1847 US NAVY Register American NAVAL Officer Owned T.O. Selfridge USS Dale

1847 US NAVY Register American NAVAL Officer Owned T.O. Selfridge USS Dale

The United States Navy Register was an annual report published by the U.S. military surveying the current personnel in the Navy. This 1847 register includes the names of all members from captains down and describes their appointments, home, date of entry, years of service, current duties and stations, and years at sea. This register even includes the ship engineers, carpenters, midshipmen, teachers and professors, chaplains, and many other positions in the navy.

Provenance: This particular example was owned by Thomas O. Selfridge, who commanded the USS Dale (1839) as a Lieutenant during the Mexican-American War.

Item number: #25881

Price: $599

United States

Navy Register of the United States for the year 1847.

Washington: C. Alexander, 1847. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 167, [1]
• Provenance: Handwritten – Selfridge
  • Rear Admiral Thomas Oliver Selfridge (1804–1902) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. He took command of the sloop USS Dale, in May 1847 and participated in the capture of Mazatlán and Guaymas. Badly wounded in the latter engagement, he was invalided home in June 1848. He was promoted to captain in 1855 and was subsequently assigned to the Boston Navy Yard, where he remained until 1861. He was a Companion of the First Class of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and an Honorary Veteran Companion of the Military Order of Foreign Wars.
  • [ F. Dalord, 29^th Rt. US a In]
• Language: English
• Binding: Softcover; tight and secure
  • Canvas cover
• Size: ~8.25in X 5.5in (21cm x 13.5cm)

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