Naval officer; born in New York City, Aug. 5, 1821; graduated at the Naval Academy in 1843; served through the
Civil War with distinction; was promoted commodore in 1872.
His publications include
Fleet tactics under steam;
Squadron tactics under steam;
The naval howitzer afloat;
The naval howitzer ashore;
The battle of Mobile Bay and the capture of forts Powell, Gaines, and Morgan, under the command of David G. Farragut and Gordon Granger, etc. He also contributed naval biographies to
Johnson's universal Cyclopaedia.
He died in
Annapolis, Md. June 10, 1879.
