Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1805, Feb. 18 | Born, Washington, D.C. |
| 1812 | Received a midshipman’s warrant, United States Navy |
| 1816 | Began service as a midshipman, United States Navy |
| 1823-1824 | Acting lieutenant, United States Navy |
| 1825 | Commissioned lieutenant |
| 1827-1829 | Served in the Mediterranean in command of four ships |
| 1830 | Given charge of the newly created Depot of Charts and Instruments (of which he was the originator), Washington, D.C. |
| 1831 | Married Elizabeth Gamble Wirt |
| 1833 | Commanded mounted volunteers in Seminole War |
| 1841 | Promoted to commander |
| 1843-1846 | Stationed at Portsmouth, N.H. |
| 1845 | Published A Reply by L. M. Goldsborough to an Attack Made upon the Navy of the United States by Samuel E. Coures, President of the Peace Society. Portsmouth, N.H.: C. W. Brewster |
| 1848 | Published, Letter to John Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy, Concerning the Assignment of Rank to Medical Officers and Pursers. Washington, D.C. |
| 1849-1850 | Senior naval member of a commission which explored California and Oregon |
| 1853-1857 | Superintendent, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1855 | Promoted to captain |
| 1859-1861 | Commanded Brazil Squadron |
| 1861 | Took command of Atlantic Blockading Squadron |
| 1862 | Promoted to rear admiral |
| 1862 | Cooperated with Union General Ambrose Burnside in capture of Roanoke Island, N.C. |
| 1862-1865 | Performed administrative duties, Washington, D.C. |
| 1865 | Took charge of European Squadron |
| 1868 | Stationed in Washington, D.C. |
| 1873 | Retired from United States Navy |
| 1877, Feb. 20 | Died, Washington, D.C. |