Chief Engineer U.S. Navy
Civil War
[From Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute:
Chief Engineer Albert Aston. Born, Middletown, Conn., Dec. 29, 1838. Appointed Third Assistant Engineer from Connecticut, Feb. 21, 1861. Office Engineer-in-Chief, April 4, 1861—Nov. 21, 1865. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, Dec. 8, 1862, and to First Assistant Engineer, Dec. 1, 1864. Nov. 21, 1865, to the Swatara, West India squadron. June 12, 1866, detached and to special duty, Baltimore, until Nov. 7, when to duty at Bureau Steam Engineering. July 15, 1867, to the Quinnebaug, South Atlantic station; detached July 18, 1870. Special duty connected with boiler experiments, June 30, 1871—Feb. 5, 1874. Promoted to Chief Engineer, July 12, 1873. May 30, 1874, to the Wachusett, Home station; detached Dec. 30. June 4, 1875, to the Omaha, 5. Pacific station; detached April 23, 1878. Receiving ship Franklin, Sept. 23, 1878—April 9, 1879. In charge Engineer's stores, Portsmouth Yard, March 19, 1881. Died, Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 10, 1881. Total sea service, eight years; shore duty, seven years, nine months; in service twenty years, seven months.]
Civil War
[From Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute:
Chief Engineer Albert Aston. Born, Middletown, Conn., Dec. 29, 1838. Appointed Third Assistant Engineer from Connecticut, Feb. 21, 1861. Office Engineer-in-Chief, April 4, 1861—Nov. 21, 1865. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, Dec. 8, 1862, and to First Assistant Engineer, Dec. 1, 1864. Nov. 21, 1865, to the Swatara, West India squadron. June 12, 1866, detached and to special duty, Baltimore, until Nov. 7, when to duty at Bureau Steam Engineering. July 15, 1867, to the Quinnebaug, South Atlantic station; detached July 18, 1870. Special duty connected with boiler experiments, June 30, 1871—Feb. 5, 1874. Promoted to Chief Engineer, July 12, 1873. May 30, 1874, to the Wachusett, Home station; detached Dec. 30. June 4, 1875, to the Omaha, 5. Pacific station; detached April 23, 1878. Receiving ship Franklin, Sept. 23, 1878—April 9, 1879. In charge Engineer's stores, Portsmouth Yard, March 19, 1881. Died, Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 10, 1881. Total sea service, eight years; shore duty, seven years, nine months; in service twenty years, seven months.]
Chief Engineer U.S. Navy
Civil War
[From Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute:
Chief Engineer Albert Aston. Born, Middletown, Conn., Dec. 29, 1838. Appointed Third Assistant Engineer from Connecticut, Feb. 21, 1861. Office Engineer-in-Chief, April 4, 1861—Nov. 21, 1865. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, Dec. 8, 1862, and to First Assistant Engineer, Dec. 1, 1864. Nov. 21, 1865, to the Swatara, West India squadron. June 12, 1866, detached and to special duty, Baltimore, until Nov. 7, when to duty at Bureau Steam Engineering. July 15, 1867, to the Quinnebaug, South Atlantic station; detached July 18, 1870. Special duty connected with boiler experiments, June 30, 1871—Feb. 5, 1874. Promoted to Chief Engineer, July 12, 1873. May 30, 1874, to the Wachusett, Home station; detached Dec. 30. June 4, 1875, to the Omaha, 5. Pacific station; detached April 23, 1878. Receiving ship Franklin, Sept. 23, 1878—April 9, 1879. In charge Engineer's stores, Portsmouth Yard, March 19, 1881. Died, Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 10, 1881. Total sea service, eight years; shore duty, seven years, nine months; in service twenty years, seven months.]
Civil War
[From Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute:
Chief Engineer Albert Aston. Born, Middletown, Conn., Dec. 29, 1838. Appointed Third Assistant Engineer from Connecticut, Feb. 21, 1861. Office Engineer-in-Chief, April 4, 1861—Nov. 21, 1865. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, Dec. 8, 1862, and to First Assistant Engineer, Dec. 1, 1864. Nov. 21, 1865, to the Swatara, West India squadron. June 12, 1866, detached and to special duty, Baltimore, until Nov. 7, when to duty at Bureau Steam Engineering. July 15, 1867, to the Quinnebaug, South Atlantic station; detached July 18, 1870. Special duty connected with boiler experiments, June 30, 1871—Feb. 5, 1874. Promoted to Chief Engineer, July 12, 1873. May 30, 1874, to the Wachusett, Home station; detached Dec. 30. June 4, 1875, to the Omaha, 5. Pacific station; detached April 23, 1878. Receiving ship Franklin, Sept. 23, 1878—April 9, 1879. In charge Engineer's stores, Portsmouth Yard, March 19, 1881. Died, Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 10, 1881. Total sea service, eight years; shore duty, seven years, nine months; in service twenty years, seven months.]
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