. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy . nches at the reduction of Vera Cruz, and at thecapture of Tuspan and Tabasco. Coast survey,1848-49. Frigate Congress, Brazil Squadron, Constitution, coast of Africa, 1852-55. Coastsurvey, commanding steamer Bibb and schoonerGallatin, 1856-57. Steam frigate Wabash, of theAlediterranean Squadron, 1858-59. Commandant ofmidshipmen at Naval Academy, 1860-61. Com-missioned commander October 15, 1861. Served infrigate Wabash, as captain, 1861-63. Was in com-mand of the Wabash at the battle of Port Royal,November,
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy . nches at the reduction of Vera Cruz, and at thecapture of Tuspan and Tabasco. Coast survey,1848-49. Frigate Congress, Brazil Squadron, Constitution, coast of Africa, 1852-55. Coastsurvey, commanding steamer Bibb and schoonerGallatin, 1856-57. Steam frigate Wabash, of theAlediterranean Squadron, 1858-59. Commandant ofmidshipmen at Naval Academy, 1860-61. Com-missioned commander October 15, 1861. Served infrigate Wabash, as captain, 1861-63. Was in com-mand of the Wabash at the battle of Port Royal,November, 186r. Commanded steam sloop Iroquois, 34 1863-65, on special service. Commissioned captainJuly 25, 1866; at the navy yard at Norfolk, command of Franklin, Mediterranean Squadron,1868-70. Special service in Europe, 1871. Chief ofbureau of yards and docks, 1871-74. Commissionedrear admiral June 14, 1874. Superintendent at theNaval Academy, 1874-78. In command of the PacificSquadron, 1878-80. Superintendent Naval Academy,1881. Retired in 1881. Died in 1892. /. REAR ADMIRAL JAMES E. STATES NAVY. 37 Rear Admiral JAMES E. States A^avy. Was born in Kentucky, February 27, 1828. Ap-pointed from Kentucky September 10, 1841. Com-missioned passed midshipman August 10, 1847;master, September 14, 1855 ; lieutenant, Septem-ber 15, 18S5 ; lieutenant commander, July 16, 1862 ;commander, July 25, 1866; captain, Januar}^ 6, 1874;commodore, January 11, 1883; rear admiral, Feb-ruary 19, 1886. Rear Admiral Jouett entered thenavy of the United States as a midshipman Septem-ber 10, 1841, and passed through the successive gradesof the service to the outbreak of the late war, when,on the night of November 17, 1861, holding then theposition of a lieutenant in the United States Navy,and serving on board the United States frigate Santee ;made himself conspicuous for gallantry- in conductinga hazardous boat expedition against the Confederatevessel of war Royal Yacht, o
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