Introduction, Official Records, 1861

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United State Official Register 1861

NAVAL LIST - Senior Flag Officer -- Captains

ACTIVE LIST

Senior Flag Officer: Pay per annum $4,500

Last Name  First  Born Appointed from Present duty or station
Stewart  Charles  Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania  Waiting orders 

Captains: (68) Pay at end of this list. 

Adams 

  Henry A. 

  Massachusetts 

  Massachusetts 

  Leave of absence 

Armstrong 

  James 

  Kentucky 

  Mississippi 

  Under suspension 

Aulick 

  John H. 

  Virginia 

  Maryland 

  Leave of absence 

Bailey 

  Theodorus 

  New York 

  New York 

  Colorado - Steam Frigate - Commanding

Bell 

  Charles H. 

  New York 

  New York 

  Waiting orders 

Blake 

  George S. 

  Massachusetts 

  Massachusetts 

  Naval Academy - Superintendent

Breese 

  Samuel L. 

  New York 

  New York 

  New York Navy Yard - Commandant 

Chauncey 

  John S. 

  New York 

  New York 

  Susquehanna - Steam Sloop - Commanding

Conover 

  Thomas A. 

  New Jersey 

  New Jersey 

  Waiting orders 

Crabbe 

  Thomas 

  Maryland 

  Pennsylvania 

  Waiting orders 

Craven 

  T. T. 

  Dist. Columbia 

  New Hampshire 

  Potomac Flotilla - Commanding

Dornan 

  T. Aloysius 

  Ireland 

  New York 

  Leave of absence 

DuPont 

  Samuel F. 

  New Jersey 

  Delaware 

  Blockading Squadron South Atlantic - Commander

Eagle 

  Henry 

  New York 

  New York 

  Santee - Frigate - Commanding

Ellison 

  Francis B. 

  New York 

  New York 

  R. R. Cuyler - Steamer - Commanding

Engle 

  Frederick 

  Pennsylvania 

  Pennsylvania 

  East India Squadron - On his way to command

Farragut 

  David G. 

  Tennessee 

  Tennessee 

  Waiting orders 

Foote 

  A. H. 

  Connecticut 

  Connecticut 

  Special Service - St. Louis

Gardner 

  William H. 

  Maryland 

  Maryland 

  Mare Island Navy Yard - Cal. Command't

Glendy 

  William M. 

  Virginia 

  Maryland 

  Saratoga - Sloop - on his way to command

Glynn 

  James 

  Pennsylvania 

  Virginia 

  Macedonian - Sloop - Commanding

Goldsborough 

  L. M. 

  Dist. Columbia 

  Dist. Columbia 

  Blockading Squadron North Atlantic - Commander

Gregory 

  Francis H. 

  Connecticut 

  Connecticut 

  Gunboat construction - Superintendent

Harwood 

  Andrew A. 

  Pennsylvania 

  Pennsylvania 

  Ordinance - Chief of Bureau

Hoff 

  Henry K. 

  Pennsylvania 

  South Carolina 

  Lancaster - under orders to command

Hudson 

  William L. 

  New York 

  New York 

  Boston Navy Yard - Commandant

Hull 

  Joseph B. 

  New York 

  Connecticut 

  Savannah - Sloop - Commanding

Inman 

  William 

  New York 

  New York 

  Leave of absence 

Jarvis 

  Joseph R. 

  Massachusetts 

  Maine 

  Leave of absence 

Kearny 

  Lawrence 

  New Jersey 

  New Jersey 

  Waiting orders 

Kelly 

  John 

  Pennsylvania 

  Pennsylvania 

  Waiting orders 

Lardner 

  J. L. 

  Pennsylvania 

  Pennsylvania 

  Philadelphia Navy Yard

Lavallette 

  Elie A. F. 

  Virginia 

  Pennsylvania 

  Sackett's Harbor - Commandant 

Levy 

  Uriah P. 

