Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
David Porter
Date | Event |
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1780, Feb. 1 | Born, Boston, Mass. |
1798 | Appointed midshipman, United States Navy Duty on Constellation (frigate) |
1799 | Duty on Experiment (schooner), West India Squadron |
1801 | Duty on Enterprize (schooner), Tripolitan War |
1803 | Duty on Philadelphia (frigate), Tripolitan War |
1803-1805 | Prisoner of war, Tripoli |
1808 | Married Evelina Anderson |
1808-1810 | Commandant, New Orleans Naval Station |
1811-1814 | Commanded Essex (frigate) |
1812 | Promoted to captain |
1815 | Published Journal of a Cruise Made to the Pacific Ocean. Philadelphia: Bradford & Inskeep |
1815-1823 | Commissioner, Navy Board |
1823-1825 | Commander in chief, West India Squadron |
1825 | Published An Exposition of the Facts and Circumstances Which Justified the Expedition to Foxardo. Washington: Printed by Davis & Force |
1826 | Resigned from United States Navy |
1826-1829 | Commander in chief, Mexican Navy |
1830 | Appointed United States consul general, Algiers |
1831 | Appointed United States chargé d’affaires, Turkey |
1835 | Published Constantinople and Its Environs. New York: Harper. 2 vols. |
1839 | Appointed United States Minister, Turkey |
1843, Mar. 3 | Died, Pera, Constantinople |
David Dixon Porter
Date | Event |
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1813, June 8 | Born, Chester, Pa. |
1827 | Appointed midshipman, Mexican Navy |
1829 | Appointed midshipman, United States Navy Duty on Constellation (frigate), Mediterranean Station |
1839 | Married George Ann Patterson |
1842 | Duty on Congress (frigate) |
1847 | Duty on Spitfire (side-wheel gunboat) |
1849 | Commanded Panama (steamer) |
1850-1853 | Commanded Georgia (steamer) |
1855 | Commanded Supply (ship) |
1857 | Duty at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Va. |
1861 | Commanded Powhatan (side-wheel steamer) |
1863 | Commander, Mississippi Squadron Promoted to rear admiral |
1864 | Commander, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron |
1865-1869 | Superintendent, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
1866 | Promoted to vice admiral |
1866-1867 | Diplomatic mission to Santo Domingo |
1870 | Promoted to admiral |
1875 | Published Memoir of Commodore David Porter. Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell |
1877-1891 | Chairman, Naval Board of Inspection |
1885 | Published The Adventures of Harry Marline. New York: D. Appleton Published Allan Dare and Robert le Diable. New York: D. Appleton. 2 vols. Published Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War. New York: D. Appleton |
1886 | Published The Naval History of the Civil War. New York: Sherman Publishing Co. |
1889 | Published Arthur Merton. New York: D. Appleton |
1891, Feb. 13 | Died, Washington, D.C. |