b. Brown County, Ohio, 15 May, 1820
d. Washington, D.C., 11 July, 1898
Appointed Midshipman - 7 July, 1834 - Ordered to West Point, where he studied for three months. Attended Naval School in Philadelphia after serving at sea for several years.
Appointed Lieutenant - 4 November, 1849 - During the Civil War, he was engaged in blockade duty with Admiral Dupont's fleet commanding the USS Seneca and the monitor USS Patapsco.
Appointed Rear Admiral - 11 December, 1877 - Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks from 1 May, 1869, to 1 October, 1871, and Chief of the Bureau of Navigation from 1 October, 1871, until his retirement, 4 June, 1878.
Wrote "The Atlantic Coast" (New York, 1883); "Recollections of Grant" (1885); "The Old Navy and the New" (autobiographical) (Philad., 1891)
__________________ Mark W. Swarthout, Esq.
GGGrandson of Pvt. John W. Swarthout, Company E, 148th NYVI - Wounded at Cold Harbor.
GGGGrandson of Pvt. Henry Stephens, Company D, 137th NYVI - Wounded at Culp's Hill, Gettysburg. | 
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