MARYLAND OFFICERS [REGULAR], IN U S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. 13

NAME.	RANK OR RATING.	DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR SHIPMENT.	DATE OF DISCHARGE.	VESSELS SERVED ON AND REMARKS.
John Rudenstein	Surgeon.	Feb. 24, 1846		Entered the service as Asst. Surgeon; promoted Sur-
				geon, Aug. 21, 1859; died Nov. 9, 1869.
Alex. W. Russell	Pay Director.	Feb. 28, 1861		Entered the service as Purser; attached to steamer
				Pocahontas, 1861; sloop Savannah, N. and S. A.
				Blockading Squadron; in Savannah river, at cap-
				ture of Tybee Island; on Colorado, at capture of
				forts on Mississippi river and New Orleans; New
				Ironsides, special service, 1862; S. A. Squadron,
				1863-4; receiving special mention for his zeal and
				ability during the engagements with the forts and
				batteries in Charleston (S. C.) Harbor; receiving
				ship, North Carolina, 1864-5; continued in service,
				and subsequently promoted Pay Inspector and Pay
				Director, with relative rank of Captain.
John H. Russell	Rear Admiral.	Sept. 10, 1841		Appointed Sept. 14, 1841; promoted to Passed Mid-
				shipman; commissioned as Lieutenant; stationed at
				Washington Navy Yard, 1860-61; detached with other
				officers to go to the Norfolk Navy Yard to bring
				the U. S. naval vessels away, -having charge of the
				last boat which left the yard; steam frigate Colo-
				rado, 1861; led the boarding party in the attack on
				rebel privateer Judith, at Pensacola, Fla., 1861;
				wounded in the arm; for the destruction of the Ju-
				dith, complimented by the Navy Department and
				received the thanks of the Maryland Legislature;
				commanding steam gunboat Kennebec, W. G. Block-
				ading Squadron, 1862-63'; bombardment of Forts
				Jackson and St. Philip; the Kennebec was the first
				vessel to cross the bar, and the first gun fired from
				the forts was at that ship; in all the actions up to
				and including Vicksburg; commissioned Lieut.-
				Commander, July 16, 1862; commanding the Pow-
				hatan, S. A. Squadron, 1863; commanding sloop
				Cyane, Pacific Squadron, 1864-65; continued in ser-
				vice, and subsequently commissioned as Com-
				mander, Captain, Commodore and Rear-Admiral.
Benjamin F. Sands	Rear Admiral.	April 1, 1828		Appointed Midshipman, April 1, 1828; warranted
				Passed Midshipman; commissioned Lieutenant;
				commissioned Commander; Captain, July 16, 1862;
				commanding steam sloop Dacotah, N. A. Blockading
				Squadron, in engagement at Fort Coswell, Feb. 23,
				1863; commanding steamer Fort Jackson; present at
				both attacks upon Fort Fisher; most of the time
				senior officer; commanding blockade off Wilming-
				ton and coast of Texas, and taking formal posses-
				sion of Galveston by hoisting our flag over the last
				foothold of rebellion; continued in service, and sub-
				sequently commissioned as Commodore and Rear-
				Admiral.
James H. Sands	Captain.	Nov. 26, 1859		Appointed Nov. 26, 1859; promoted Ensign, May 28,
				1863; attached to steam sloop Tuscarora, N. A.
				Blockading Squadron, 1863-4; steam sloop Shenan-
				doah, N. A. Blockading Squadron, 1864-5; both at-
				tacks on Fort Fisher; steam sloop Hartford, flag-
				ship E. I. Squadron, 1865; promoted Master, Nov.
				10, 1865; continued in service, and subsequently pro-
				moted Lieutenant, Lieut.-Commander, Commander
.				and Captain.
John W. Saville	2d Asst. Eng.	Oct. 28, 1862		Entered the service as 3d Asst. Engineer; promoted 2d
				Asst. Engineer, March 15, 1864; continued in service.
Wmfield S. Schley	Rear Admiral.	Sept. 20, 1856		Appointed Acting Midshipman, Sept. 20, 1856; promoted
				Midshipman, June 15, 1860; Master, Sept. 19, 1861;
				attached to frigate Potomac; 1862-63, steam gun-
				boat Winona, W. G. Blockading Squadron; Dec. 14,
				1862, engaged with a field battery, near Port Hud-
				son, La.; in all the engagements which led to the
				capture of Port Hudson, from March 16 to July 9,
				1863; in one or two small skirmishes in cutting out
				schooners; commissioned as Lieutenant, July 16,
				1862; steam gunboat Wateree, Pacific Squadron,
				1864-6; continued in service, and subsequently com-
				missioned Lieut.-Commander, Commander, Captain,
				Commodore and Rear-Admiral.