Seth Mitchell Ackley
Rear Admiral Seth Mitchell Ackley (13 October, 1845 – 7 February, 1908) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Massachusetts, Ackley was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state as a member of the Class of 1866.[1] In 1863, while still attending the Academy, he participated in a search for a Confederate raider while aboard Marion.[2]
Ackley was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 12 March, 1868. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 March, 1870.[3]
Ackley spent many years with the Coast Survey, including his first command, the schooner Eagre from 1878 to 1880.[4] This was later followed by service as the Hydrographic Inspector in the Coast and Geodetic Survey office in 1892 and 1893.[5]
Ackley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 30 June, 1887.[6]
In December 1893, Ackley was appointed to command the gunboat Yantic and remained with the ship on the South Atlantic Station until approximately October 1895.[7]
Ackley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 4 May 1896.[8]
During the Spanish-American War Ackley served as Naval Secretary to the Lighthouse Board.[9] He returned to sea as Commanding Officer of the gunboat Concord from 25 September, 1899.[10] This command likely lasted until mid-1900.[11]
On 25 October, 1901, Ackley was placed on the retired list due to disability incident to the service and was promoted one rank to Captain as per the Act of March 3, 1899.[12]
However, this did not end his career. An Act of Congress restored him to the Active List as a Captain on 8 April, 1904.[13] He then served as Commandant of Naval Station Cavite and Naval Reservation Subic Bay, as well as commanding officer of the station ship Mohican.[14] This tour of duty ended in January, 1906.[15]
Ackley was promoted to Rear Admiral on 24 February, 1907.[16] He apparently did not see active service in this rank, being reported as seriously ill in hospital in April 1907.[17]
Placed on the Retired List a second time 13 October, 1907 upon reaching age 62,[18] Ackley died in Washington, DC on 7 February 1908.[19]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Samuel Belden |
Captain of U.S.S. Yantic 13 Dec, 1893[20] – Oct, 1895[21] |
Succeeded by Fernando P. Gilmore |
| Preceded by Asa Walker |
Captain of U.S.S. Concord 25 Sep, 1899[22] |
Succeeded by William W. Kimball |
| Preceded by William P. Day |
Captain of U.S.S. Mohican 2 Jul, 1904[23] – 29 Jan, 1906[24] |
Succeeded by John L. Purcell |
| Preceded by Charles C. Cornwell |
Commandant, Naval Station, Cavite 2 Jul, 1904[25] – 29 Jan, 1906[26] |
Succeeded by Benjamin Tappan as Commandant, Naval Station, Olongapo and Cavite |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Honolulu Advertiser 5 March, 1908 p. 7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1880. pp.26-27.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1892. pp. 12-13, 151.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. pp.14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1897. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1899. pp. 8-9.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. pp. 12-13, 150.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1901. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1902. pp. 104, 144.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. pp. 8-9.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. pp. 8-9.
- ↑ Honolulu Advertiser 5 March, 1908 p.7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. pp. 122-123.
- ↑ Baltimore Sun 23 April, 1907 p. 7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. pp. 121, 183.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 192.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1895. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 8.
- ↑ Honolulu Advertiser 5 March, 1908 p. 7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 8.
- ↑ Honolulu Advertiser 5 March, 1908 p. 7.
