Naval officer; born in
Washington, D. C., Dec. 30, 1808; entered the United States navy as midshipman in 1822, and was made captain June 7, 1861.
A year later he became commodore.
He materially assisted in the reduction of the forts on the
Mississippi below New Orleans (May, 1862) and the destruction of the
Confederate flotilla there.
He had been lieutenant-commander of the flag-ship
Vincennes in
Wilkes's exploring expedition in 1838-42, and was instructor of the
United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis in 1851-55.
In 1866 (Oct. 10) he was made a rear-admiral; in 1868-69 was in command of the
North Pacific squadron; and in 1869 was retired.
He died in
Boston, Aug. 23, 1887.
