Excerpt from Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, 1883, Vol. 9 Commander edward terry. Born in Connecticut, January 24, 1839. Appointed Midshipman, September 21, 1853. June 12, 1857, detached from the Naval Academy and to the Minnesota. June 13, 1857, warranted as Midshipman from June 10, 1857. June 22, 1857, previous order revoked and placed on waiting orders. June 24, 1857, to the Germantown. April 14, 1860, detached and granted leave. July 3, 1860, warranted as Passed Midshipman from June 25, 1860. August 28, 1860, to the Richmond. October 24, 1860, warranted as Master. April 3, 1861, promoted to Lieutenant. April 18, 1863, commissioned as lieutenant-commander from January 4. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.