Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1832, Jan. 22 | Born, Newport, N.H. |
| 1847 | Appointed midshipman |
| 1847-1850 | Duty in USS Porpoise, Africa Squadron |
| 1850-1853 | Duty in USS Raritan, Pacific Squadron |
| 1853-1854 | Attended United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1854-1855 | Duty in USS Falmouth |
| 1856-1858 | Duty in USS Portsmouth, Asiatic Squadron |
| 1859-1861 | Duty in USS St. Louis, Home Squadron |
| 1861 | Married Ellen D. Reed |
| 1861-1862 | Duty in USS Huron, South Atlantic Blockade Squadron |
| 1863-1864 | Duty in USS Seneca, North Atlantic Blockade Squadron |
| 1864-1865 | Commanded USS Canonicus, North Atlantic Squadron |
| 1865-1867 | Duty in USS Shenandoah, Asiatic Squadron |
| 1866 | Married Frances Georgiana Prescott |
| 1867-1868 | Commanded USS Hartford, Asiatic Squadron |
| 1868-1869 | Duty at New York Naval Rendezvous |
| 1869-1872 | Duty in Boston Navy Yard |
| 1872-1874 | Commanded USS Tuscarora, Africa Squadron |
| 1874 | Duty as a hydrographic inspector |
| 1875-1881 | Commanded Pensacola Navy Yard |
| 1881-1883 | Commanded USS Alaska, Pacific Squadron |
| 1883 | Commanded Norfolk Navy Yard |
| 1883-1884 | President, Naval Torpedo Board |
| 1885 | Promoted to commodore |
| 1885-1886 | Superintendent, Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. |
| 1886-1889 | Commanded Mare Island Navy Yard |
| 1889 | Promoted to rear admiral |
| 1889-1892 | Commanded Naval Forces, Asiatic Station |
| 1892-1894 | President, Naval Board of Inspection |
| 1893 | Naval representative, Chicago World’s Fair, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1894 | Retired from the navy |
| 1898 | Recalled to active duty as President of the Naval Coaling Board |
| 1903, Apr. 7 | Died, Key West, Fla. |