Shufeldt, Robert Wilson, 1822-1895
Variant namesNaval officer, explorer, and diplomat.
From the description of Papers of Robert Wilson Shufeldt, 1836-1910 (bulk 1860-1880). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060443
Biographical Note
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1822, Feb. 21:
Born, Red Hook, N.Y. -
1839:
Appointed midshipman in the U.S. Navy -
1839 -1840 :Duty in USS United States, Home Squadron -
1840 -1841 :Duty in USS Potomac, Brazil Squadron -
1841 -1842 :Duty in USS Marion, Brazil Squadron -
1842 -1843 :Duty in USS Bainbridge, Home Squadron -
1843 -1844 :Duty in USS Potomac, Home Squadron -
1844 -1845 :Duty at the Naval School, Philadelphia, Pa. -
1845:
Promoted to passed midshipman -
1845 -1846 :Coast survey duty -
1846:
Duty in USS United States, Africa Squadron -
1846 -1848 :Duty in USS Marion, Africa and Mediterranean Squadrons -
1847:
Married Sarah Hutchins Abercrombie (died 1871) -
1849:
Duty in USS Morris -
1850 -1851 :Duty in USS Atlantic -
1851:
Duty in USS Georgia -
1851 -1854 :On leave from the navy -
1854:
Commissioned lieutenant Resigned from the navy -
1854 -1856 :Chief officer, Collins Steamship Line -
1856 -1861 :Commanded commercial ships and helped survey the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Mexico) -
1861 -1863 :Consul general, Havana, Cuba 1862 Served on a mission to Mexico -
1863:
Commissioned commander Commanded USS Conemaugh, South Atlantic Blockade Squadron -
1863 -1865 :Commanded USS Proteus, East Gulf Squadron -
1865 -1866 :Commanded USS Hartford, East India Squadron -
1866 -1868 :Commanded USS Wachusett, East India-Asiatic Squadron -
1868:
Ordnance duty, New York Navy Yard -
1868 -1869 :Commanded New York Naval Rendezvous -
1869 -1870 :Commanded USS Minantonomoh -
1870:
Promoted to captain Ordnance duty, Portsmouth Navy Yard -
1870 -1871 :Commanded Tehuantepec (Mexico) Survey Expedition -
1871 -1872 :Commanded USS Wabash, European Squadron -
1872 -1873 :Commanded USS Plymouth, European Squadron -
1873 -1875 :Executive officer, New York Navy Yard -
1875 -1878 :Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting -
1878 -1880 :Commanded USS Ticonderoga on a world cruise sponsored by the Department of the Navy and Department of State -
1881:
Naval attaché, Peking, China -
1882 -1884 :President, Naval Advisory Board -
1883 -1884 :Superintendent, Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C -
1884:
Promoted to rear admiral Retired from the navy -
1889:
Declined post of U.S. minister to China -
1895, Nov. 6:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Robert Wilson Shufeldt Papers, 1836-1910, (bulk 1860-1880), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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referencedIn | Willie Person Mangum Papers, 1771-1906, (bulk 1771-1868) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
creatorOf | Shufeldt, Robert Wilson, 1822-1895. Papers, 1836-1910 (bulk: 1860-1880) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
creatorOf | Robert Wilson Shufeldt correspondence, 1871-1873 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
referencedIn | William Woodville Rockhill papers | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Baker, Charles H. Letterbook, 1871-1879. | Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library | |
creatorOf | Shufeldt, Robert Wilson, 1822-1895. Papers, 1836-1910 (bulk: 1860-1880) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | John Anthony Quitman papers, 1833-1858 (inclusive) 1847-1858 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Stephen C. Rowan Papers, 1826-1890, (bulk 1841-1870) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 | Houghton Library |
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