March g. 1864.
Mayo. Wyndam R.-Born in Virginia.
APPOINTED from Virginia. Resigned as
acting midshipman, u. $. navy, April
q, 1861. Acting midshipman' july o. tooi'
Passed midshipman January 8, 1864: Mas
| ter in line Of promotion provisional nave,
| June 2, 1854. Served on c. ). X. ,. oHi'eo
| states Gosport navy-yard. 1S6l-'62- =: D.
| s Chattahoochie. 1929. Naval station
Wilmington. N. c.. 1894 c. S. s. Iad-
kin. 1864. l., 1,,r.,ria
| Anpoint.a from Virginia. Assistant pay
,aster. September 80, 1862. Assistant pay
master provisional navy, Juno z i'ef.
| served on c. S. s. Atlanta; captureo oy
L. s. S. Weehawken, June H. 1000 fi''0'
or at Fort Warren. 1864. -
! Miller. Felix G.-Born in Virginia. hP.
,a,,,sd from Virginia. Third assistant
engineer. November 2, 1851. Thlrd assis
tant engineer. January 10. 1863. Third as
sIetant engineer provisional navy 1une
1894 ssrved on c.. s. S. Nansemohu'
,sea-,sA. Ordered to c. s. >. savanna y
Ianusrv rs. 1854 Ordered to Z. D. D.
Jsondiga. July A. 1854, for temporary
duty. - Virginia.
! Minnegerode, j. G.-Borh IN
Amounted from Virginia. MloshipiiAi
March 26. 1863. Midshipman provisiohN'
navy, June 2, 1854. Mobile squ"ui'A'
! 1864. ,,,ut,t. An
Minor George-Born in virginia APP
,o,nted from Virginia. Resigned as com
nander. l.. s. navy, April ~, 1901. COM
wander June 10. 1861. Chief OF bureau
~ ordnance and photography, ISL IS.
Minor. John C.-Born in Virginia. hp'
,oInted from Virginia. Master not IN hne
~ nromotion. December is, 1851 Master
not In line of promotion provisional navy
June Q 1864. Ordnance department
1Ss9-'64. c. S. S. FREDERICKSBURG leof'
NJ;ror Lewis W.-Born in Virginia
.atr,ad from Virginia. Formerly sur
coon Il. S. navy. Surgeon, June lV' Io'l
S,rgeon october %, 1862 to rank IRON
March 2s 1861. Served on c. ;. D. Zen
lessee Mobile squadron. 1856. sur,
rendered May 4, 1865, Mobile, Ala; paroleo
May 10. 1865.
Minor, Robert D.-Born in Virginia. Ap
pointed from Virginia. Formerly lieu
tenant, u. S. navy. First lieutenant
June 10, 1861 First Lieutenant, october
%. 1862. TO rank from october 2, 1862. FRS
lieutenant provisional navy. June Q 1864
to rank from January 6. 1864 Bureau o
Ordnance and photography, 1861. Steam
or st. Nicholas, 1861. c. S. S. Virginia
flag lieutenant to Admiral Buchanan
wounded battle of Hampton Roads
March SO, 1862 Ordnance duty, 1926
Participated in Johnsons Island exped
ton, October. 1863. In charge ordnance
works, Richmond, 1S63-'6l. Flag lieuten
ant and ordnance officer, James rive
squadron, 1864
Mitchell, John K.-Born In North Caro-
lima. Appointed from Florida. Formerl!
| commander, l.. S. navy. Commander
November II, 1861. Commander. Octobe
%, 1862, TO rank from March 20, 1861
Commanding naval force, lower Mssis
sippi river, at the surrender of Fort
Jackson and st. Philip, April % 1SG.
Prisoner in Fort Warren. 1862. Chic
r Bureau orders and Detail, 1S63'64. A
, sumed command of James river squadron
May T. 1864, c. S. s. Richmond, fla gshi
= till May 49, 1864; later Virginia (No. 2
= transferred command 10 Rear-Admira
. Semmes, February is, 1865.
Moore. James O.-Born in North Care
10 lima Appointed from North Caroln,
e Assistant paymaster September q. 1SC
G Paymaster, February g. 1863 Paymast,
4. provisional navy, June 2, 1864. Serve
on c. S. $. Richmond, 1926. c. ).
Virginia (No. % 1864.
Moore. Thomas Longworth.-
!. North Carolina. Appointed from Mort
. Carolina. Resigned as acting midshii
! man, L. s. navy. April 10, 1861. Actin
: midshpman, June II, 1861. Master in In
\ of promotion, October 10, 1852. Secon
y. Lieutenant, January I, 1864, TO rank fro
April 2s. 1863 First lieutenant provi
\ ional navy, June 2 1864, TO rank fro
/. January 6. 1864. Mississippi defence
u ls62-68. Special duty abroad, 1864.
J, Murdaugh. John W.-Born in Nirgini
= Appointed from Virginia. Lieutenant T
9 the war, March g. 1883. First lieutena
J. provisional navy, June 2. 1864, TO RAJ
d from January 6, 1864. Served on {.
: steamers Richmond. Nansempnd, Ham
ton. and Virginia (No. p, James nv
: squadron, 1861
!, Murdaugh, William H.-Born In v
y einia. Appointed from Virginia. Fori
: erlv lieutenant. l.. $. navy. First lie
= tenant. June o. 1861. First heutenal
|, October %. 1862, to rank from October
a 1862 Firs, lieutenant provisional nav
&c June 2. 1864. TO rank from January
e 1894 Assigned to the command OF I.
n schooner Manassas and launches NJ,
II onto and Sandhy, August q. ls6
e Wounded at Hatteras inlet, August
d 1851. commended by Flag-Orcer Barro
3 81 deem ii due to this gallant, you
II ! officer that some oHlcldl IeSolu VI
.e services and severe injury shall be plac
ID ON file in the Navy Department.
lie I beg leave respectfully to recomme
y, him TO the favorable consideration
~ the department for promotion for q
T. liant and meritorious conduct during
war for the vacancy which exists in
re number of five commanders, etc, for
IS yar allowed by the act of December
n. ,ss, for the temporary increase OF :
g MY Served on c. $. 5. Beaufo
I isS2-'s3. Special service abroad 1864.
as murphy Peter U.-Born In North ca
a. lima Appointed from North caroli
H. Eormerly lieutenant, Y. s. navy. FL
adj ,,s,,tsnant. June 10. 1861. First iieutena
ne October %. 1862 to rank from October
i ,ss9 commanding steamer Arrow, APP
va iss1 Chesapeake bay. Gosport navy-yd
,ot ,S, Transferred to Mobile squadr
- March 7, 1862. Commanding c. 5.
, Selma lsSs-si Prisoner at battle
m Mobile bay, August 5. 1864; paroled. N
II 10, 1886.