Benjamin J. Totten
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 3/2/1823 as a Midshipman.
On 3/2/1823 he was commissioned into US Navy
He was Retired on 10/1/1864
Promotions:
* Lieut 3/29/1834
* A Commander 9/14/1855
* A Commodore 4/4/1867
Other Information:
born in 1806 in West Indies
died 5/9/1877 in New Bedford, MA
Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, RI
After the War he lived in New Bedford, MA & Philadelphia, PA
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Various Cemetery listings on the internet
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
NOTES:
TOTTEN, Benjamin J., naval officer, born in the West Indies in 1806;
died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 9 May, 1877.
He entered the navy as a midshipman, 2 March, 1823, became a passed
midshipman, 20 February, 1830, was promoted to lieutenant, 29 March, 1834,
and was commissioned a commander, 14 September, 1855.
He was in charge of the sloop "Vincennes " in 1858-'60 on the coast of
Africa to suppress the slave-trade, and the "Brandywine" of the
North Atlantic squadron, 1862-'3, most of the time being stationed at
Hampton Roads, Virginia
He was placed on the reserved list in July, 1862, and served at the naval
rendezvous at New Bedford, Massachusetts, during the rest of the war after
May, 1863.
He was retired, 1 October, 1864, and promoted to commodore on the
retired list, 4 April, 1867, after which he was governor of the naval
asylum at Philadelphia for two years, he was the author of
"Totten's Naval Text-Book"
(Boston, 1841; revised eds., New York, 1862 and 1864).
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 3/2/1823 as a Midshipman.
On 3/2/1823 he was commissioned into US Navy
He was Retired on 10/1/1864
Promotions:
* Lieut 3/29/1834
* A Commander 9/14/1855
* A Commodore 4/4/1867
Other Information:
born in 1806 in West Indies
died 5/9/1877 in New Bedford, MA
Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, RI
After the War he lived in New Bedford, MA & Philadelphia, PA
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Various Cemetery listings on the internet
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
NOTES:
TOTTEN, Benjamin J., naval officer, born in the West Indies in 1806;
died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 9 May, 1877.
He entered the navy as a midshipman, 2 March, 1823, became a passed
midshipman, 20 February, 1830, was promoted to lieutenant, 29 March, 1834,
and was commissioned a commander, 14 September, 1855.
He was in charge of the sloop "Vincennes " in 1858-'60 on the coast of
Africa to suppress the slave-trade, and the "Brandywine" of the
North Atlantic squadron, 1862-'3, most of the time being stationed at
Hampton Roads, Virginia
He was placed on the reserved list in July, 1862, and served at the naval
rendezvous at New Bedford, Massachusetts, during the rest of the war after
May, 1863.
He was retired, 1 October, 1864, and promoted to commodore on the
retired list, 4 April, 1867, after which he was governor of the naval
asylum at Philadelphia for two years, he was the author of
"Totten's Naval Text-Book"
(Boston, 1841; revised eds., New York, 1862 and 1864).
Benjamin J. Totten
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 3/2/1823 as a Midshipman.
On 3/2/1823 he was commissioned into US Navy
He was Retired on 10/1/1864
Promotions:
* Lieut 3/29/1834
* A Commander 9/14/1855
* A Commodore 4/4/1867
Other Information:
born in 1806 in West Indies
died 5/9/1877 in New Bedford, MA
Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, RI
After the War he lived in New Bedford, MA & Philadelphia, PA
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Various Cemetery listings on the internet
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
NOTES:
TOTTEN, Benjamin J., naval officer, born in the West Indies in 1806;
died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 9 May, 1877.
He entered the navy as a midshipman, 2 March, 1823, became a passed
midshipman, 20 February, 1830, was promoted to lieutenant, 29 March, 1834,
and was commissioned a commander, 14 September, 1855.
He was in charge of the sloop "Vincennes " in 1858-'60 on the coast of
Africa to suppress the slave-trade, and the "Brandywine" of the
North Atlantic squadron, 1862-'3, most of the time being stationed at
Hampton Roads, Virginia
He was placed on the reserved list in July, 1862, and served at the naval
rendezvous at New Bedford, Massachusetts, during the rest of the war after
May, 1863.
He was retired, 1 October, 1864, and promoted to commodore on the
retired list, 4 April, 1867, after which he was governor of the naval
asylum at Philadelphia for two years, he was the author of
"Totten's Naval Text-Book"
(Boston, 1841; revised eds., New York, 1862 and 1864).
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 3/2/1823 as a Midshipman.
On 3/2/1823 he was commissioned into US Navy
He was Retired on 10/1/1864
Promotions:
* Lieut 3/29/1834
* A Commander 9/14/1855
* A Commodore 4/4/1867
Other Information:
born in 1806 in West Indies
died 5/9/1877 in New Bedford, MA
Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, RI
After the War he lived in New Bedford, MA & Philadelphia, PA
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Various Cemetery listings on the internet
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
NOTES:
TOTTEN, Benjamin J., naval officer, born in the West Indies in 1806;
died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 9 May, 1877.
He entered the navy as a midshipman, 2 March, 1823, became a passed
midshipman, 20 February, 1830, was promoted to lieutenant, 29 March, 1834,
and was commissioned a commander, 14 September, 1855.
He was in charge of the sloop "Vincennes " in 1858-'60 on the coast of
Africa to suppress the slave-trade, and the "Brandywine" of the
North Atlantic squadron, 1862-'3, most of the time being stationed at
Hampton Roads, Virginia
He was placed on the reserved list in July, 1862, and served at the naval
rendezvous at New Bedford, Massachusetts, during the rest of the war after
May, 1863.
He was retired, 1 October, 1864, and promoted to commodore on the
retired list, 4 April, 1867, after which he was governor of the naval
asylum at Philadelphia for two years, he was the author of
"Totten's Naval Text-Book"
(Boston, 1841; revised eds., New York, 1862 and 1864).
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