THE AMERICAN BOOKS
A LIBRARY OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP
“The American Books” are designed as aseries of authoritative manuals, discussingproblems of interest in America to-day.
THE AMERICAN BOOKS
| THE AMERICAN COLLEGE | BY ISAAC SHARPLESS |
| THE INDIAN TO-DAY | BY CHARLES A. EASTMAN |
| COST OF LIVING | BY FABIAN FRANKLIN |
| THE AMERICAN NAVY | BY REAR-ADMIRAL FRENCH E. CHADWICK, U. S. N. |
| MUNICIPAL FREEDOM | BY OSWALD RYAN |
| AMERICAN LITERATURE | BY LEON KELLNER |
| (TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY JULIA FRANKLIN) | |
| SOCIALISM IN AMERICA | BY JOHN MACY |
| AMERICAN IDEALS | BY CLAYTON S. COOPER |
| THE UNIVERSITY MOVEMENT | BY IRA REMSEN |
| THE AMERICAN SCHOOL | BY WALTER S. HINCHMAN |
| THE FEDERAL RESERVE | BY H. PARKER WILLIS |
(For more extended notice of the series, see the last pagesof this book.)
The American Books
The
American Navy
By
Rear-Admiral French E. Chadwick
(U. S. N., Retired)
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1915
Copyright, 1915, by
Doubleday, Page & Company
All rights reserved, including that of
translation into foreign languages,
including the Scandinavian
TO
MY COMRADES OF THE NAVY
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Rear-Admiral French Ensor Chadwick wasborn at Morgantown, W. Va., February 29,1844. He was appointed to the U. S. NavalAcademy from West Virginia (then part ofVirginia) in 1861, and graduated in November,1864. In the summer of 1864 he was attachedto the Marblehead in pursuit of the Confederatesteamers Florida and Tallahassee. After theCivil War he served successively in a numberof vessels, and was promoted to the rank ofLieutenant-Commander in 1869; was instructorat the Naval Academy; on sea service, andon lighthouse duty (1870-1882); Naval Attachéat the American Embassy in London (1882-1889);commanded the Yorktown (1889-1891);was Chief Intelligence Officer (1892-1893); andChief of the Bureau of Equipment (1893-1897).
During the war with Spain he was AdmiralSampson’s Chief of Staff, and also commandedthe flagship New York. He participated in allt