The following seventy-five biographies feature distinguished officers from the Army and Navy during the last half of the 19th century. Included with each biography is a photograph, which we have included as a gallery at the bottom of this page. These particular men were chosen by the editor for their patriotism to the flag.
Biographical Sketches of Distingushed Officers of the Army and Navy
| Surname | Given | Page | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbrook | Joseph | 188 | View Bio |
| Astor | John Jacob | 16 | View Bio |
| Barker | Albert S | 10 | View Bio |
| Benham | Daniel | 346 | View Bio |
| Benson | Edwin North | 360 | View Bio |
| Bingham | Judson D | 74 | View Bio |
| Brown | R M G | 240 | View Bio |
| Burtis | Arthur | 46 | View Bio |
| Cadwalder | Charles E | 342 | View Bio |
| Carr | Camillo C C | 154 | View Bio |
| Chaffee | Adna R | 6 | View Bio |
| Church | William Conant | 64 | View Bio |
| Clem | John L | 372 | View Bio |
| Colahan | Charles E | 274 | View Bio |
| Collum | Richard S | 58 | View Bio |
| Cotton | Charles Stanhope | 114 | View Bio |
| Cromelien | Alfred | 290 | View Bio |
| Curtin | Roland Gideon | 96 | View Bio |
| Day | Selden Allen | 102 | View Bio |
| De Peyster | John Watts | 82 | View Bio |
| Dick | Samuel R | 352 | View Bio |
| Dix | John A | 280 | View Bio |
| Drake | Francis Marion | 158 | View Bio |
| Draper | W F | 130 | View Bio |
| Duff | Levi Bird | 198 | View Bio |
| Dyer | H Mayo | 118 | View Bio |
| Eckstein | Henry C | 330 | View Bio |
| Ewing | Thomas | 362 | View Bio |
| Farley | Joseph P | 170 | View Bio |
| Fiske | Bradley Allen | 320 | View Bio |
| Forney | James | 376 | View Bio |
| Fortesque | Granville Roland | 230 | View Bio |
| Gobin | John P S | 192 | View Bio |
| Greene | David M | 298 | View Bio |
| Harrison | Thomas skelton | 328 | View Bio |
| Henderson | David Bremer | 270 | View Bio |
| Hobson | Richmond Pearson | 142 | View Bio |
| Houston | A Ross | 246 | View Bio |
| Isaacs | David | 338 | View Bio |
| Jouett | James E | 36 | View Bio |
| Lambert | William H | 264 | View Bio |
| Lawton | Henry Ware | 250 | View Bio |
| Lee | Samuel Philips | 80 | View Bio |
| Llawrence | Abram R | 226 | View Bio |
| MacArthur | Arthur | 90 | View Bio |
| Mann | William D'Alton | 318 | View Bio |
| Meade | Robert L | 300 | View Bio |
| Melville | George W | 40 | View Bio |
| Miller | J W | 68 | View Bio |
| Naile | Frederick I | 166 | View Bio |
| Oberly | Aaron S | 308 | View Bio |
| Otis | Harrison Gray | 210 | View Bio |
| Paulding | Tattnall | 176 | View Bio |
| Peck | George | 284 | View Bio |
| Pilcher | James E | 214 | View Bio |
| Quay | Matthew Stanley | 148 | View Bio |
| Reid | George Croghan | 50 | View Bio |
| Rixey | Presley Marion | 258 | View Bio |
| Rodgers | C R P | 32 | View Bio |
| Roosevelt | Theodore | 2 | View Bio |
| Sampson | William Thomas | 108 | View Bio |
| Smedberg | W R | 312 | View Bio |
| Stevens | Thomas Holdup | 24 | View Bio |
| Stevens | Thomas Holdup | 28 | View Bio |
| Stevens | Benjamin F | 54 | View Bio |
| Stevens | Thomas H | 276 | View Bio |
| Stevenson | Howard A | 234 | View Bio |
| Swayne | Wager | 354 | View Bio |
| Tanner | Zera L | 136 | View Bio |
| Trumbull | Henry Clay | 336 | View Bio |
| Tryon | James Rufus | 304 | View Bio |
| Wainwright | Richard | 182 | View Bio |
| Warren | Lucius Henry | 126 | View Bio |
| Wood | Leonard | 202 | View Bio |
| Wyman | Walker | 254 | View Bio |
Distingushed Officers of the Army and Navy Gallery
