>From the Book "Records of the Living Officers of the US Navy" copyright 1878 Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Connecticut, September 25, 1856; Naval Academy, 1856-60. Promoted to Master, 1860 attached to steam-frigate Niagara, Blockading Squardon, 1860-61; engagement at Fort McRae, November 23,1861; iron-clad steamer New Ironsides, special service, 1863; and South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864; engagement with the defences of Charleston, South Carolina, April 7, 1863; commanded a landing party from the New Ironsided in the assault and capture of rebel works on the lower part of Morris Island, July 10, 1863; various bombardments of Forts Wagner, Sumter, Moultrie, and all the actions in which the New Ironsides was engage off Charleston; steam-frigate Colorado, North Atlantic Blockading Squardron, 1864-5; both assaults on Fort Fisher; commanded a landing party from the Colorado in the assault upon Fort Fisher, January 15, 1865; steamer Colorado, flag-ship European Squadron, 1865-7; Commissioned as Lieutenant-Commander, July 25, 1866; steam-sloop Piscataqua, Asiatic Squadron, 1867-70; special Duty, 1871-72; iron-clad Dictator, 1873; Navy Yard, New York, 1874-5. Commissioned as Commander, February 12, 1874; European Squadron, 1876-7; comanding Vandalia (third-rate), European Station, 1877-8.