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Cyrus Ballou Comstock (3 February 1831 – 29 May 1910) was a career officer in the Regular Army of the United States. After graduating from the United States Military Academy
at West Point in 1855, Comstock served with the Army Corps of Engineers. At the beginning of the American Civil War, he assisted with the fortification of Washington, D.C. In 1862,
he was transferred to the field, eventually becoming chief engineer of the Army of the Potomac. In 1863 during the Siege of Vicksburg, he served as the chief engineer of the Army of
the Tennessee.(Wikipedia)
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USED Dredge Comstock moored pierside probably at Galveston, TX., date unknown.
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USED Dredge Comstock at Colonna Marine Railway Corp., Norfolk, VA., 10 May 1931.
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USED Dredge Comstock underway in March 1936, location unknown.
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USED Dredge Comstock dredging Rocklanding Shoal, 14 April 1931.
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John Spivey
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