MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellee Rockwell served in the volunteer Navy as acting master from July 15, 1862, to December 16, 1862; as lieutenant from December 16, 1862, to April 29, 1865; as lieutenant-commander from April 29, 1865, to December 8, 1865, when he was honorably discharged; and as acting master from November 19, 1866, to March 12, 1868; in the regular Navy, as master from March 12, 1868, to December 18, 1868; as lieutenant...
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