Rowan, Stephen C. (Stephen Clegg), 1808-1890

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Naval officer.

From the description of Papers of Stephen C. Rowan, 1826-1890 (bulk 1841-1870). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81338838

Rowan was chairman of the Lighthouse Board in 1877.

From the description of Letter, May 16, 1877. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 706098573

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1808, Dec. 25 Born, near Dublin, Ireland 1818 Immigrated to United States 1826 Appointed midshipman, U.S. Navy Served duty on Vincennes (sloop-of-war), first American man-of-war to circumnavigate the globe 1834 Served duty on Vandalia (sloop), West India squadron 1837 Promoted to lieutenant Served duty on Relief (ship), Brazil station 1841 1844 Served duty on Delaware (ship-of-the-line), Brazil and Mediterranean stations 1845 Made executive officer of Cyane (sloop), Pacific station 1850 1853 Served as ordnance inspector, U.S. Navy Yard, New York, N.Y 1855 Promoted to commander Commanded Relief (ship), Brazil station 1861 Commanded Pawnee (screw sloop-of-war) during Abraham Lincoln's inauguration Directed fist shot fired from naval vessel in Civil War against batteries at Aquia Creek, Va. 1862 Promoted to commodore Assisted General Ambrose Everett Burnside in destruction of Confederate gunboat and capture of Roanoke Island, Va. Attacked Cable's Point on Pasquotank River, N.C., destroyed fort, and captured or routed Confederate squadron Assisted U.S. Army in capture of New Bern, N.C. 1863 Commanded New Ironsides (ironclad steamer), Charleston Harbor, S.C. 1864 Commanded naval flotilla, North Carolina Sound 1866 Promoted to rear admiral 1866 1867 Served as commandant, U.S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. 1867 1870 Served as commander in chief, Asiatic Squadron 1870 Promoted to vice admiral 1872 1876 Served as commandant, U.S. Navy Yard, New York, N.Y. 1881 Appointed governor, U.S. Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, Pa. 1882 Appointed superintendent, U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. 1889 Retired from U.S. Navy 1890, Mar. 31 Died, Washington, D.C. From the guide to the Stephen C. Rowan Papers, 1826-1890, (bulk 1841-1870), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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