Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877

Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough (1805-1877), U.S. naval officer, was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.

From the description of Louis M. Goldsborough papers, 1821-1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517515

From the guide to the Louis M. Goldsborough papers, 1821-1873, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Naval officer and superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.

From the description of Correspondence, 1827-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562490

American naval officer.

From the description of Autograph telegram signed : U.S. Flag Ship Minnesota, to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, 1862 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269594060

From the description of Autograph telegram signed : Norfolk, to Brig. Gen. Van Vliet, [n.d., 1862?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269594071

From the description of Autograph letter signed : U.S. Flag Ship "Minnesota" Norfolk, Va., to G.V. Fox, 1862 June 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269585981

Naval officer.

From the description of Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough papers, 1797-1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981857

Biographical Note

• 1805, Feb. 5: Born, Washington, D.C.
• 1812: Received a midshipman’s warrant, United States Navy
• 1816: Began service as a midshipman, United States Navy
• 1823 - 1824 : Acting lieutenant, United States Navy
• 1825: Commissioned lieutenant
• 1827 - 1829 : Served in the Mediterranean in command of four ships
• 1830: Given charge of the newly created Depot of Charts and Instruments (of which he was the originator), Washington, D.C.
• 1831: Married Elizabeth Gamble Wirt
• 1833: Commanded mounted volunteers in Seminole War
• 1841: Promoted to commander
• 1843 - 1846 : Stationed at Portsmouth, N.H.
• 1845: Published A Reply by L. M. Goldsborough to an Attack Made upon the Navy of the United States by Samuel E. Coures, President of the Peace Society. Portsmouth, N.H.: C. W. Brewster
• 1848: Published, Letter to John Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy, Concerning the Assignment of Rank to Medical Officers and Pursers. Washington, D.C.
• 1849 - 1850 : Senior naval member of a commission which explored California and Oregon
• 1853 - 1857 : Superintendent, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
• 1855: Promoted to captain
• 1859 - 1861 : Commanded Brazil Squadron
• 1861: Took command of Atlantic Blockading Squadron
• 1862: Promoted to rear admiral
• 1862: Cooperated with Union General Ambrose Burnside in capture of Roanoke Island, N.C.
• 1862 - 1865 : Performed administrative duties, Washington, D.C.
• 1865: Took charge of European Squadron
• 1868: Stationed in Washington, D.C.
• 1873: Retired from United States Navy
• 1877, Feb. 20: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough Papers, 1797-1874, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)