The Civil War.

Maj. H. Stacey, of Chester, appointed 1st lieut. 12th U. S. Inf. May 14, 1861; in 1862 took part in siege of Yorktown and battle of Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862, when he was wounded; was adjutant of 1st Battalion, 12th Inf., at second battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862, and at Antietam; was in battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 11, 12, and 13, 1862; severely injured by an accident, was detailed to light duty in Washington, D. C., until February, 1863, and was on duty with company during draft riots in New York; in 1864 took part in Wilderness campaign, with his regiment, until June 8, 1864, when he was appointed acting aide-de-camp to Brig.-Gen. R. B. Ayres, commanding 2d Div., 5th Corps; pro. capt. Aug. 17, 1864; was with Gen. Ayres at explosion of mine in front of Petersburg, July 30, 1864; and took part at battle of Weldon Railroad, 18th, 19th, and 21st of August, 1864; appointed, September, 1864, commissary of musters of 2d Army Corps, Gen. Hancock, commanding, and retained position until close of war and disbandment of corps, and while in the discharge of that office was in battle of Armstrong's Mills, Hatcher's Run, and operations terminating in surrender of Gen. Lee's army. He was brevetted capt. U. S. A. for gallant services in the campaign, and brevetted lieut.-col. U. S. A. for services at Weldon Railroad, since which time he has been in service at Washington, California, Nevada, and Arizona, where he was in several of the engagements with the Indians; in 1882-83 commandant at Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y.; at present on duty with his company.

Delaware Countians in the Navy. - It is unnecessary under this head to refer to the remarkable race of naval captains, - the Porter family, - William David, David D., and Henry Ogden Porter, except to claim for our county these distinguished officers in our nation's history. Even Farragut himself, when appointed, resided in Chester, and was educated here. We have others, however, who "have done the State some service" in that branch of the national forces. The following list of Delaware County's representatives in the navy during the civil war, I know, must be very incomplete, but that much is "at least secured."

Rear-Admiral Frederick Engle was born in Chester in 1799, and was fifteen years of age in 1814, when he entered the navy as a midshipman, sailing with Commodore Porter when he swept the seas of pirates, particularly the West Indies, and in many of the encounters with those enemies to mankind Midshipman Engle highly distinguished himself. During the Mexican war, he had then become a captain, was in command of the steamship "Princeton," at that time the only steam vessel of war afloat in the navies of the world, and in the bombardment of Vera Cruz and the castle of San Juan d'Ulloa, March 22, 1847, a shot from his vessel made the first breach in the walls of the fortress. During the war of the Crimea he was on duty in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, and visited the scene of battle. In May, 1861, he was dispatched to the East India station to relieve Commodore Stribling, whose loyalty was suspected, of command of the flagship "Hartford." Engle journeyed overland from England to Hong Kong, where he took command of the vessel, which afterwards became famous in our national history under Farragut, and brought it safely home to Philadelphia, in December, 1861. He also brought with him the sloop "John Adams," twenty guns, and steam sloop "Dacota," six guns. He was subsequently in command of the "Wabash." The forty-seven years of active service in the navy began to press heavily on him, and on Dec. 11, 1861, he was placed on the retired list as captain. On July 10, 1862, he was made commodore on the retired list, and in 1867 rear-admiral. He died in Philadelphia, Feb. 12, 1868, aged sixty-nine years.

Commodore Pierce Crosby was born in Chester, Jan. 16, 1824, entering the navy June 5, 1838, as midshipman, and in 1844 he became a passed midshipman, and in that rank served with distinction in the Mexican war. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1853, and held that rank in 1861, when he was employed in Chesapeake Bay and in the Sounds of North Carolina, being complimented by Gen. Butler for his conduct at the capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark. In April, 1862, he was in command of the gunboat "Pinola," and during the night of the 23d that vessel and the "Itasca" led the fleet when Farragut determined to run by Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and broke through the chain-barrier stretched across the Mississippi at these forts. He was present at the capture of New Orleans, April 25, 1862, and when Farragut and his fleet ran the batteries at Vicksburg, June 30th, and returned July 15th, in the same year, Crosby, in command of his vessel, shared in the glory of that daring act. On Sept. 13, 1862, he was promoted to captain, and during the year 1863-64 as fleet captain did effective service in command of the "Florida" and "Keystone State," North Atlantic Squadron. Oct. 3, 1864, he was promoted commodore, and in April, 1865, in command of the "Metacomet," he was active in the dangerous services preceding the capture of Mobile.

Rear-Admiral Thatcher in his dispatches of April 12th to the Navy Department, said, "I am much indebted to Commodore Crosby, who has been untiring in freeing the Blakeley River of torpedoes, having succeeded in removing one hundred and fifty, - a service demanding coolness, judgment, and perseverance." In the year 1872 he was in command of the frigate "Powhattan," and in 1877 was ordered to the navy-yard at League Island, retaining command there until 1881.

Commander De Haven Manley, son of Charles D. Manley, entered the United States navy Sept. 25, 1856, and rose step by step until he reached the rank of commander, April 5, 1874.

Capt. Henry Clay Cochrane was appointed by President Lincoln second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, and passed the examination Aug. 29, 1861, but his age precluded him from being commissioned as such immediately, hence he served as master's mate until March 10, 1863, when, having attained the required age, his appointment as lieutenant was confirmed by the United States Senate. On Oct. 20, 1865, he was promoted first lieutenant. During the war he was in active service under Admirals Goldsborough, Dupont, Farragut, Porter, and Lee in the North and South