. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . wasdaily on patrol duty or drilling his company until Feb-ruary, [862. His regiment was then ordered to NewportNews, Virginia, but soon after embarked on the steamship Constitution to join General B. F. Butlers army of theGulf Department. After a few weeks on Ship Island theywere taken on the ship Great Republic for the captureof Forts Jackson and St. Philip. He was next transferred, with his company, to the gun-boat Wissahickon, and was with the fleet at the sur-render and occupation of New Orleans. Major Soule next wen
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. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . wasdaily on patrol duty or drilling his company until Feb-ruary, [862. His regiment was then ordered to NewportNews, Virginia, but soon after embarked on the steamship Constitution to join General B. F. Butlers army of theGulf Department. After a few weeks on Ship Island theywere taken on the ship Great Republic for the captureof Forts Jackson and St. Philip. He was next transferred, with his company, to the gun-boat Wissahickon, and was with the fleet at the sur-render and occupation of New Orleans. Major Soule next went with the fleet, under CommodoreFarragut, on the first expedition for the capture of Vicks-burg, led by General Thomas Williams. In short, he par-ticipated in all the campaigns of the Gulf Department, thehistory of which is the record of Major Soule. Severelywounded at Baton Rouge, he was sent North for medicaltreatment. In three months, when but partially recovered, he reported for duty to his regiment, and, with his arm ina sling, engaged in the siege of Port Hudson.. Major Soule was not off duty a day during the warexcept for wounds received in battle, and was honored ingenera] orders for gallant service in severe engagementsduring over four years of active service. Major Soule holds two commissions as major of hisregiment. He declined the first, preferring to be on activeduty with his heroic company than a major of the regi-ment without command. On receiving the second com-mission a year afterwards, he assumed immediate commandof the regiment, as its only superior officer was detailedon other duty. He then fitted out the serviceable armand batteries with siege-guns and mortars for the invest-ment of Mobile, doing active service to the end of thecampaign. fuly 9, [865, he took the regiment to New Orleans, under orders, and received a new outfit and armament oflight siege-guns, and was transferred to General Shermanfor a campaign to the Texas frontier, in iew of Maxi-milians