  Pennsylvania 

  Pennsylvania 

  Waiting orders 

Long 

  Andrew K. 

  Maryland 

  Maryland 

  Waiting orders 

Long 

  John C. 

  New Hampshire 

  New Hampshire 

  Waiting orders 

Lowndes 

  Charles 

  Maryland 

  Maryland 

  Hartford - Steam Sloop - Commanding

Marston 

  John 

  Massachusetts 

  Massachusetts 

  Cumberland - Sloop - Commanding

McCauley 

  Charles S. 

  Pennsylvania 

  Pennsylvania 

  Waiting orders

McCluney 

  William J. 

  Pennsylvania 

  Pennsylvania 

  Waiting orders 

McKean 

  William W. 

  Pennsylvania 

  Pennsylvania 

  Niagara - Steam Frigate - Commanding

Mercer 

  Samuel 

  Maryland 

  Maryland 

  Wabash - Steam Frigate - Commanding

Mervine 

  William 

  Pennsylvania 

  Pennsylvania 

  Leave of absence 

Montgomery 

 Jno. R. 

  New Jersey 

  New Jersey 

  Pacific Squadron - Commanding

Morris 

  Henry W. 

  New York 

  New York 

  Pensacola - Steam Sloop - Commanding

Nicholas 

  John S. 

  Virginia 

  Virginia 

  Leave of absence 

Nicholson 

  William C. 

  Maryland 

  Maryland 

  Roanoke - Steam Frigate - Commanding

Paulding 

  Hiram 

  New York 

  New York 

  Washington - Special Duty

Pearson 

  George F. 

  New Hampshire 

  Massachusetts 

  Portsmouth - N. H. Navy Yard - Command't

Pendergrast 

  G. J. 

  Kentucky 

  Kentucky 

  Philadelphia Navy Yard - Commanding 

Pope 

  John 

  Massachusetts 

  Maine 

  Richmond - Steam Sloop - Commanding

Powell 

  Levin M. 

  Virginia 

  Virginia 

  Potomac - Frigate - Commanding

Purviance 

  Hugh Y. 

  Maryland 

  Maryland 

  St. Lawrence - Frigate - Commanding

Ramsay 

  William 

  Virginia 

  Virginia 

  Waiting orders 

Ringgold 

  Cadwalader 

  Maryland 

  Maryland 

  Sabine - Frigate - Commanding

Ritchie 

  Robert 

  Pennsylvania 

  Pennsylvania 

  Saranac - Steamer - Commanding

Rudd 

  John 

  Rhode Island 

  Virginia 

  Lancaster - Steam Sloop - Commanding

Sands 

  Joshua R. 

  New York 

  New York 

  Leave of absence 

Selfridge 

  Thomas O. 

  Massachusetts 

  Massachusetts 

  Mississippi - Steam Sloop - Commanding

Shubrick 

  William B. 

  South Carolina 

  South Carolina 

  Light -house Board - Chairman - 

Smith 

  Joseph 

  Massachusetts 

  Massachusetts 

  Yards and Docks - Chief of Bureau 

Storer 

  George W. 

  New Hampshire 

  Maine 

  Waiting orders 

Stribling 

  C. K. 

  South Carolina 

  South Carolina 

  East India Squadron - On return from 

Stringham 

  Silas H. 

  New York 

  New York 

  Leave of absence 

Van Brunt 

  G. J. 

  New Jersey 

  New Jersey 

  Minnesota - Steam Frigate - Commanding

Walker 

  William S. 

  New Hampshire 

  New Hampshire 

  Waiting orders 

Wilkes 

  Charles 

  New York 

  New York 

  San Jacinto - Steamer - on his way to command

Wilson 

  Stephen B. 

  New York 

  New York 

  Waiting orders 

Pay per annum, captains

When commanding squadrons     $5,000
All others on duty at sea  4,200
On other duty 3,600
On leave or awaiting orders  3,000

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