Lester Anthony Beardslee
Born: February 1, 1836
Birthplace: Little Falls, New York
Father: John B. Beardslee 1806 – 1862
Mother: Mary M. Anthony 1811 –
Wife: Evelyn Small 1841 – 1928
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children: None
Education:
1856: Graduated from United States Naval Academy
Occupation before War:
1850 – 1856: Acting Midshipman in the United States Navy
1856 – 1859: Passed Midshipman in the United States Navy
1856 – 1857: Served on U.S. Navy steam frigate U.S.S. Merrimac
1857 – 1860: Served on U.S. Navy sloop U.S.S. Germantown
1857 – 1860: Served in the U.S. Navy East Indian Squadron
1859 – 1862: Lt. in the United States Navy
1860 – 1863: Served on U.S. Navy sloop U.S.S. Saratoga
Civil War Career:
1859 – 1862: Lt. in the United States Navy
1860 – 1863: Served on U.S. Navy sloop U.S.S. Saratoga
1862 – 1869: Lt. Commander in the United States Navy
1863: Executive officer of U.S.S. Nantucket
1863: Participated in the attack on Charleston Harbor
1863 – 1865: Executive officer of U.S.S. Wachusett
1863 – 1865: Special service on coast of Brazil cruising for privateers
1863 – 1864: Participated in the capture of C.S.S. Florida
1864: Commander of the Prize Florida bringing to Hampton Roads
1865: Commander of U.S. Navy Sloop U.S.S. Connecticut
Occupation after War:
1862 – 1869: Lt. Commander in the United States Navy
1867 – 1868: Commander U.S. Navy steam gunboat U.S.S. Aroostook
1868: Commander of U.S. Navy Steamer U.S.S. Saginaw
1868–1869: Executive officer U.S. Navy Sloop U.S.S. Lackawanna
1869 – 1880: Commander in the United States Navy
1869 – 1870: Served at the U.S. Navy Hydrographic office
1870 – 1871: Commander of U.S. Navy steam tug U.S.S. Palos
1871 – 1872: Served at the U.S. Navy Hydrographic office
1872 – 1875: Commander of U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
1875 – 1879: Member U.S. Board for testing iron, steel, and metals
Commander of U.S. Navy sloop U.S.S. Jamestown
1880 – 1894: Captain in the United States Navy
1883 – 1884: Leave of absence from United States Navy
1883 – 1884: Commander of U.S. Navy receiving ship U.S.S. Franklin
1884 – 1886: Commander of U.S. Navy frigate U.S.S. Powhatan
1887: Served at the United States Navy Torpedo Station
1891 – 1894: Commander U.S. Navy Station Port Royal South Carolina
1894 – 1895: Commodore of United States Navy
1894 – 1897: Commander – in – chief Naval Forces on the Pacific
1895 – 1898: Rear Admiral of the United States Navy
1897 – 1898: President of Retirement Examining Board for U.S. Navy
1898: Retired from United States Navy on February 1st due to age
1900 – 1901: Went on a tour of Japan and China
Died: November 10, 1903
Place of Death: Augusta, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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