Weaver, Aaron Ward, 1832-1919

Naval officer.

From the description of Aaron Ward Weaver letterpress books, 1861-1884 (bulk 1882-1884). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983066

Biographical Note

• 1832, July 1: Born, Washington, D.C.
• 1848 - 1854 : Midshipman, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., and aboard warships St. Louis and Congress
• 1854 - 1856 : Aboard warships Trenton and Fulton
• 1856 - 1857 : Aboard coast survey steamers Walker and Arctic surveying seabed for Atlantic telegraph cable
• 1857 - 1859 : Aboard warship Marion; returned to United States commanding captured African slave barke Ardennes
• 1859 - 1860 : Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa.
• 1861 - 1862 : Aboard warship Susquehanna at bombardment of Forts Hatteras and Clarke, N.C.; Forts Beauregard and Walker, S.C.; and Port Royal, S.C.
• 1862 - 1863 : Commanded warship Winona
• 1864: Commanded warship Chippewa Married Ida Hyatt
• 1865: Commanded warship Mahopac; bombarded Richmond, Va.
• 1865 - 1866 : Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
• 1867: Commanded warship Tallapoosa
• 1867 - 1868 : Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
• 1869 - 1870 : Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va.
• 1870 - 1871 : Commanded warships Terror and Severn
• 1872 - 1873 : Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
• 1874 - 1875 : Commanded nitre depot, Malden, Mass.
• 1876 - 1877 : Commanded warship Dictator
• 1879 - 1881 : Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va.
• 1882 - 1884 : Commanded warship Brooklyn
• 1885 - 1889 : Member, Naval Examining and Retiring Boards, Washington, D.C.
• 1890 - 1892 : Commandant, Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va.
• 1893: President, Naval Examining and Retiring Boards, Washington, D.C Retired from United States Navy
• 1919, Oct. 2: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Aaron Ward Weaver Letterpress Books, 1861-1884, (bulk 1882-1884), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)