Edward Weston Carpender | |
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Born |
c. 1796 New York, US |
Died | May 16, 1877 Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey, US |
Buried | |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1813–1865 |
Rank | Commodore |
Edward Weston Carpender ( c. 1796 – May 16, 1877) was a United States Navy officer who served in three wars. At age 17, he was commissioned a midshipman on 10 July 1813 during the War of 1812, was promoted to commander on 8 September 1841 and served in the Mexican-American War, and was promoted to commodore and served in the American Civil War. [1] [2] [3]
On January 13, 1825, Carpender was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. [1] In 1827 he was attached to the United States Navy Mediterranean Squadron. [3] From 1829 to 1830 he served as an officer aboard the sloop-of-war USS Falmouth of the West India Squadron. [3] From 1833 to 1834 he was attached to the Naval Rendezvous at Boston. [3] In 1840 he served with the Pacific Squadron on the frigate USS Constitution. [3] In 1841 he was promoted to Commander and in 1845 he was placed in charge of Norfolk Navy Yard as an inspector. [3]
In 1846, Carpender participated in the blockade of Tuxpan as commander of the brig USS Truxtun, during which the ship struck a sandbar, resulting in the surrender of the officers and men to the Mexicans and the destruction of the ship. [4] In October 1848, while in command of the steamship USS Iris, in rescuing a French ship, the barque L'Eugènie which had struck a bank and become stranded off the anchorage of Antón Lizardo, his initial detention of the ship and crew developed into a diplomatic incident that ultimately involved United States Secretary of State John M. Clayton and French Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexis de Tocqueville. [5]
Previously retired under the Act of 1855, [2] Carpender returned to duty by 1861, commanding the US Storeship Falmouth, formerly the sloop-of-war USS Falmouth on which he had served from 1829 to 1830. [6] On July 16, 1862, he was promoted to the rank of commodore. He served as prize commissioner at Key West, Florida from 1864 to 1865. [3] [2]
Carpender retired to Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey, [3] where he died on May 16, 1877, at the home of his brother-in-law, Col. E. T. Williams. [7] [1] His age at death was reported by the local New Jersey and Philadelphia newspapers to be 81, placing his birth at ca. 1796. [7] [2] [3]
Edward Weston Carpender | |
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Born |
c. 1796 New York, US |
Died | May 16, 1877 Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey, US |
Buried | |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1813–1865 |
Rank | Commodore |
Edward Weston Carpender ( c. 1796 – May 16, 1877) was a United States Navy officer who served in three wars. At age 17, he was commissioned a midshipman on 10 July 1813 during the War of 1812, was promoted to commander on 8 September 1841 and served in the Mexican-American War, and was promoted to commodore and served in the American Civil War. [1] [2] [3]
On January 13, 1825, Carpender was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. [1] In 1827 he was attached to the United States Navy Mediterranean Squadron. [3] From 1829 to 1830 he served as an officer aboard the sloop-of-war USS Falmouth of the West India Squadron. [3] From 1833 to 1834 he was attached to the Naval Rendezvous at Boston. [3] In 1840 he served with the Pacific Squadron on the frigate USS Constitution. [3] In 1841 he was promoted to Commander and in 1845 he was placed in charge of Norfolk Navy Yard as an inspector. [3]
In 1846, Carpender participated in the blockade of Tuxpan as commander of the brig USS Truxtun, during which the ship struck a sandbar, resulting in the surrender of the officers and men to the Mexicans and the destruction of the ship. [4] In October 1848, while in command of the steamship USS Iris, in rescuing a French ship, the barque L'Eugènie which had struck a bank and become stranded off the anchorage of Antón Lizardo, his initial detention of the ship and crew developed into a diplomatic incident that ultimately involved United States Secretary of State John M. Clayton and French Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexis de Tocqueville. [5]
Previously retired under the Act of 1855, [2] Carpender returned to duty by 1861, commanding the US Storeship Falmouth, formerly the sloop-of-war USS Falmouth on which he had served from 1829 to 1830. [6] On July 16, 1862, he was promoted to the rank of commodore. He served as prize commissioner at Key West, Florida from 1864 to 1865. [3] [2]
Carpender retired to Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey, [3] where he died on May 16, 1877, at the home of his brother-in-law, Col. E. T. Williams. [7] [1] His age at death was reported by the local New Jersey and Philadelphia newspapers to be 81, placing his birth at ca. 1796. [7] [2] [3]