Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1842 | Born, Frankfort, Ky. |
| 1860 | Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Duty in USS Susquehanna |
| 1861 | Duty in USS Richmond and USS Sabine |
| 1864 | Duty in USS Hartford, Battle of Mobile Bay |
| 1865-1867 | Duty in USS Colorado, European Squadron |
| 1873 | Married Elizabeth Anderson Thornton |
| 1874 | Duty in Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif. |
| 1878-1880 | Commanded USS Wyoming, European Station |
| 1883 | Equipment Officer, Brooklyn Navy Yard |
| 1895-1898 | Governor, Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1898 | Duty in USS Newark and USS Oregon, Guantanamo Bay |
| 1899 | Promoted to rear admiral Commanded Asiatic Fleet |
| 1902 | American naval representative to coronation of Edward VII of Great Britain |
| 1903 | President, Naval Examining Board |
| 1916 | PublishedFarragut and Mobile Bay–Personal Reminiscences. Washington, D. C.: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the District of Columbia. War paper, no. 98 |
| 1923, Dec. 14 | Died, buried in Arlington National Cemetery |