Sargent, Nathan, 1849-1907

Naval officer.

From the description of Nathan Sargent papers, 1866-1957 (bulk 1880-1905). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82275220

Biographical Note

• 1849, Oct. 29: Born, New York, N.Y.
• 1870: Graduated, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md
• 1873: Duty in USS Alaska
• 1879: Married Isabel Hill
• 1881: Published Gunnery Question Book. New York: D. Van Nostrand
• 1882: Duty in USS Portsmouth, Training Squadron
• 1883: Duty at U.S. Naval Observatory
• 1884: Duty in USS Lancaster
• 1887: Duty in USS Pensacola
• 1889 - 1893 : Naval attaché, Rome, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Vienna, Austria
• 1894: Duty in USS Petrel
• 1898: Executive officer, USS Yosemite, Spanish-American War
• 1899 - 1901 : Commanded USS Scorpion and USS Machias, Atlantic Fleet
• 1902: Duty in USS Mayflower
• 1903: Delegate, conference on revising the Geneva Convention of 1864
• 1904: Commanded USS Baltimore, Asiatic Fleet
• 1906: Promoted to captain Member, General Board
• 1907, Dec. 5: Died, Washington, D.C.
• 1947: Published Admiral Dewey and the Manila Campaign. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Foundation

From the guide to the Nathan Sargent Papers, 1866-1957, (bulk 1880-1905), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)