Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1836, Sept. 30 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
| 1855 | Graduated, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Duty in USS Potomac, Home Squadron |
| 1856 | Duty in USS Wabash, Home Squadron |
| 1860 | Duty in USS Dacotah, East India Squadron |
| 1862-1863 | Duty in USS Oneida, West Gulf Blockading Squadron |
| 1863 | Married Elizabeth Floyd |
| 1864 | Duty in USS Ticonderoga, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron |
| 1865 | Commanded USS Seneca; in charge of the left wing of the 2nd Naval Division |
| 1869 | Commanded USS Saginaw, Pacific Fleet |
| 1871 . | Ordnance duty, U.S. Navy Yard, New York, N.Y |
| 1872 | Ordnance duty, U.S. Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. |
| 1877 | Duty in designing and constructing the first steel breech-loading guns for the U.S. Navy |
| 1881 | Promoted to captain |
| 1881-1897 | Chief, Bureau of Ordnance |
| 1891-1893 | Commanded USS Miantonomoh |
| 1897 | Promoted to rear admiral Commander in chief, Naval Forces, North Atlantic Station |
| 1898 | President, Strategy Board, during the Spanish-American War Retired from the U.S. Navy |
| 1900, Sept. 14 | Died, Westernville, N.Y. |