14 MARYLAND OFFICERS [REGULAR], IN U. S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.
NAME.
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RANK OR RATING.
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DATE OF
ENLISTMENT OR
SHIPMENT.
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DATE OF
DISCHARGE.
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VESSELS SERVED ON AND REMARKS.
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Edward R. Seager
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Professor.
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May 21, 1864
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Continued in service.
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Henry D. Sellman
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2d Asst. Eng.
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July 19, 1861
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Entered the service as 3d Asst. Engineer; promoted 2d
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Asst. Engineer, Dec. 18, 1862; continued in service.
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Alex. A. Semmes
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Commodore.
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Oct. 22, 1841
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Appointed Oct. 22, 1841; promoted Passed Midship-
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man; commissioned Lieutenant; Lieut.-Commander,
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July 16, 1862; steamer Rhode Island, Atlantic Coast,
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1861; commanding steamer Wamsutta, S, A. Block-
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ading Squadron, 1862-3; in skirmish with rebels in
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Newport river, Ga., April, 1862; commanding steam
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gunboat Tahoma, E. G. Blockading Squadron,
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1863-4; attacked the batteries of Tampa, Fla., in
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April and Oct., 1863; a demonstration on Bayport,
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Fla., Sept., 1863; destroying English blockade-run-
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ning steamer and warehouse containing her cargo;
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commanding ironclad Lehigh, S. A. Blockading
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Squadron, 1864-5; bombarding of Fort Pringle, July
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7-10, 1864; picket duty in the harbor of 'Charleston,
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1864-5; commanding Lehigh and senior officer of six
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vessels, Feb., 1865; continued in service, and subse-
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quently commissioned Commander, Captain and
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Commodore.
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George W. Sensner
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Chief Eng.
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Oct. 22, 1860
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Appointed 3d Asst. Engineer, 1860; promoted 2d Asst.
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Engineer, Feb. 19, 1862; 1st Asst. Engineer, Aug. 24,
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1864; frigate Minnesota, N. A. Squadron, 1861; gun-
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boat Port Royal, N. A. Squadron, 1862; Minnesota,
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N. A. Station, 1862-4; special duty, Baltimore, 1865;
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East India Squadron, 1865; remained in service, and
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subsequently promoted Chief Engineer, with rela-
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tive rank of Lieut.-Commander.
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George Sewell
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Chief Eng.
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Mar. 13, 1847
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Appointed Acting 2d Asst. Engineer; promoted 1st
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Asst. Engineer in Regular Service; promoted Chief
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Engineer; continued in service.
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Solomon Sharp
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Surgeon.
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Sept. 15, 1829
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Appointed Asst. Surgeon; promoted Surgeon, Feb. 20,
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1838; retired Aug. 16, 1865; died Jan. 7, 1870.
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Washington O.
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Sharrar
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Lieutenant.
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Sept. 27, 1864
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Entered the service as Acting Midshipman; continued
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in service, and subsequently promoted Master and
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Lieutenant.
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Thomas A. Shock
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Chief Eng.
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Feb. 6, 1851
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Entered the service as 3d Asst. Engineer; promoted 2d
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Asst. Engineer, May 21, 1853; 1st Asst. Engineer,
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June 25, 1856; Chief Engineer, Dec. 6, 1860; continued
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in service.
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William H. Shock
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Eng. -in-Chief
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Jan. 18, 1845
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Entered the service as 3d Asst. Engineer; promoted 2d
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Asst. Engineer, 1st Asst. Engineer and Chief Engi-
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neer, U. S. Navy; attached to steam frigate Pow-
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hatan, E. I. Squadron; 1860-2, President of Examin-
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ing Board of Engineers; 1862-3, superintending con-
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struction of river monitors; 1863-5, Fleet Engineer,
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W. G. Squadron, participating in the capture of
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Forts Gaines and Morgan, Spanish Fort and city of
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Mobine; continued in service, and subsequently ap-
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pointed Engineer-in-Chief of U. S. Navy, with rela-
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tive rank of Commodore.
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Augustus W. Smith
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Professor.
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Sept. 22, 1860
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Died March 21, 1866.
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Henry A. Smith
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2d Asst. Eng.
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Sept. 16, 1862
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July 28, 1866
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Entered the service as 3d Asst. Engineer; promoted 2d
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Asst. Engineer, March 1, 1864; resigned July 28, 1866.
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John A. B. Smith
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Chief Eng.
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April 21, 1863
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Appointed 3d Asst. Engineer, 1863; promoted 2d Asst.
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Engineer, Sept. 28, 1864; attached to Housatonic, S.
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A. Squadron, 1863-4; Mohongo, 1864; continued in
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service, and subsequently promoted 1st Asst. Engi-
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neer and Chief Engineer.
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William S. Smith
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Chief Eng.
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Feb. 19, 1861
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Appointed 3d Asst. Engineer, 1861; promoted 2d Asst.
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Engineer, July 16, 1863; 1st Asst. Engineer, Dec. 1,
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1864; attached to Colorado, N. A. Station, 1861; spe-
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cial duty on New Ironsides, 1862-3; Powhatan, W. I.
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Squadron, 1864-5; continued in service, and subse-
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quently promoted to Chief Engineer, with relative
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rank of Lieut.-Commander.
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