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List of Navy Officers Who Joined the Confederate Navy
Names of U.S. Navy Officer Resignations Prior to the Civil War
Ex-US Navy Officers Who Joined the Confederate Navy
Union Naval Officer Resignations and Dismissals
Table I
United States Navy Officer Resignations & Dismissals
April
1861 by Days
| Rank |
Status |
1-11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
Totals |
| Captains (93) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
4 |
| Commanders (127) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
5 |
1 |
1
2 |
|
3
2 |
1
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
8
12 |
| Lieutenants (351) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
2 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1
3 |
1
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
4
1 |
|
2
2 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
9
26 |
| Surgeons (69) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Passed Assistant Surgeons (43) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Asst. Surgeons (36) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Paymasters (64) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2
2 |
| Masters in Line of Promotion (37) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Masters not in Line of Promotion (9) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chaplains (24) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Professors of Math (12) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Midshipmen (55) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Acting Midshipmen (267) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
3 |
11 |
|
|
4 |
3 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
38 |
| Boatswains (43) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gunners (47) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Carpenters (45) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Sailmakers (40) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Chief Engineers (28) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1st Asst. Engr. (43) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| 2nd Asst. Engr. (29) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| 3rd Asst. Engr. (92) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTALS |
5 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
7 |
22 |
4 |
15 |
12 |
5 |
16 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
114 |
Table II
United States Navy Officer Resignations & Dismissals
Year
1860-1861 by months
| Rank |
Status |
60
Dec |
61
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total |
| Captains (93) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
3
4 |
1
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
6 |
| Commanders (127) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
3 |
1 |
|
8
12 |
4
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
16
18 |
| Lieutenants (351) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
5 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
9
26 |
12
2 |
5 |
6 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
5 |
39
48 |
| Surgeons (69) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
3
5 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
6
9 |
| Passed Assistant Surgeons (43) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
2
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
6
4 |
| Asst. Surgeons (36) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
1 |
1
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
3
10 |
| Paymasters (64) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2
2 |
|
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
4
9 |
| Masters in Line of Promotion (37) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
| Masters not in Line of Promotion (9) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Chaplains (24) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Professors of Math (12) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Midshipmen (55) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
3
12 |
| Acting Midshipmen (267) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
4 |
21 |
6 |
31 |
38 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
111 |
| Boatswains (43) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Gunners (47) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
| Carpenters (45) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
2
5 |
| Sailmakers (40) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
3
3 |
| Chief Engineers (28) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1
4 |
| 1st Asst. Engr. (43) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1
7 |
| 2nd Asst. Engr. (29) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
3
4 |
| 3rd Asst. Engr. (92) |
Accepted
Dismissed |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
5
7 |
| TOTALS |
Accepted
Dismissed |
11 |
40 |
20 |
37 |
114 |
67 |
29 |
24 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
373 |
Table III
Proportions of Officers "Going South"
| Rank |
Total
Officers
in each
Rank |
Accepted |
Dismissed |
Total
Accepted
or
Dismissed |
% of
total
USN |
% Dismissed
of Officers
who left
the service |
Dec. 1, 1860-
Dec. 31, 1861 |
| Captains |
93 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
16 |
40 |
| Commanders |
127 |
16 |
18 |
34 |
27 |
53 |
| Lieutenants |
351 |
39 |
48 |
87 |
25 |
55 |
| Surgeons |
69 |
6 |
9 |
15 |
22 |
60 |
| Passed Assistant Surgeons |
43 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
23 |
40 |
| Assistant Surgeons |
36 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
36 |
77 |
| Paymasters |
64 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
20 |
69 |
Masters (Promotion Line)
(incl 1 Reserve) |
37 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
Masters (non-Promotion Line)
(incl 9 Reserve) |
9 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
0 |
| Chaplains |
24 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| Professors of Mathematics |
12 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
100 |
| Midshipmen |
55 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
27 |
80 |
| Acting Midshipmen |
267 |
111 |
0 |
111 |
42 |
0 |
| Boatswains |
43 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
100 |
| Gunners |
47 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
100 |
| Carpenters |
45 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
16 |
71 |
| Sailmakers |
40 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
50 |
| Chief Engineers |
28 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
80 |
| 1st Assistant Engineers |
43 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
19 |
88 |
| 2nd Assistant Engineers |
29 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
24 |
57 |
| 3rd Assistant Engineers |
92 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
13 |
58 |
| TOTALS |
1,554 |
219 |
154 |
373 |
24 |
41 |
Sources: The information on which Tables I, II, and III are based has been
compiled from Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States including Officers in
the Marine Corps and others for Year 1861 (Washington, D.C., 1861), Register of Officers of the Confederate States
Navy, 1861-1865 (Washington, D.C., 1931); and lists and letters contained in the microfilm "Resignations and Dismissals
from the U.S. Navy, 1861," RG45, National Archives.
Appendix
Data on Officers Resigning, Accepted and Dismissed1
| |
Date
Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
| CAPTAINS (93) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Randolph, Victor M. |
10 Jan |
14 Jan |
VA |
VA |
VA |
26 Mar |
Capt |
| Ingraham, Duncan N. |
1 Feb |
4 Feb |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
Capt |
| Rousseau, Lawrence |
30 Jan |
11 Feb |
LA |
LA |
LA |
26 Mar |
Capt |
| Tattnall, Josiah |
20 Feb |
21 Feb |
GA |
GA |
GA |
26 Mar |
Capt |
| Newell, Thomas M. (Inactive) |
14 Mar |
18 Mar |
GA |
GA |
GA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Lynch, William F. |
21 Apr |
21 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Capt |
| Cooke, Harrison H. |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
no date |
Capt |
| Sterrett, Isaac S. |
23 Apr |
23 Apr |
MD |
MD |
MD |
10 Jun |
Capt |
| Page, Hugh N. (Inactive) |
19 Apr |
14 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
no date |
Capt |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Forrest, French |
19 Apr |
19 Apr |
MD |
DC |
VA |
10 Jun |
Capt |
| Buchanan, Franklin |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
MD |
PA |
PA |
5 Sep |
Capt |
| Barron, Samuel |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
no date |
Capt |
| Magruder, George A. |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Mayo, Isaac |
1 May |
18 May |
MD |
MD |
MD |
---------- |
---------- |
| Hollins, George N. |
9 Jun |
6 Jun |
MD |
MD |
MD |
22 Jun |
Capt |
| |
| COMMANDERS (127) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (16) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hartstene, Henry J. |
3 Jan |
9 Jan |
SC |
GA |
SC |
26 Mar |
Cdr |
| Brent, Thomas W. |
12 Jan |
19 Jan |
DC |
DC |
FL |
19 Jan |
Cdr |
| Farrand, Ebenezer |
13 Jan |
21 Jan |
NY |
NJ |
NJ |
21 Jan |
Cdr |
| Semmes, Raphael |
15 Feb |
15 Feb |
MD |
MD |
MD |
26 Mar |
Cdr |
| Henderson, James L. |
18 Apr |
18 Apr |
VA |
DC |
VA |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| McBlair, Charles H. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
MD |
MD |
MD |
19 Oct |
Cdr |
| Thorburn, Robert D. |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
23 Oct |
Cdr |
| Minor, George |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| Myers, Joseph |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
NC |
VA |
NC |
---------- |
---------- |
1. Sources: Resignations & Dismissals of Officers from the U.S. Navy, 1861;
Letters of Resignation from Commissioned Officers immediately before and following the outbreak of the Civil War and the Secretary's
Acceptance, 2 vols.; List of Commissioned Officers who resigned or were dismissed immediately before and following the outbreak
of the Civil War, Dec. 1860-Dec. 1861. Navy and Old Army Branch; NA. Register of the Secretary of the Navy, 1861, pp.
