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Adm Seth Mitchell Ackley

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Adm Seth Mitchell Ackley Veteran

Birth
Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
7 Feb 1908 (aged 62)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 28
Memorial ID
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Ackley, Seth M, Rear Admiral
Midshipman, 4 October, 1862. Graduated, June, 1866. Ensign, 12 March, 1868. Master, 26 March, 1869. Lieutenant, 21 March, 1870. Lieutenant Commander, 30 June, 1887. Commander, 4 May, 1896.

Pension Records show servie on board USS Guerriere, USS Huron, USS Gettysburg, USS Omaha, USS Michigan, USS Palos, USS Quinnebaug, USS Yantic, USS Baltimore, USS Concord, USS Dixie and USS Mohican. Died Feb 7 1908.

Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900 about Seth M Ackley
Name: Seth M Ackley
Rank Information: Midshipman, Graduated, Ensign, Master, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander
Service Dates: 4 Oct 1862, Jun 1866, 12 Mar 1868, 26 Mar 1869, 21 Mar 1870, 30 Jun 1887
Military Branch: US Navy Officers (1798-1900)

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Seth M Ackley
Name: Seth M Ackley
Residence: Massachusetts
Enlistment Date: 10 Jun 1862
Rank at enlistment: Midshipman
State Served: UN
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in the UN Navy Academy on 06 Oct 1862.
Mustered out on 12 Jun 1866.
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War

U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910 about Seth M Ackley
Name: Seth M Ackley
Publication: M1279
Pension Approval: Approved
File Number: 7647
Certification Number: 19249
Fiche Number: 17752

Rear Admiral Seth Ackley. October 13, 1849 - February 7, 1908.
He was the son of Captain Enoch Ackley and Charlotte Swain Ackley Pearson.
His father died at sea while in command of the ship "Potomac" on January 2, 1855. Seth was six years old.
He married Edith Cash of Philadelphia, PA on June 5, 1879. He resided at #15 Orange Street.
A house built in 1831 by Philip H. Folger (See Lot 144) and once owned by Cyrus Pierce (See Lot 148).
He was Hydrographic Inspector of the U.S. Coast Survey and a Naval Secretary of the Lighthouse Board.
Inscribed on his marker: "HOME IS. THE SAILOR. HOME FROM SEA."

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Ackley, Seth M, Rear Admiral
Midshipman, 4 October, 1862. Graduated, June, 1866. Ensign, 12 March, 1868. Master, 26 March, 1869. Lieutenant, 21 March, 1870. Lieutenant Commander, 30 June, 1887. Commander, 4 May, 1896.

Pension Records show servie on board USS Guerriere, USS Huron, USS Gettysburg, USS Omaha, USS Michigan, USS Palos, USS Quinnebaug, USS Yantic, USS Baltimore, USS Concord, USS Dixie and USS Mohican. Died Feb 7 1908.

Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900 about Seth M Ackley
Name: Seth M Ackley
Rank Information: Midshipman, Graduated, Ensign, Master, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander
Service Dates: 4 Oct 1862, Jun 1866, 12 Mar 1868, 26 Mar 1869, 21 Mar 1870, 30 Jun 1887
Military Branch: US Navy Officers (1798-1900)

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Seth M Ackley
Name: Seth M Ackley
Residence: Massachusetts
Enlistment Date: 10 Jun 1862
Rank at enlistment: Midshipman
State Served: UN
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in the UN Navy Academy on 06 Oct 1862.
Mustered out on 12 Jun 1866.
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War

U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910 about Seth M Ackley
Name: Seth M Ackley
Publication: M1279
Pension Approval: Approved
File Number: 7647
Certification Number: 19249
Fiche Number: 17752

Rear Admiral Seth Ackley. October 13, 1849 - February 7, 1908.
He was the son of Captain Enoch Ackley and Charlotte Swain Ackley Pearson.
His father died at sea while in command of the ship "Potomac" on January 2, 1855. Seth was six years old.
He married Edith Cash of Philadelphia, PA on June 5, 1879. He resided at #15 Orange Street.
A house built in 1831 by Philip H. Folger (See Lot 144) and once owned by Cyrus Pierce (See Lot 148).
He was Hydrographic Inspector of the U.S. Coast Survey and a Naval Secretary of the Lighthouse Board.
Inscribed on his marker: "HOME IS. THE SAILOR. HOME FROM SEA."

Click Photo's for Additional Info.....

Please send any additional information you may have on this man. USE EDIT ....

Click link below to see all US Navy Officers: 1798-1900 I've Found:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=261793

Click Link to see all The Lost Sailors I've Found

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=266131


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