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Published: November 23, 2006
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- Secretary of the Navy
- Gideon Welles, March 7, 1861--March 3, 1869
Welles' administrative subordinates in 1861 included fourteen clerks and two messangers.
- Assistant Secretary of the Navy
- Gustavus Vasa Fox, August 1, 1861--May 22, 1866
- Commander in Chief (Commodore Commanding the Navy)
- Charles Stewart, March 2, 1859--December 21, 1861
- David G. Farragut, December 21, 1861--August 14, 1870
- Chief Clerk
- Gustuvas V. Fox, May 9, 1861--July 31, 1861
- William Faxon, August 31, 1861--August 1, 1866
- Organization Office
Est. March 1861; renamed the Office of Detail in April 1861. - Silas H. Stringham, March 1861--April 1861
- Office of Detail
Est. April 1861 and merged into the Bureau of Navigaion on April 28, 1865. Responsible for the supply and control of personnel, including enlistments, personnel records and assignments, training, naval observatory, hydrographic office. - Charles H. Davis, April 1861--July 17, 1862
- Bureau of Yards & Docks
Est. Aug. 31, 1842. Responsible for public works, public utilities, and government quarters on navy yards and naval stations; supervised their design, construction, repair, upkeep, and operation. - Joseph Smith, May 25, 1846--April 30, 1869
- Bureau of Construction, Equipment & Repair
Est. Aug. 31, 1842; divided into Bureau of Construction & Repair, Bureau of Equipment & Recruiting, and Bureau of Steam Engineering on July 5, 1862. Responsible of design, construction, and repair of propulsion and auxiliary machinery. - John Lenthal, November 17, 1853--July 5, 1862
- Bureau of Construction & Repair
Organized from the Bureau of Construction, Equipment & Repair July 5, 1862. - John Lenthal, July 5, 1862--January 22, 1871
- Bureau of Equipment & Recruiting
Organized from the Bureau of Construction, Equipment & Repair July 5, 1862. - Andrew H. Foote, July 17, 1862--June 3, 1863
- Albert N. Smith, June 4, 1863--September 8, 1866
- Bureau of Steam Engineering
Organized from the Bureau of Construction, Equipment & Repair July 5, 1862. - Benjamin F. Isherwood, July 5, 1862--March 16, 1869
- Bureau of Provisions & Clothing
Est. Aug. 31, 1842; included the Pay Office. - Horatio Bridge, October 1, 1854--July 11, 1869
- Bureau of Ordnance & Hydrography
Est. August 31, 1842; divided into the Bureau of Ordnance, and the Bureau of Navigation on July 5, 1862. - George A. Magruder, September 24, 1860--dismissed April 23, 1861
- Andrew A. Harwood, April 24, 1861--July 5, 1862
- Bureau of Ordnance
Organized from the Bureau of Ordnance & Hydrography, July 5, 1862. Responsible for the offensive and defensive arms of the navy and shore stations where they are produced and tested. - Andrew A Harwood, July 5, 1862--July 22, 1862
- John A. Dahlgren, July 22, 1862--June 24, 1863
- Henry A. Wise, June 25, 1863--June 1, 1868
- Bureau of Navigation
Organized from the Bureau of Ordnance & Hydrography, July 5, 1862. - Charles H. Davis, July 17, 1862--April 27, 1865
- Percival Drayton, April 28, 1865--August 4, 1865
- Bureau of Medicine & Surgery
Est. Aug. 31, 1842. Responsible for operation of naval hospitals and medical activities, medical supplies, technical schools, and advising on hygiene and sanitation. - William Whelan, October 1, 1853--June 11, 1865
- United States Marine Corps
Originally formed Nov. 10, 1775, but lapsed after the American Revolution. Re-established July 11, 1798. - John Harris, commandant January 7 1859--d. May 12, 1864
- Jacob Zeilen, commandent June 10, 1864--November 1, 1876
- United States Naval Academy (U.S.N.A.)
Founded Aug. 15, 1845, as the U.S. Naval School, at Old Fort Severn, Annapolis, Maryland; became the United States Naval Academy on July 1, 1850. The Academy operated in Newport, Rhode Island, from April 1861 to August 1865. The Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography oversaw the academy, followed by the Bureau of Navigation. - George S. Blake, September 15, 1857--September 9, 1865
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