160-169; Register of the Officers of the Confederate States Navy, 1861-1965 (Washington, D.C., 1931).
2. All dates are of year 1861 unless otherwise indicated.
3. This column contains the crucial date which indicates when the Navy Department
considered a resignation to have been accepted or dismissed. A resignation had no effect until this date. Time lags between
tender and acceptance or dismissal were usually due to distance between officer and Washington, D.C., but in some cases officers
were able to use telegraph, and in Secretary Toucey's administration some resignations from the deep South were sent and accepted
by telegram on the same day.
4. Navy Registers show officers geographical location at only three points
during their careers: state of birth (without date), state from which appointed (which sometimes had no relationship to residence)
and state of which the officer was a citizen.
5. In instances where a line and no rank appears, the officer did not join the
Confederate State Navy. In some cases, not indicated, a Confederate officer would be a member of the "Virginia Navy," the
"South Carolina Navy," or the "Georgia Navy," although these state navies were small and had but a brief existence.
| |
Date
Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
| Pinkney, Robert F. |
23 Apr |
23 Apr |
MD |
MD |
MD |
24 Jun |
Cdr |
| Chatard, Frederick |
24 Apr |
24 Apr |
MD |
MD |
MD |
15 Jun |
Cdr |
| Hunter, William W. |
2 Apr |
29 Apr |
PA |
LA |
LA |
6 Jun |
Cdr |
| Green, William |
22 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
no date |
Cdr |
| Mason, Murray |
16 Apr |
13 May |
DC |
DC |
DC |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| Whittle, William C. |
20 Apr |
16 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Cdr |
| Manning, John |
18 May |
23 May |
NC |
NC |
NC |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed(18) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Robb, Robert G. |
18 Apr |
18 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| Fairfax, Archibald |
18 Apr |
18 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| Page, Richard L. |
18 Apr |
18 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| Sinclair, Arthur |
18 Apr |
18 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| Tucker, John R. |
18 Apr |
18 Apr |
DC |
IN |
DC |
6 Jun |
Cdr |
| Rootes, Thomas R. |
19 Apr |
19 Apr |
VA |
GA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| McBlair, William |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
MD |
MD |
MD |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| McIntosh, Charles F. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
13 Jun |
Cdr |
| Lee, Sidney Smith |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Cdr |
| Page, Thomas J. |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| Hunter, Thomas T. |
23 Apr |
23 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| Maury, Matthew, F. |
26 Apr |
26 Apr |
VA |
TN |
TN |
10 Jun |
Cdr |
| Muse, William T. |
2 Apr |
13 May |
NC |
NC |
NC |
24 Jun |
Cdr |
| Mitchell, John K. |
29 Apr |
27 May |
NC |
NC |
NC |
11 Nov |
Cdr |
| Kennedy, Charles H.A.H. |
31 Apr |
4 Jun |
VA |
VA |
NC |
25 Jun |
Cdr |
| Handy, Edward L. |
13 Jun |
14 Jun |
RI |
RI |
RI |
---------- |
---------- |
| Boutwell, Edward B. |
31 Jul |
31 Jul |
VA |
VA |
VA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Chandler, William |
Court of Inq. |
17 Oct |
DC |
DC |
DC |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| LIEUTENANTS (351) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (39) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hamilton, John R. |
1 Dec 60 |
15 Dec 60 |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Law, George E. |
20 Nov 60 |
18 Dec 60 |
IN |
IN |
IN |
-------- |
--------- |
| Dozier, William G. |
21 Dec 60 |
21 Dec 60 |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Warley, Alexander F. |
20 Dec 60 |
24 Dec 60 |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Selden, Robert |
21 Dec 60 |
27 Dec 60 |
DC |
VA |
VA |
-------- |
-------- |
| Stribling, John |
31 Dec 60 |
8 Jan |
VA |
SC |
SC |
29 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Pelot, Thomas P. |
7 Jan |
11 Jan |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| North, James H. |
14 Jan |
15 Jan |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
Lt |
| Chapman, Robert T. |
14 Jan |
15 Jan |
AL |
AL |
AL |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Renshaw, Francis B. |
16 Jan |
22 Jan |
PA |
PA |
PA |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Eggleston, John R. |
13 Jan |
22 Jan |
VA |
MS |
VA |
5 Apr |
1st Lt |
| Kell, John |
18 Jan |
23 Jan |
GA |
GA |
GA |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Fry, Joseph |
26 Jan |
1 Feb |
FL |
NY |
NY |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Porcher, Philip |
19 Jan |
2 Feb |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Walbach, J.J.B. |
5 Dec 60 |
18 Feb |
NH |
NH |
MD |
-------- |
-------- |
| Rutledge, John |
20 Jan |
23 Feb |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Morris, C. Manigault |
25 Jan |
29 Feb |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Simons, Maurice |
28 Feb |
7 Mar |
SC |
SC |
SC |
-------- |
-------- |
| Bradfotd, William L. |
9 Apr |
17 Apr |
AL |
AL |
AL |
13 Apr |
1st Lt |
| Fitzgerald, William B. |
14 Apr |
18 Apr |
DC |
VA |
VA |
20 Jun |
Lt |
| Kennard, Joel S. |
22 Apr |
23 Apr |
AL |
AL |
AL |
27 Apr |
1st Lt |
| Tilghman, Richard L. |
23 Apr |
23 Apr |
MD |
MD |
MD |
-------- |
-------- |
| McLaughlin, Augustus M. |
23 Apr |
23 Apr |
MD |
AR |
AR |
15 Jun |
1st Lt |
| |
Date
Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
| Hunter, Bushrod W. |
23 Apr |
23 Apr |
DC |
VA |
VA |
---------- |
---------- |
| McGary, Charles P.M. |
25 Apr |
25 Apr |
MD |
NC |
NC |
27 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Carter, Jonathan |
25 Apr |
25 Apr |
NC |
NC |
NC |
27 Apr |
1st Lt |
| Dunnington, John W. |
26 Apr |
26 Apr |
KY |
KY |
KY |
2 May |
1st Lt |
| Wayne, William A. |
