Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1847, Sept. 3 | Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. |
| 1866 | Graduated, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Duty in USS Sacramento |
| 1868 | Duty in USS Kearsarge |
| 1871 | Duty in storeship Supply |
| 1872 | Duty in USS Worcester, North Atlantic Squadron |
| 1874 | Duty at U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1877 | Married Edith Marcy |
| 1878 | Duty in USS Richmond |
| 1884 | Executive officer, USS Quinnebaug, European Station |
| 1887 | Duty at U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1891 | Executive officer, USS Chicago, South Atlantic Station |
| 1894 | Duty in Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1895 | Ordnance officer, Navy Yard, New York, N.Y |
| 1898 | Commander, USS Yorktown, Philippines |
| 1900 | Duty in Bureau of Equipment, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1901 | Commander, USS New Orleans, Asiatic Station |
| 1903 | Senior officer, Southern Squadron, Asiatic Station |
| 1904 | President, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. |
| 1906 | Promoted to rear admiral Delegate, International Conference on the Revision of the Geneva Convention of August 22, 1864, for treatment of the sick and wounded |
| 1907 | U.S. naval delegate, Second Hague Conference |
| 1908-1909 | Commander in chief of the Battle Fleet, cruise around the world |
| 1909 | Senior member, Board on Revision of Navy Regulations Retired |
| 1911, Feb. 1 | Died, Washington, D.C |