Gleaves, Albert, 1858-1937

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1858-01-01
Death 1937-01-06
English,

Biographical notes:

Naval officer and historian.

From the description of Papers of Albert Gleaves, 1803-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77668816

Biographical Note

1858, Jan. 1 Born, Nashville, Tenn. 1877 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1877 1878 Duty in Hartford (sloop), South Atlantic Station 1878 1879 On leave from the United States Navy 1879 Appointed midshipman Duty in Plymouth (sloop), North Atlantic Station 1879 1883 Duty in Nipsic (gunboat), European Station 1882 Commissioned ensign 1883 1884 Duty in Trenton (screw steamer), Asiatic Station 1884 1886 Duty in Monocacy (gunboat), Asiatic Station 1886 Duty in Trenton (screw steamer), Asiatic Station 1886 1887 Duty in Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. 1887 1889 Duty in Naval Ordnance Proving Grounds, Annapolis, Md. 1889 Married Evelina Heap 1889 1891 Duty in Dolphin (gunboat and dispatch vessel) 1891 1892 Duty in Boston (cruiser), Pacific Station 1893 1895 Duty in Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. 1896 Duty in navy yards in Washington, D.C., New York, California, and Virginia 1897 1898 Commanded Cushing (torpedo boat) 1900 1901 Duty in Alabama (battleship) 1901 1902 Commanded Dolphin (gunboat and dispatch vessel) 1902 1904 Commanded Mayflower (patrol vessel converted yacht) 1904 Published James Lawrence, United States Navy, Commander of the "Chesapeake." New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1904 1908 Inspector of ordnance, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I. 1909 1910 Aide to asssistant secretary of the navy Served on General Board under Admiral George Dewey 1910 1911 Commanded North Dakota (battleship) 1911 1912 Commanded Second Naval District 1912 1914 Commanded Third Naval District 1914 1915 Commanded Utah (battleship) 1915 Promoted to rear admiral 1916 1917 Commanded Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet 1917 1918 Commanded Cruiser and Transport Force, Atlantic Fleet 1918 Promoted to vice admiral 1919 Promoted to admiral 1919 1921 Commanded Asiatic Fleet 1921 Commanded First Naval District Published A History of the Transport Service . . . New York: George H. Doran Co. 1923 Edited and published The Life of an American Sailor: Rear Admiral William Hensley Emory, United States Navy, from His Letters and Memoirs. New York: George H. Doran Co. 1925 Published Life and Letters of Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce, United States Navy, Founder of the Naval War College. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1928 1931 Governor of the Naval Home, Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, Pa. 1937, Jan. 6 Died, Haverford, Pa.

From the guide to the Albert Gleaves Papers, 1803-1946, (bulk 1877-1937), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Communism
  • Spanish
  • Torpedoes

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  • Historians
  • Naval officers

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  • Russia (as recorded)
  • Soviet Union (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • Siberia (Russia) (as recorded)
  • East Asia (as recorded)
  • Soviet Union (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)
  • Czechoslovakia (as recorded)

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