1 May |
1 May |
GA |
GA |
GA |
20 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Maffitt, John N. |
2 May |
2 May |
Ire |
NY |
GA |
8 May |
1st Lt |
| Cooke, James W. |
2 May |
2 May |
NC |
NC |
NC |
11 Jun |
Lt |
| Jones, Catesby ap R. |
17 Apr |
13 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
23 Apr |
Lt |
| Maury, William L. |
30 Apr |
13 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Kennon, Beverly |
23 Apr |
13 May |
VA |
IN |
IN |
15 Jun |
Lt |
| Johnston, James D. |
10 Apr |
14 May |
KY |
KY |
KY |
13 Apr |
1st Lt |
| Harrison, George W. |
17 Apr |
14 May |
W.I. |
VA |
VA |
23 May |
1st Lt |
| Taylor, John S. |
18 Apr |
14 May |
VA |
TN |
TN |
no date |
Lt |
| Bier, George H. |
23 Apr |
14 May |
MD |
MD |
MD |
13 Nov |
1st Lt |
| Daniels, Joseph D. |
23 Apr |
14 May |
MD |
MD |
MD |
---------- |
---------- |
| Webb, William A. |
17 May |
20 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Porter, Thomas K. |
28 Jun |
18 Jul |
TN |
TN |
TN |
13 Jul 63 |
1st Lt |
| Campbell, William P.A. |
8 Sep |
19 Sep |
TN |
TN |
TN |
17 Sep |
1st Lt |
| Stevens, Henry K. |
R.O. |
30 Sep |
CT |
FL |
FL |
26 Nov |
Lt |
| Loyall, Benjamin P. |
R.O. |
5 Oct |
VA |
IN |
IN |
26 Nov |
1st Lt |
| Butt, Walter R. |
R.O. |
5 Oct |
VA |
W.T.# |
W.T. |
8 Jan 62 |
1st Lt |
| Myers, Julian |
R.O. |
6 Dec |
GA |
GA |
GA |
6 Feb 62 |
1st Lt |
| DeBree, Alexander M. |
R.O. |
6 Dec. |
VA |
VA |
VA |
5 Aug 62 |
1st Lt |
| Forrest, Dulaney A. |
R.O. |
6 Dec |
MD |
VA |
VA |
8 Feb 62 |
1st Lt |
| Glassell, William T. |
R.O. |
6 Dec. |
VA |
VA |
VA |
5 Aug 62 |
1st Lt |
| Van Zandt, Nicholas |
26 Nov |
24 Dec |
DC |
DC |
DC |
7 Dec |
1st Lt |
| Waddell, James J. |
20 Nov |
18 Jan 62 |
NC |
NC |
NC |
27 Mar 62 |
Lt |
| McArann, Robert M. |
no date |
22 Jan 62 |
PA |
PA |
PA |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed(50) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Taylor, John Wood |
2 Apr |
2 Apr |
MN |
KY |
LA |
4 Oct |
1st Lt |
| Fauntleroy, Charles M. |
7 Apr |
7 Apr |
VA |
MO |
MO |
20 Apr |
Lt |
| Sinclair, George T. |
16 Apr |
16 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
20 Apr |
1st Lt |
| Gwathmey, Washington |
15 Apr |
17 Apr |
Eng |
VA |
VA |
20 Apr |
1st Lt |
| Peagram, Robert B. |
17 Apr |
17 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Sharp, William |
17 Apr |
17 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Spottswood, Charles F. |
18 Apr |
18 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Poindexter, Carter B. |
18 Apr |
18 Apr |
VA |
NY |
NY |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Maury, John S. |
18 Apr |
18 Apr |
NC |
NC |
NC |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Rochelle, James H. |
19 Apr |
19 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
6 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Bennett, John W. |
19 Apr |
19 Apr |
MD |
MD |
MD |
20 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Wilkinson, John |
6 Apr |
20 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Lewis, Henry H. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
VA |
KY |
KY |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Parker, William H.* |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
NY |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Powell, William L. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
VA |
DC |
VA |
11 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Brooke, John M. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
FL |
VA |
VA |
2May |
Lt |
#W.T.--Western Territory
*The younger of two brothers whose father served as a naval officer in the
War of 1812, William Harwar Parker won renown as the organizer and first superintendent of the Confederate Naval Academy and
as the author of seamanship texts used at that institution. His brother Foxhall Alexander Parker stayed with the Union, held
several commands, wrote texts on naval ordnance, and coincidentally served as the superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy
during 1878-1879. The Parker family was typical of many whose relationships were divided by the war.
| |
Date
Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
| Murphy, Peter U. |
21 Apr |
21 Apr |
NC |
NC |
NC |
24 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Murdough, William H. |
21 Apr |
21 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
24 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Winder, Edward L. |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
MD |
WI |
MD |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Simms, Charles C. |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Minor, Robert D. |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
VA |
MO |
MO |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Johnston, Oscar D. |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
VA |
TN |
TN |
16 May |
Acting Lt |
| Davidson, Hunter |
23 Apr |
23 Apr |
DC |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Brown, Isaac N. |
25 Apr |
25 Apr |
KS |
TN |
MS |
6 Jun |
Lt |
| Bent, Silas |
25 Apr |
25 Apr |
MO |
MO |
MO |
--------- |
---------- |
| Jones, J. Pembroke |
29 Apr |
29 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
2 May |
1st Lt |
| McCorkle, David P. |
R.O.* |
17 May |
DC |
PA |
PA |
27 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Lewis, James B. |
23 May |
23 May |
VA |
TN |
VA |
--------- |
---------- |
| Barney, Joseph N. |
4 Jun |
4 Jun |
MD |
MD |
MD |
2 Jul |
1st Lt |
| Barbot, Alphonse |
no date |
10 Jun |
LA |
LA |
LA |
10 Nov |
Acting Master |
| Shyrock, George S. |
31 May |
15 Jun |
KY |
KY |
KY |
15 Aug |
1st Lt |
| Hays, Charles W. |
21 Jun |
25 Jun |
AL |
AL |
AL |
9 Jul |
1st Lt |
| Morgan, Van Rensellaer |
30 May |
28 Jun |
KY |
IN |
OH |
18 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Dalton, Hamilton H. |
22 Mar |
1 Jul |
NC |
MS |
MS |
30 Dec |
1st Lt |
| Alexander, Joseph W. |
4 Jul |
5 Jul |
NC |
NC |
NC |
23 Oct |
1st Lt |
| Shepperd, Francis E. |
5 Jul |
8 Jul |
NC |
NC |
NC |
15 Jul |
1st Lt |
| Guthrie, John J. |
6 Jul |
15 Jul |
NC |
NC |
NC |
13 Jul |
1st Lt |
| Ward, William H. |
26 May |
16 Jul |
VA |
VA |
OH |
21 Oct |
Acting Master |
| *Refused Oath |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| SURGEONS (69) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Spottswood, W.A.W. |
12 Jan |
19 Jan |
VA |
VA |
VA |
23 Oct 62 |
Surg |
| Steele, Thomas B. |
21 Apr |
29 Apr |
MD |
MD |
MD |
--------- |
---------- |
| Patton, William F. |
23 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Surg |
| Mason, John T. |
22 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Surg |
| Blacknall, George |
23 Apr |
7 May |
NC |
NC |
NC |
14 Jun |
Surg |
| Cornick, James |
7 Jul |
2 Aug |
VA |
VA |
VA |
13 Sep |
Surg |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed(9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Minor, Lewis W. |
18 Apr |
7 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Surg |
| McClenahan, Wm. F. |
25 Apr |
9 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Surg |
| Sinclair, W. B. |
25 Apr |
10 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Surg |
| Mason, Randolph |
17 Apr |
10 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
14 Jun |
Surg |
| Green, Daniel S. |
2 May |
18 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
20 Jun |
Surg |
| Harrison, James F. |
15 June |
15 June |
VA |
VA |
VA |
18 Jun |
Surg |
| Jeffery, Richard W. |
12 Jul |
28 Sep |
VA |
VA |
VA |
8 Feb 62 |
Surg |
| Page, Wm. M. |
16 Jul |
10 Oct |
VA |
VA |
VA |
28 Aug |
Surg |
| Fahs, Charles F. |
11 Nov |
13 Nov |
PA |
PA |
PA |
1 Jan 62 |
Surg |
| |
| PASSED ASSISTANT SURGEONS (43) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted(6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lynah, Arthur M. |
9 Jan |
14 Jan |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
Surg |
| Carrington, Wm. F. |
27 Feb |
5 Mar |
VA |
VA |
VA |
23 Oct |
Surg |
| Galt, Francis L. |
16 Mar |
20 Mar |
VA |
VA |
GA |
15 Apr |
Surg |
| Ward, John |
29 Mar |
3 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
3 Apr |
Surg |
| Phillips, Dinwiddie |
18 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Surg |
| |
Date
Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
| Beck, Morris B. |
29 Apr |
10 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed(4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Williamson, Charles W. |
20 Apr |
10 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Surg |
| Wysham, William E. |
25 Apr |
10 May |
MD |
MD |
MD |
10 Jun |
Surg |
| Washington, H.W.M. |
23 Apr |
10 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
18 Jun |
Surg |
| Greenhow, J.W.B. |
28 Jun |
5 Jul |
GA |
GA |
GA |
23 Oct |
Surg |
| |
| ASSISTANT SURGEONS (36) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Resigned-Accepted(3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Charlton, Thomas J. |
14 Dec 60 |
18 Dec 60 |
GA |
GA |
GA |
2 Apr 62 |
Asst. Surg |
| Lining, Charles E. |
11 Jun |
15 Jan |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar 61 |
Pasd. Asst. Surg |
| Sheldon, H. Lawrence |
no date |
6 Jul |
CT |
CT |
CT |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed(10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Grafton, Joseph D. |
20 Apr |
2 May |
MO |
AR |
AR |
6 Jun |
Pasd. Asst. Surg |
| Van Bibber, Frederick |
15 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
MD |
MD |
no date |
Asst. Surg |
| Lowndes, Charles Jr. |
22 Apr |
7 May |
MD |
MD |
MD |
---------- |
---------- |
| Garnett, Algernon S. |
22 Apr |
10 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
24 Jun |
Asst. Surg |
| Green, Bennett W. |
2 May |
18 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
23 May |
Asst. Surg |
| Sanford, John W. Jr. |
18 May |
29 May |
NC |
NC |
NC |
26 Jun |
Pasd. Asst. Surg |
| Freeman, Robert J. |
22 Apr. |
4 Jun |
VA |
VA |
VA |
20 Aug |
Asst. Surg |
| Christian, Marcellus J. |
4 Jul |
7 Jul |
VA |
VA |
VA |
18 Jul |
Asst. Surg |
| Lindsay, James E. |
16 Jul |
10 Oct |
NC |
NC |
NC |
23 Jan 62 |
Asst. Surg |
| Hetty, James W. |
12 Dec |
17 Dec |
GA |
GA |
GA |
Feb 62 |
Asst. Surg |
| |
| PAYMASTERS (64) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted(4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Kelly, W.W.J. |
8 Jan |
21 Jan |
NC |
FL |
FL |
26 Mar |
Paymaster |
| Myers, Henry |
29 Jan |
1 Feb |
GA |
GA |
GA |
26 Mar |
Paymaster |
| Nixon, John W. |
30 Mar |
15 Apr |
LA |
LA |
LA |
15 Apr |
Paymaster |
| Ritchie, George |
29 Apr |
29 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Oct |
Paymaster |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed(9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Clark, George W. |
2 Apr |
2 Apr |
DC |
AR |
AR |
13 May |
Paymaster |
| Johnston, John C. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
Ire |
NC |
NC |
---------- |
---------- |
| Allison, Richard T. |
20 Apr |
6 May |
KY |
MD |
MD |
10 May |
Paym. CSMC |
| DeBree, John |
19 Apr |
1 Jun |
NJ |
PA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Paymaster |
| Harwood, James K. |
31 May |
1 Jun |
MD |
MD |
MD |
8 Feb |
Paymaster |
| Morris, Miles H. |
+ |
1 Jun |
TN |
MS |
MS |
---------- |
---------- |
| Senac, Felix |
1 Apr |
11 Jun |
FL |
FL |
FL |
22 Jul |
Paymaster |
| Ware, Thomas R. |
Jun |
13 Jun |
VA |
MD |
VA |
12 Jun |
Paymaster |
| Semple, James A. |
19 May |
15 Jul |
VA |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Paymaster |
| |
| MASTERS IN LINE OF PROMOTION (37) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted(4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mills, Thomas B. |
16 Jan |
16 Jan |
LA |
AL |
AL |
28 Mar |
Master |
| Evans, William E. |
20 Dec 60 |
2 Feb |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Kerr, William A. |
24 Apr |
24 Apr |
NC |
NC |
NC |
2 May |
Acting Lt |
| Whittle, William C. |
20 Apr |
15 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
16 Jun |
Acting Master |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed |
| None |
+Did not reply to Navy Dept. letters.
| |
Date
Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
MASTERS NOT IN LINE
OF PROMOTION (37) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pearson, John |
15 Jan |
22 Jan |
VA |
FL |
FL |
16 Apr |
Master, NLP |
| Young, H.A.F. |
20 Apr |
15 May |
Eng |
VA |
VA |
no date |
Master |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| CHAPLAINS (24) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thomas, Charles W. |
22 Jan |
22 Jan |
Wales |
GA |
GA |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS (12) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lawrence, Alex W. |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
NC |
NC |
NC |
---------- |
---------- |
| Robinson, William |
9 Aug |
15 Aug |
NC |
NC |
NC |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| MIDSHIPMEN (55) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Grimball, John |
20 Dec 60 |
24 Dec 60 |
SC |
SC |
SC |
16 Apr 61 |
Midn |
| Read, Charles W. |
19 Jan |
4 Feb |
MS |
MS |
MS |
13 Apr |
Act. Midn. |
| Hall, Wilburn B. |
15 Feb |
7 Mar |
SC |
LA |
GA |
16 Apr |
Midn |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (12) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Read, Edmund G. |
1 May |
1 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Dornin, Thomas L. |
4 Jun |
4 Jun |
VA |
VA |
VA |
24 Jun |
Midn. |
| Hoole, James L. |
4 Jun |
4 Jun |
AL |
AL |
AL |
22 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Hoge, Francis L. |
4 Jun |
4 Jun |
VA |
VA |
VA |
25 Jun |
Midn. |
| Averett, Samuel W. |
8 May |
5 Jun |
VA |
VA |
VA |
28 Aug |
Act. Master |
| Tayloe, James L |
4 Jul |
5 Jul |
VA |
VA |
VA |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Hackett, Samuel H. |
9 Jun |
18 Jul |
PA |
PA |
PA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Borchert, George A. |
19 Jul |
24 Jul |
GA |
GA |
GA |
25 Jul |
Midn. |
| Harrison, Thomas L. |
20 Jun |
26 Jul |
VA |
VA |
VA |
12 Aug |
Midn. |
| Claiborne, Henry B. |
19 Aug |
24 Aug |
LA |
LA |
LA |
25 Jul |
Master |
| Cenas, Hilary |
19 Aug |
24 Aug |
LA |
LA |
LA |
24 Dec |
Act. Lt. |
| Wharton, Arthur D. |
24 Aug |
26 Aug |
AL |
TN |
TN |
24 Sep |
Act. Master |
| |
| ACTING MIDSHIPMEN (267) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (111) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Foute, Robert C. |
3 Dec 60 |
4 Dec 60 |
TN |
TN |
TN |
11 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Bacot, Richard H. |
10 Dec 60 |
11 Dec 60 |
SC |
SC |
SC |
16 May |
Act. Midn. |
| Walker, John T. |
15 Dec 60 |
17 Dec 60 |
SC |
SC |
SC |
15 May |
Act. Midn. |
| Wilkinson, William W. |
22 Dec 60 |
24 Dec 60 |
SC |
SC |
SC |
15 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Haward, Ochran H. |
9 Jan |
10 Jan |
MA |
MA |
MA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Rournoy, Robert |
10 Jan |
12 Jan |
GA |
GA |
GA |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Smith, Napoleon |
14 Jan |
16 Jan |
MO |
AL |
AL |
---------- |
---------- |
| Stone, Sardine G. Jr. |
14 Jan |
16 Jan |
AL |
AL |
AL |
13 Apr |
Act. Midn. |
| Roby, Francis M. |
14 Jan |
16 Jan |
AL |
MS |
MS |
8 May |
Act. Midn. |
| |
Date
Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
| Price, John R.
|
14 Jan |
16 Jan |
AL |
AL |
AL |
12 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Robinson, Wm. F. |
14 Jan |
16 Jan |
AL |
AL |
AL |
12 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Baldwin, James G. |
14 Jan |
16 Jan |
MS |
MS |
MS |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Holcombe, Isaac C. |
17 Jan |
19 Jan |
GA |
GA |
GA |
16May |
Act. Midn. |
| Hill, Hugh L. |
17 Jan |
19 Jan |
GA |
GA |
GA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Payne, Robert |
21 Jan |
22 Jan |
MO |
MO |
MO |
---------- |
---------- |
| Merriwether, James A. |
14 Jan |
22 Jan |
GA |
GA |
GA |
16 May |
Act. Midn. |
| Moses, Raphael J. Jr. |
22 Jan |
23 Jan |
FL |
GA |
GA |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| McClintoc, Horatio G. |
22 Jan |
24 Jan |
IL |
AL |
AL |
13 Jun |
Midn. |
| Pinckney, William E. |
24 Jan |
25 Jan |
LA |
LA |
LA |
8 May |
Act. Midn. |
| Carter, Barron |
21 Jan |
25 Jan |
GA |
GA |
GA |
19 Jun |
Master's Mate |
| Berrien, Thomas M. |
21 Jan |
26 Jan |
GA |
GA |
GA |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Moody, David |
26 Jan |
29 Jan |
OH |
OH |
OH |
---------- |
---------- |
| Armstrong, Richard F. |
28 Jan |
30 Jan |
GA |
GA |
GA |
17 Apr |
Midn. |
| Comstock, Wm. Van |
28 Jan |
30 Jan |
LA |
LA |
LA |
25 Apr |
Act. Midn. |
| Comstock, John H. |
29 Jan |
30 Jan |
LA |
AR |
AR |
4 May |
Midn. |
| Carnes, William W. |
3 Feb |
13 Feb |
TN |
TN |
TN |
7 Jan 64 |
CSA/2nd Lt. |
| Goodwyn, Matthew P. |
Feb |
13 Feb |
VA |
VA |
VA |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Ingraham, John H. |
10 Feb |
14 Feb |
SC |
SC |
SC |
23 Apr |
Midn. |
| Scales, Dabney M. |
13 Feb |
18 Feb |
VA |
MS |
MS |
16 May |
Act. Midn. |
| Garrett, Thomas G. |
23 Feb |
26 Feb |
AL |
AL |
AL |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Reber, John M. |
24 Fcb |
26 Feb |
PA |
PA |
PA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Wilson, Joseph D. |
9 Mar |
5 Mar |
FL |
FL |
FL |
17 Apr |
Act. Midn. |
| Holden, John F. |
5 Mar |
7 Mar |
TN |
TN |
TN |
May |
Midn. |
| Hicks, William A. |
5 Mar |
7 Mar |
MS |
MS |
MS |
17 Apr |
Midn. |
| Lee, William Piercy |
9 Mar |
11 Mar |
MD |
NY |
NY |
---------- |
---------- |
| Hudgins, Albert G. |
9 Mar |
11 Mar |
VA |
VA |
VA |
15 Apr |
Midn. |
| Dougherty, Harvey H. |
7 Mar |
11 Mar |
KY |
KY |
KY |
---------- |
---------- |
| Dalton, William R. |
8 Mar |
11 Mar |
AL |
MS |
MS |
12 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Bryan, George D. |
11 Mar |
12 Mar |
SC |
SC |
SC |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Appleton, Giles F. |
no date* |
15 Mar |
NH |
NH |
NH |
---------- |
---------- |
| Daniels, Charles H. |
12 Mar |
15 Mar |
NY |
NY |
NY |
---------- |
---------- |
| AhI, James W. |
no date |
15 Mar |
PA |
PA |
PA |
---------- |
---------- |
|
| Fortune, John C. |
no date |
15 Mar |
PA |
PA |
PA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Willet, Silas S. |
13 Mar |
15 Mar |
NY |
NY |
NY |
---------- |
---------- |
| Young, William W. |
no date |
15 Mar |
PA |
PA |
PA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Hopkins, John A. |
13 Mar |
15 Mar |
MI |
MI |
MI |
---------- |
---------- |
| Heath, Benjamin |
13 Mar |
15 Mar |
MA |
MA |
MA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Fagan, Louis |
no date |
15 Mar |
PA |
PA |
PA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Guthrie, Edward P. |
13 Mar |
15 Mar |
PA |
PA |
PA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Dick, James A. |
13 Mar |
15 Mar |
IN |
IN |
IN |
---------- |
---------- |
| Carmody, Robert E. |
no date |
15 Mar |
NY |
NY |
NY |
---------- |
---------- |
| Hivling, Wm. H. |
12 Mar |
18 Mar |
OH |
OH |
OH |
---------- |
---------- |
| Marmaduke, Henry |
12 Mar |
18 Mar |
MO |
MO |
MO |
8 May |
Midn. |
| Ruggles, Edward S. |
12 Mar |
18 Mar |
MI |
WT. |
W.T. |
15 Nov 62 |
Act. Midn. |
| Telfair, David A. |
12 Mar |
18 Mar |
NC |
NC |
NC |
---------- |
---------- |
| Osterloh, William C. |
13 Mar |
18 Mar |
PA |
PA |
PA |
23 May |
Act. Midn. |
*Letters of resignation from several Acting Midshipmen not found. In some cases their fathers submitted resignations for them.
In others, the Superintendent of the Naval Academy only submitted a list of resignations to the Secretary of the Navy.
| |
Date
Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
| Ames, William L.
|
13 Mar |
18 Mar |
NY |
MN |
MN |
---------- |
---------- |
| Livingston, John S. |
13 Mar |
18 Mar |
MN |
MN |
MN |
---------- |
---------- |
| Washington, Leroy H. |
16 Mar |
18 Mar |
GA |
GA |
GA |
3 Aug |
Act. Midn. |
| Williams, Henri S.H. |
13 Mar |
18 Mar |
NC |
NC |
NC |
14 Sep |
Act. Midn. |
| Heath, Lucius E. |
no date |
19 Mar |
MA |
MA |
MA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Cushing, William B. |
no date |
23 Mar |
WI |
NY |
NY |
---------- |
---------- |
| Meyer, Cassius |
5 Apr |
9 Apr |
MS |
MS |
MS |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Blake, H.J. |
no date |
13 Apr |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
---------- |
---------- |
| Fisk, James E. |
no date |
16 Apr |
VT |
VT |
VT |
14 Jun |
Midn. |
| Morgan, James M . |
13 Apr |
16 Apr |
LA |
LA |
LA |
8 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| McDermott, Edward J. |
16 Apr |
18 Apr |
AR |
TX |
TX |
16 May |
Act. Midn. |
| Moore, Thomas L. |
19 Apr |
19 Apr |
NC |
NC |
NC |
12 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Howard, George A. |
19 Apr |
19 Apr |
TN |
TN |
TN |
10 Apr 62 |
Act. Midn. |
| Mason, William P. |
19 Apr |
19 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Holt, Henry C. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
TN |
TN |
TN |
23 May |
Act. Midn. |
| Benton, Mortimer M. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
KY |
KY |
KY |
12 Mar 62 |
Act. Midn. |
| Trigg, Daniel |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Chew, Francis T. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Claybrook, Joseph P. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
MO |
MO |
MO |
23 Jul 62 |
Act. Midn. |
| Beirne, Andrew P. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
24 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Hutter, William C. |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
21 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Camm, Robert A. |
no date |
20 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
21 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Floyd, Richard S. |
no date |
20 Apr |
GA |
TN |
TN |
16 May |
Act. Midn: |
| Carroll, Daniel |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
MD |
MD |
MD |
23 Jul |
Midn. |
| Peters, J.A. |
no date |
15 May |
TN |
TN |
AR |
---------- |
----------- |
| Long, James C. |
9 May |
15 May |
TN |
TN |
TN |
3 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Peyton, Joseph B. |
11 May |
15 May |
TN |
TN |
TN |
---------- |
---------- |
| Spencer, Julian M. |
no date |
16 May |
MD |
MD |
MD |
1 Jun 62 |
1st Lt |
| King, Charles K. |
no date |
16 May |
VA |
DC |
DC |
15 Jun |
Midn. |
| Jackson, William C. |
no date |
20 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Read, William W. |
no date |
23 Apr |
NC |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Gardner, Joseph M. |
no date |
23 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Sevier, Charles F. |
no date |
23 Apr |
TN |
TN |
TN |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Wright, Augustus O. |
no date |
23 Apr |
AL |
AL |
AL |
7 Dec |
Act. Midn. |
| Sturdivant, Theodore |
no date |
24 Apr |
NC |
NC |
NC |
---------- |
---------- |
| Foreman, Ivey |
21 Apr |
24 Apr |
NC |
NC |
NC |
6 Oct |
Act. Midn. |
| Mason, Alexander M. |
no date |
24 Apr |
DC |
MN |
MN |
23 May |
Act. Midn. |
| Worth, Algernon S. |
no date |
25 Apr |
VA |
NY |
NY |
11 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Littlepage, H. Beverly |
no date |
25 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Stafford, James M. |
no date |
25 Apr |
NC |
NC |
NC |
16 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Cook, Henry S. |
no date |
25 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
12 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| McDaniel, Henry C. |
25 Apr |
25 Apr |
TN |
TN |
TN |
26 Jun |
Act. Midn. |
| Pearson, James M. |
25 Apr |
25 Apr |
TN |
TN |
TN |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Carroll, William J. |
no date |
25 Apr |
MD |
AR |
AR |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Mayo, Wyndam R. |
no date |
25 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Browne, Orris A. |
no date |
25 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Vaughan, Henry L. |
no date |
25 Apr |
LA |
LA |
LA |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Sparks, Gale W. |
no date |
25 Apr |
LA |
LA |
LA |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Good, William D. |
no date |
25 Apr |
SC |
SC |
SC |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Phelps, Jefferson |
15 Apr |
24 May |
VA |
KY |
KY |
8 Jul |
Act. Midn. |
| Pipkin, William M. |
29 May |
3 Jun |
MO |
MO |
MO |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
Date
Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
| Evans, R. |
no date |
14 Jun |
----- |
----- |
----- |
------- |
---------- |
| English, Gustavus |
15 Jul |
19 Jul |
PA |
NJ |
NJ |
---------- |
---------- |
| Craig, William J. |
6 Aug |
12 Aug |
KY |
KY |
KY |
28 Aug |
Act. Midn. |
| Schulz, Charles L. |
no date |
12 Nov |
Ger |
NY |
NY |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BOATSWAINS (43) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hasker, Charles H. |
4 Jun |
4 Jun |
Eng |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Boatswain |
| Miller, James M. |
28 May |
12 Jun |
MA |
MA |
MA |
---------- |
---------- |
| GUNNERS (47) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Oliver, Charles B. |
21 Apr |
21 Apr |
MA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Gunner |
| Moran, Charles |
no date |
22 May |
NY |
DC |
DC |
---------- |
---------- |
| Owens, John |
no date |
May |
MD |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Gunner |
| Lovatt, John A. |
4 Jun |
4 Jun |
MA |
VA |
VA |
20 Jun |
Gunner |
| |
| CARPENTERS (45) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Knight, William |
22 Apr |
22 Apr |
ME |
VA |
VA |
15 Jun |
Carpenter |
| Kinnear, James |
5 Sep |
30 Oct |
NY |
NY |
NY |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Holmes, Lewis |
no date |
29 May |
ME |
NH |
NH |
---------- |
---------- |
| Bain, Robert M. |
no date |
4 Jun |
VA |
VA |
VA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Williams, Edward |
10 Jul |
12 Jul |
VA |
VA |
VA |
26 Jul |
Carpenter |
| Thomas, Henry G. |
25 Jul |
27 Jul |
VA |
VA |
VA |
16 Sep |
Act. Carpenter |
| Hoover, John B. |
22 Sep |
25 Sep |
-------- -------- |
NY |
---------- |
---------- |
| SAILMAKERS (40) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Turner, Samuel V. |
15 Apr |
18 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Sailmaker |
| Bennett, William |
20 Apr |
20 Apr |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Sailmaker |
| Wightman, George A. |
23 Aug |
3 Oct |
DC |
VA |
VA |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mahmey, William M. |
4 Jun |
4 Jun |
DC |
VA |
VA |
29 Jun |
Sailmaker |
| Boutwell, Samuel H. |
13 Jun |
17 Jun |
VA |
VA |
VA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Blackford, George D. |
no date |
5 Jul |
NJ |
DC |
DC |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| CHIEF ENGINEERS (28)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (I) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Archibold, Samuel |
10 Mar |
25 Mar |
Ire |
VA |
VA |
10 Jun |
Ch. Engineer |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Williamson, Wm. P. |
R.O. |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Engineer |
| |
Date
Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
| Jackson, Thomas A. |
22 Apr |
6 May |
DC |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
Chief Engr. |
| Patterson, Nathaniel P. |
no date |
10 Jun |
PA |
PA |
PA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Warner, James H. |
6 Jul |
8 Jul |
OH |
VA |
OH |
18 Jul |
Chief Engr. |
| |
| 1ST ASSISTANT ENGINEERS (43) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alexander, George W. |
5 Apr |
1 May |
PA |
PA |
PA |
---------- |
---------- |
|
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (7) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stump, T.B.C. |
no date |
20 Apr |
MD |
MD |
MD |
---------- |
---------- |
| Manning, Edward W. |
29 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
14 Jun |
1st Asst. Engr. |
| Ramsay, Henry A. |
R.O. |
6 May |
DC |
DC |
DC |
19 Jun |
Engineer |
| Schraeder, Charles |
2 May |
18 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
20 Jun |
1st Asst. Engr. |
| Potts, Richard C. |
6 Jun |
15 Jun |
DC |
DC |
DC |
---------- |
---------- |
|
| Freeman, Virginius |
6 Jul |
8 Jul |
VA |
VA |
VA |
16 Jul |
Chief Engr. |
| City, George W. |
27 Jul |
1 Aug |
DC |
VA |
VA |
29 Aug |
1st Asst. Engr. |
| |
| 2ND ASSISTANT ENGINEERS (29) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lining, George O. |
no date |
18 Apr |
SC |
SC |
SC |
26 Aug |
1st Asst. Engr.@ |
| Campbell, Loudon |
no date |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
17 Jun |
2nd Asst. Engr. |
| Wright, James D. |
no date |
16 Oct. |
VA |
VA |
VA |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tynan, John W. |
20 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
15 Jun |
2nd Asst. Engr. |
| Jordon, Marshal P. |
25 Apr |
30 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
6 Jul |
1st Asst. Engr. |
| Levy, Charles H.+ |
29 Jun |
9 Jul |
VA |
VA |
VA |
2 Jul |
1st Asst. Engr.@ |
| Copeland, Robert W. |
16 Sep |
19 Sep |
MD |
PA |
-------- |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| 3RD ASSISTANT ENGINEERS (92)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resigned-Accepted (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Plunkett, James |
no date |
6 Feb |
PA |
DE |
DE |
---------- |
---------- |
| Tennent, George W. |
no date |
6 Feb |
PA |
PA |
PA |
22 Mar 62 |
3rd Asst. Engr.@ |
| Miller, William |
28 May |
5 Aug |
VA |
VA |
VA |
---------- |
---------- |
| Lawrence, Henry W. |
--------- |
9 Nov |
-------- -------- |
-------- |
---------- |
---------- |
|
| Fuller, William H. |
--------- |
16 Nov |
-------- -------- |
-------- |
---------- |
---------- |
| |
| Resigned-Dismissed (7) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Patten, Edwin C. |
no date |
8 Jan |
NY |
NY |
NY |
8 Oct |
2nd Asst. Engr.@ |
| Jordon, Charles |
25 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
3rd Asst. Engr. |
| Tucker, John T. |
25 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
3rd Asst. Engr. |
| Wright, Henry X. |
29 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
11 Jun |
2nd Asst. Engr. |
| Dick, Edward L. |
10 May |
28 May |
NC |
PA |
NC |
19 Aug 63 |
2nd Asst. Engr.@ |
| Herring, Benjamin |
5 Jul |
8 Jul |
NC |
VA |
NC |
23 Jul |
3rd Asst. Engr.@ |
| Fagan, Henry |
5 Jul |
8 Jul |
FL |
DC |
FL |
23 Jul |
2nd Asst. Engr.@ |
| U.S. MARINE CORPS (63) |
|
|
|
|
|
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+ erroneously listed in Navy Registers as Charles W. Leroy---no such person held this rank at the time.
@ Officer's rank designated as Acting, a temporary commission.
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Resignation
Tendered2 |
Date of
Acceptance
or Dismissal3 |
Origins by State4 |
Date of
CSN
Appt. |
CSN
Rank5 |
| Birth |
Appointed |
Citizen |
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| Tyler, Henry B. (Major) |
1 May |
4 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
18 Jun |
Lt. Col |
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| Terrett, George H. |
21 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
20 Jun |
Major |
| Taylor, Algernon S. |
25 Apr |
6 May |
VA |
VA |
VA |
3 Dec |
Captain |
| Rich, Jabez C. |
did not rpt. |
23 May |
ME |
ME |
ME |
20 Apr |
Captain |
| Simms, John D. |
5 Jul |
8 Jul |
VA |
DC |
VA |
15 Jul |
Captain |
| Tansill, Robert |
17 May |
24 Aug |
VA |
VA |
VA |
22 Jan 62 |
Captain |
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| FIRST LIEUTENANTS (20) |
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| Read, Jacob |
27 Feb |
28 Feb |
GA |
GA |
GA |
6 Mar |
Captain |
| Holmes, George |
no date |
28 Feb |
ME |
FL |
FL |
29 Mar |
Captain |
| Hays, Andrews J. |
no date |
1 Mar |
AL |
AL |
AL |
29 Mar |
Captain |
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| Meire, Julius E. |
23 Apr |
6 May |
CN |
CN |
DC |
8 May |
1st Lt |
| Green, Israel |
17 May |
18 May |
NY |
WS |
WS |
30 Jul |
Captain |
| Baker, Adam N. |
did not rpt. |
23 May |
PA |
FL |
NH |
6 Jun |
1st Lt |
| Tyler, Henry B. Jr |
no date |
21 Jun |
DC |
DC |
DC |
20 Aug |
1st Lt |
| Turner, George P. |
24 Jun |
25 Jun |
VA |
VA |
VA |
9 Jul |
1st Lt |
| Wilson, Thomas S. |
R.O. |
24 Aug |
TN |
MO |
MO |
24 Jan 62 |
1st Lt |
| Stark, Alex. W. |
24 Sep |
17 Oct |
VA |
VA |
VA |
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CSA |
| Tattnall, John P.H. |
19 Nov |
22 Nov |
CN |
GA |
GA |
22 Jan 62 |
Captain |
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| Sayers, Calvin L. |
no date |
14 Feb |
AL |
AL |
AL |
no date |
1st Lt |
| Howell, Becket K. |
no date |
1 Mar |
MS |
LA |
LA |
29 Mar |
1st Lt |
| Ingraham, Henry L. |
no date |
8 Mar |
SC |
SC |
SC |
29 Mar |
1st Lt |
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Reference: Department of the Navy, Naval History & Heritage Command,
805 Kidder Breese SE, Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C., 20374-5060
Recommended
Reading: A History of the Confederate Navy
(Hardcover). From Publishers Weekly: One of the most prominent European scholars of the Civil War weighs in with a provocative
revisionist study of the Confederacy's naval policies. For 27 years, University of Genoa history professor Luraghi (The Rise
and Fall of the Plantation South) explored archival and monographic sources on both sides of the Atlantic to develop a convincing
argument that the deadliest maritime threat to the South was not, as commonly thought, the Union's blockade but the North's
amphibious and river operations. Confederate Navy Secretary Stephen Mallory, the author shows, thus focused on protecting
the Confederacy's inland waterways and controlling the harbors vital for military imports. Continued below…
As a result,
from Vicksburg
to Savannah to Richmond, major
Confederate ports ultimately were captured from the land and not from the sea, despite the North's overwhelming naval strength.
Luraghi highlights the South's ingenuity in inventing and employing new technologies: the ironclad, the submarine, the torpedo.
He establishes, however, that these innovations were the brainchildren of only a few men, whose work, although brilliant,
couldn't match the resources and might of a major industrial power like the Union. Nor did
the Confederate Navy, weakened through Mallory's administrative inefficiency, compensate with an effective command system.
Enhanced by a translation that retains the verve of the original, Luraghi's study is a notable addition to Civil War maritime
history. Includes numerous photos.
Recommended Reading: The Confederate Navy in Europe. Description: The Confederate
Navy in Europe is an account of the Confederate officers and officials who went on missions to Britain
and France to buy ships for the CS Navy,
and to support CSN operations on the high seas, such as commerce raiding. Spencer tells the story of how some officers rose
to the occasion (some did not) and did a lot with limited resources. The majority of the ships ordered never reached America. Shipbuilding takes time, and as the war dragged on
the European powers were persuaded by Confederate battlefield misfortunes and US
diplomatic pressure that it was most expedient to deny the sales of such innovative designs as ocean-going ironclads. Like
other out-manned and out-gunned powers, the CSA did have to resort to ingenuity and innovation.
Recommended
Reading: Lincoln and His Admirals (Hardcover).
Description: Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "little about ships," but he quickly came to preside
over the largest national armada to that time, not eclipsed until World War I. Written by prize-winning historian Craig L.
Symonds, Lincoln and His Admirals unveils an aspect of Lincoln's presidency unexamined by historians until now, revealing
how he managed the men who ran the naval side of the Civil War, and how the activities of the Union Navy ultimately affected
the course of history. Continued below…
Beginning with
a gripping account of the attempt to re-supply Fort Sumter--a comedy of errors that shows
all too clearly the fledgling president's inexperience--Symonds traces Lincoln's
steady growth as a wartime commander-in-chief. Absent a Secretary of Defense, he would eventually become de facto commander
of joint operations along the coast and on the rivers. That involved dealing with the men who ran the Navy: the loyal but
often cranky Navy Secretary Gideon Welles, the quiet and reliable David G. Farragut, the flamboyant and unpredictable Charles
Wilkes, the ambitious ordnance expert John Dahlgren, the well-connected Samuel Phillips Lee, and the self-promoting and gregarious
David Dixon Porter. Lincoln was remarkably patient; he often
postponed critical decisions until the momentum of events made the consequences of those decisions evident. But Symonds also
shows that Lincoln could act decisively. Disappointed by the
lethargy of his senior naval officers on the scene, he stepped in and personally directed an amphibious assault on the Virginia coast, a successful operation that led to the capture of Norfolk.
The man who knew "little about ships" had transformed himself into one of the greatest naval strategists of his age. A unique
and riveting portrait of Lincoln and the admirals under his command, this book offers an illuminating account of Lincoln and the nation at war. In the bicentennial year of Lincoln's birth, it offers a memorable portrait of a side of his presidency
often overlooked by historians.
Recommended
Reading: Lincoln's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization, 1861-65 (Hardcover). Review: Naval historian Donald L. Canney provides
a good overview of the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, describing life at sea, weapons, combat, tactics, leaders, and of course,
the ships themselves. He reveals the war as a critical turning point in naval technology, with ironclads (such as the Monitor)
demonstrating their superiority to wooden craft and seaborne guns (such as those developed by John Dahlgren) making important
advances. The real reason to own this oversize book, however, is for the images: more than 200 of them, including dozens of
contemporary photographs of the vessels that fought to preserve the Union. There are maps
and portraits, too; this fine collection of pictures brings vividness to its subject that can't be found elsewhere.
Recommended
Reading: Civil War Navies, 1855-1883 (The
U.S. Navy Warship Series) (Hardcover).
Description: Civil War Warships, 1855-1883 is the second in the five-volume US Navy Warships encyclopedia set. This valuable
reference lists the ships of the U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy during the Civil War and the years immediately following -
a significant period in the evolution of warships, the use of steam propulsion, and the development of ordnance. Civil War
Warships provides a wealth and variety of material not found in other books on the subject and will save the reader the effort
needed to track down information in multiple sources. Continued below…
Each ship's
size and time and place of construction are listed along with particulars of naval service. The author provides historical
details that include actions fought, damage sustained, prizes taken, ships sunk, and dates in and out of commission as well
as information about when the ship left the Navy, names used in other services, and its ultimate fate. 140 photographs, including
one of the Confederate cruiser Alabama recently uncovered by the author further contribute to this
indispensable volume. This definitive record of Civil War ships updates the author's previous work and will find a lasting
place among naval reference works.
Recommended
Reading: Naval Strategies of the Civil War: Confederate Innovations and Federal Opportunism. Description: One of the most overlooked aspects of the American Civil War is the
naval strategy played out by the U.S. Navy and the fledgling Confederate Navy, which may make this the first book to compare
and contrast the strategic concepts of the Southern Secretary of the Navy Stephen R. Mallory against his Northern counterpart,
Gideon Welles. Both men had to accomplish much and were given great latitude in achieving their goals. Mallory's vision of
seapower emphasized technological innovation and individual competence as he sought to match quality against the Union Navy's
(quantity) numerical superiority. Welles had to deal with more bureaucratic structure and to some degree a national strategy
dictated by the White House. Continued below...
The naval blockade
of the South was one of his first tasks - for which he had but few ships available - and although he followed the national
strategy, he did not limit himself to it when opportunities arose. Mallory's dedication to ironclads is well known, but he
also defined the roles of commerce raiders, submarines, and naval mines. Welles's contributions to the Union effort were rooted
in his organizational skills and his willingness to cooperate with the other military departments of his government. This
led to successes through combined army and naval units in several campaigns on and around the Mississippi River.
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